Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East
US begins ‘tanker for tanker policy’ on Iranian ships • IRGC tells Arab nations to expel US forces or face ‘crushing’ response • Tehran strikes US targets across Mideast
Trump aides, fearing a midterm crash, push to keep Iran war ‘quiet’ for time being
Top Trump aides want to keep the Iran war contained heading into the midterms, as Republicans defend slim majorities. After the election, sources say stronger strikes could return.
China’s Xi calls for rejection of ‘external interference’ in Middle East
Former IDF soldier charged for affiliating himself with ISIS, watching terror training videos
The suspect, Khamis Su’ad, had served in the IDF between 2017 and 2019 and had allegedly exhibited a growing interest in ISIS since 2023.
IDF killed two Hamas terrorists in Gaza strikes, military confirms
Talal Mustafa Saleh Badawi, a commander from the Military Security Department of Hamas’s Gaza City Brigade, was killed on Monday along with Momo Saeed Mohammed.
Saudi shipping company Bahri says two sailors killed in incident in Hormuz
Two Filipino seafarers were killed in a security incident involving the Saudi vessel “SIDR,” when it was struck by an unknown object in the Strait of Hormuz.
Two oil tankers hit mines and were disabled, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say
IDF strikes Hezbollah infrastructure after terrorists launch drones towards soldiers
Russia secretly aiding Iran in development of supersonic cruise missile technology – report
The program, codenamed C430L, began in 2023 and was arranged by Russia’s state arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, in coordination with the US-sanctioned NPO Mashinostroyenia.
US launches new ‘tanker for tanker’ policy, strikes Iranian ships in Strait of Hormuz – report
The strikes mark the first time that the US has launched direct retaliatory strikes on Iranian ships in the strait, rather than preventing them from violating the US-imposed naval blockade.
Attacks on Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq as Iran launches retaliatory strikes against US bases
Explosions heard in Eilat as sirens sound in southern Jordan following Iranian attacks. Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari stated that Iran “will no longer exercise restraint.”
