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US CENTCOM announces renewed wave of strikes against Iran

In a statement on X/Twitter, CENTCOM stated that the strikes are intended to degrade Iran’s “ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”

A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet refuels during a patrol over the Middle East, pictured in an image shared by US Central Command on July 12, 2026.
Members of the military salute during a dignified transfer of the remains of six US Army service members of the 103rd Sustainment Command, who were killed in Kuwait, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, US, March 7, 2026.

Survivors of Iran's March attack on US base in Kuwait claim leadership ignored warnings - report

US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) speaks with a Palestinian resident of Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, during a visit in the West Bank, July 9, 2026.

Member of Ro Khanna's West Bank entourage gives full recount of incident to 'Post'

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 18, 2026

Iran opens a 3,000-km. front across the Gulf in bid to stretch US defenses - analysis


Nearly 40% of Israelis feel Iran won war with US, INSS survey finds

The majority of respondents to a recent INSS survey did not believe Israel emerged as the clear victor in the war against Iran, with 43% saying the war ended without a decisive outcome.

A man holds a photo of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, while the flags of the US and Israel are burnt, as people gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026.

'Make them yourself': Trump gives Ukraine Patriot missile license during Zelensky NATO meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly pleaded for the US-made interceptors - the only weapon in Ukraine's arsenal that can shoot down ballistic projectiles.

US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Can the cycle of US, Iranian attacks in Strait of Hormuz be stopped? - analysis

While the US and Iran continue to trade strikes after the Memorandum of Understanding, the question of an easy solution comes down to military advantages in the Gulf region.

Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 10, 2026.

As Gulf states come under attack, is Trump's Iran deal close to collapse? - analysis

After Iran's overnight strikes in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, Gulf states are beginning to realize Iran may not step back from its demands to control the Strait of Hormuz.

Security personnel stand guard on the day of a funeral procession for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, in Najaf, Iraq, July 8, 2026.

The international implications of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding - opinion

The American signature on the MOU reflects President Donald Trump’s priorities: domestic politics matter more than strategic considerations.

US President Donald Trump attends a working session during the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Democratic candidate Stevens attacks Netanyahu, as opponent El-Sayed calls Israel 'rogue state'

“The prime minister of Israel has failed,” Rep. Haley Stevens said when asked about Iran, saying that both Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump had failed to achieve “long-term peace."

Michigan Democratic US Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and US Rep. Haley Stevens spar during a televised debate in Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 7, 2026.

Michigan's El-Sayed gets boost from anti-AIPAC group, testing candidate's 'no PAC money' pledge

American Priorities PAC said it will spend to support Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, despite his pledge to reject super PAC funding.

Abdul El-Sayed, candidate for US Senate in Michigan, speaks before U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) takes the stage at Mumford High School on May 3, 2026 in Detroit.

US revoking license that authorized Iranian oil sales, official says

A source with knowledge of the attacks told The Jerusalem Post that Iran was responsible for launching at least five drones and missiles at three ships in the strait over the past day.

Drone view of oil tanker HELGA berthed at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, April 24, 2026.

Israeli-American Council CEO Elan Carr to conclude term in September

The organization’s board will launch a search for a successor, while Carr will remain involved in a strategic capacity.

 Elan S. Carr

America did not begin in a single language - opinion

Could Jonas Phillips have imagined what this experiment called America would look like 250 years on? 

Dov Bleich writing a Yiddish prayer for America’s next 250 years at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.