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US Congressman Ro Khanna has said that armed Israeli settlers detained him during a visit to a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, claiming that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops sided with the settlers rather than helping his delegation.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed attacks on US military assets in the neighbouring Gulf countries, saying it had destroyed a fighter aircraft maintenance and repair centre, as well as a command-and-control centre, at Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base using ballistic missiles.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accused the US of "imposing its will" on Oman's government by attempting to route several vessels through the Strait of Hormuz via what it described as "an illegal route" south of the waterway.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- US President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the US military to destroy Iran "at levels they've never seen before" if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its aerospace force had targeted US military facilities at Jordan's Prince Hassan Air Base, according to Iran's state broadcaster, IRIB.
The United Arab Emirates defence ministry said Sunday that air defences were engaging missile and drone threats, while neighbouring Bahrain sounded air raid sirens after the United States struck Iran following an attack in the Hormuz strait.
Israel must invest in innovation to maintain a technological edge and remain prepared for future threats, former head of Israel's National Security Council Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror warned on Wednesday.
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, a burst of American pop art lands in Israel, colliding with questions of how imagery from that era reads in today’s social and political climate.
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Un manifestante progubernamental ondea la bandera iraní durante una marcha para conmemorar al difunto líder supremo del país, ayatolá Ali Jamenei, el sábado 11 de julio de 2026, en Teherán, Irán. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran " at levels they've never seen before " if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him.
Even as we have become used to polls showing plummeting US support for Israel – primarily among Democrats and Independents, but also increasingly among young Republicans – an AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released this week gave pause.
The UAE's air defences are currently engaging with missile attacks and incoming drones from Iran, the country's defence ministry said in a statement on X. The ministry confirmed that the sounds heard in scattered areas of the country "are the result of the UAE air defence systems intercepting ballistic missiles, cru…
A pro-government demonstrator waves an Iranian flag in a gathering commemorating the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a square in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Latest updatesIran war latest: Strait of Hormuz still open but ships warned of 'severe' threat level
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) -- The whereabouts of Mojtaba Khamenei have been a mystery to Iranians and the rest of the world alike since his appointment as supreme leader a week after the strike that killed his father at the end of February.
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has vowed to avenge his father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes on his compound in Tehran on February 28.
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has vowed to avenge his father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes on his compound in Tehran on February 28.
The US military’s Central Command has launched another round of strikes on Iran after Tehran declared it had closed the Strait of Hormuz “until further notice.”
Ali Safari, an adviser to the spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, said the US strikes “will not go unanswered” and accused Washington of failing to implement its commitments under the MoU signed on June 16.
President Donald Trump ordered renewed airstrikes against Iran on Saturday after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked a commercial ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said in a statement.
WASHINGTON, United States — The US military said Saturday it has launched a new round of strikes against Iran, after Tehran "blatantly attacked" a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s state broadcaster, IRIB, reported that at least 12 explosions have been heard in different parts of Bushehr, including five in the port city of Bandar-e Deyr, four in Asaluyeh and three in the city of Bushehr.
TEHRAN, Iran —Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Sunday the Strait of Hormuz would be closed "until further notice" after they fired warning shots at a vessel they said used an unauthorised route, state media reported.
After the United States launched a fresh round of strikes on Iran early Sunday morning, Iranian media reported that explosions were heard in several coastal areas of the country.
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The US military said Saturday it has launched a new round of strikes against Iran, after Tehran "blatantly attacked" a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
After the US launched a third round of strikes against Iran on Sunday morning, Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of war, posted on X: "Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay."
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Tehran says vessel using unapproved route in strait was struck, drawing strikes from US forces to ‘degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners’
Sun 12 Jul 2026 at 10:14am
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Sunday the Strait of Hormuz would be closed "until further notice" after they fired warning shots at a vessel they said used an unauthorised route, state media reported.
The US attacks came after the IRGC Navy said it had hit an ‘unauthorised’ vessel that was travelling on a non-approved route
The US attacks came after the IRGC Navy said it had hit an ‘unauthorised’ vessel that was travelling on a non-approved route
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The US has launched a third wave of strikes against Iran this week, shortly after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the strategic Strait of Hormuz would remain closed to all shipping indefinitely.
The United States Central Command (Centcom) said early Sunday morning that its forces began launching a third round of strikes on Iran this week after Iran’s IRGC attacked a Cyprus-flagged container transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported that a ship was targeted with a cruise missile after it ignored warnings to turn back from Iranian authorities.
Former justice minister Haim Ramon, once a senior Labor Party figure, offered unusually high praise over the weekend for Finance Minister and Religious Zionist Party chairman Bezalel Smotrich, saying the measures he advanced in Judea and Samaria were among the most significant taken since 1967.
The Iranian regime announced that the Strait of Hormuz would be closed again until further notice after striking a vessel attempting to move through an unapproved route on Saturday night.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy says it has temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz “until further notice”, according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Iran’s state broadcaster.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has declared that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to shipping until the US ends what it called its “illegal” interference in the region.
Germany’s upper house of parliament has backed a law that could imprison people for denying Israel’s right to exist, even as Berlin refuses to recognise a Palestinian state and intensifies its crackdown on pro-Palestine activism.
Who says you can’t fight City Hall? Deputy Mayor Yosef (Yosi) Havilio did and won, but only a partial victory.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee confirmed to Fox News on Saturday that Israel had warned the United States about a specific Iranian assassination plan against US President Donald Trump.
A man was fatally stabbed during a fight in Jerusalem's Nahlaot neighborhood on Saturday, according to a statement by the Israel Police.