US Vice President JD Vance downplayed Israel's alleged political influence on US policies in the Iran war while talking to Joe Rogan on the latter's podcast, broadcast on Wednesday.
KYIV — Mykhailo Fedorov, credited with bringing a technology overhaul to Ukraine's military but also clashing with top generals, is out as the country's defense minister in a government reshuffle launched by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's participation in this year's NATO summit and his commitment to expanding defense industrial cooperation with the alliance have received widespread praise at home. Supporters view the visit as an opportunity to strengthen Korea's defense industry and deepen strategic cooperation…
Cairo/Dubai: The US has launched another wave of strikes on Iran’s coastal defences and missile sites after reimposing a naval blockade of its ports, while Iran has threatened to shut off more regional energy exports, saying it is engaged in an “existential war” with America.
The US and Iraq have had their ups and downs. In the 1980s, the US had to get involved in the Gulf due to the Iran-Iraq War, and in 1991 America led an alliance to eject Iraq from Kuwait. In 2003, America invaded the country and took over Baghdad, and now it looks like the US and Iraq are turning over a new leaf again.
US Central Command's Wednesday wave of strikes against Iran, the first daytime strikes since the ceasefire was signed, demonstrates Washington's continued readiness to act against the threat to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM Spokesperson Navy Captain Tim Hawkins told The Jerusalem Post later on Wedne…
Syrian authorities have arrested a former officer they say was a chemical weapons specialist in charge of sarin gas depots and chemical weapons manufacturing in the regime of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump meets with Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
After several weeks of reprieve for drivers, the US national average price of gasoline could top $4 per gallon within a week, as crude oil prices rallied by about 12% in the three days since Friday amid the all-but-collapsed U.S.-Iran ceasefire.
The United States granted the United Arab Emirates increased access to AI chips and servers, in recognition of the UAE’s support in advancing national security interests, including Operation Epic Fury, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced on Friday.
The United States military has launched hundreds of air attacks across Iran over the past week, killing at least 35 people and wounding 300, according to Iranian health officials.
The U.S. missile attack on Greater Tunb island in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday struck at the heart of a longstanding dispute between Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
Senior Israeli military officials told the Security Cabinet on Tuesday that the IDF now controls between 67% and 70% of the Gaza Strip, according to two Israeli sources.
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (Opapru) signed a memorandum of agreement on Wednesday to develop prosecutorial guidelines for handling community-based conflict cases.
CANNES, France — The Gulf ceasefire lasted barely three weeks. After Iran attacked three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the United States struck more than 80 targets, revoked Iran’s oil-sanctions waiver and declared their memorandum of understanding (MOU) “over.” Yet the market response was telling: Bren…
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis appeared on the brink of renewed war after the fighters claimed their first large-scale strikes on the kingdom since 2022, analysts and a Gulf source said.
In the north-eastern city of Sumy, close to the Russian border, six guided aerial bombs struck medical and civilian facilities, killing three people and wounding 17. Firefighters extinguished burning vehicles outside a medical centre while rescue teams evacuated survivors. Regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said one of…
At the beginning of the war, I sat with Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer (Religious Zionist Party) in a Tel Aviv studio before a recording. A technician was clipping a mic to his jacket, and I asked Sofer how he was doing.
Marcus Plunkett of the United States fills his water bottle on the 15th hole during a practice round for the British Open Golf championships at Royal Birkdale golf club, in Southport, England, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Former Iranian foreign minister and current member of parliament Manouchehr Mottaki said that Iran should launch a ground war, infiltrate and seize a US military base in the Middle East, and take thousands of US military personnel hostage in Iran during an interview broadcast on Iranian state media on Wednesday.
Days of back-and-forth strikes by the US and Iran have shaken the Middle East. The interim deal to end the conflict is in tatters. Now there are fears the region could tip back into all-out war.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday warned its citizens in Gulf countries to exercise caution after an interim deal to end the war in the Middle East fell apart and Iran and the United States exchanged back-and-forth strikes.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The EU has agreed to stop granting temporary protection to newly arriving Ukrainians liable for military service while extending the scheme for others who fled the conflict with Russia, according to the Council of the European Union. The restriction will take effect in March 2027, while the broader protection scheme…
The EU has agreed to stop granting temporary protection to newly arriving Ukrainians liable for military service while extending the scheme for others who fled the conflict with Russia, according to the Council of the European Union. The restriction will take effect in March 2027, while the broader protection scheme…
Ukraine's 35-year old defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, has only been in the top military spot for six months, but amid a new Zelensky-initiated major cabinet reshuffling, the FT reports that the military's top spot has been targeted as the next leadership change.
The IDF on Tuesday killed a Hamas terrorist responsible for taking the remains of three IDF soldiers hostage into the Gaza Strip during the October 7 massacre, the military confirmed on Wednesday.
Daniel Mendelsohn has little time for the staged culture wars that have erupted over Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated film adaptation of Homer’s Greek epic “The Odyssey” which comes out on Friday.