Live Updates: Trump grants Iranian request to pause strikes, two IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon
Two IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon • IDF continues strikes in Tehran overnight • One killed, 25 injured in Nahariya by Hezbollah rocket fire
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN)
Trump says he was told Mojtaba Khamenei may be gay, spotlighting Iran’s brutal anti-gay persecution
Same-sex relations are criminalized and can carry the death penalty in Iran.
ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAMA man walks next to a poster with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, March 22, 2026(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
US considers sending additional 10,000 ground troops to Middle East amid Iran talks - report
However, the WSJ noted that it is unclear where the additional force would be sent or stationed.
ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAMUS and Israeli soldiers convene at the Civil Military Coordination Center, overseeing the implementation of President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel, November 17, 2025(photo credit: REUTERS/Alexander Cornwell)Go to the full article > >
Thai ship hit in Hormuz runs aground off Iran's Qeshm Island, Iran's Tasnim says
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Chief of Staff Zamir warns IDF will collapse due to lack of manpower, raises 'ten red flags'
IDF sources also told the Post that there is tremendous concern due to the manpower shortage.
ByKESHET NEEV, YONAH JEREMY BOBIDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends the funeral of Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin, who's body had been held captive by Hamas in Gaza since 2014 and released a few days ago, at the Kfar Saba military cemetery.(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Iranian regime hardliners ramp up calls for a nuclear bomb, sources claim
One of the sources alleged there was no plan to change Iran's nuclear doctrine.
ByREUTERSIranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf looks on as parliament members chant in support of the IRGC while wearing military uniforms in Tehran, Iran, February 1, 2026; illustrative.(photo credit: Hamed Malekpour/Islamic consultative assembly news agency/WANA/Handout via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Mediators say Iran has not requested pause on energy-site strikes - report
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IDF rules deadly West Bank car crash as terror ramming
EU's Costa speaks with President Herzog, urges Iran to stop attacks
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Iran bans sports teams from traveling to countries it deems 'hostile'
ByREUTERSWhat you need to know
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on Tehran bunker, Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Four IDF soldiers and 21 civilians have been killed, and at least 4,854 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • Eleven US soldiers killed
