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Follow us on GoogleIranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf meets with Pakistan army chief Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2026.(photo credit: Iranian Parliament Speaker Office/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS)
Iran could launch surprise attack against Gulf States, Israel, say officials
Warnings of a potential surprise Iranian attack on Gulf States and Israel come as US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disagree on how to proceed with Tehran.
ByAMIR BOHBOT, ARIELLA ROITMANBallistic missiles launched from Iran, as seen over Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, April 7, 2026.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
IDF to develop AI battlefield operations with newest tech division, military announces
The new division, which will be called "Alumot," will include soldiers in combat roles, technology professionals, information researchers, and artificial intelligence experts.
Rubio to tell NATO ministers Trump 'very disappointed' over Iran war stance
US President Donald Trump has criticized NATO members for not doing more to help with the US-Israel war with Iran, even threatening to withdraw from the alliance.
ByREUTERSUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before boarding his plane at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Thursday, May 21, 2026.(photo credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
WATCH: IDF strikes Hezbollah weapons facility hidden under former clinic
The weapons production site was located in Tyre, a southern Lebanese city from which Hezbollah operatives have launched missiles towards Israel.
US used double amount of interceptors as Israel during Iran war, officials say - report
The US deployed some 200 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, interceptors against Iranian missiles targeting Israel, while Israel used fewer than 100 Arrow 3 missiles.
ByTOBIAS HOLCMANUS SOLDIERS stand in the background next to Israeli and American flags during an exercise in Israel.(photo credit: REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
US says removal of UN expert Albanese from sanctions list is not a policy change
The US had imposed sanctions on UN expert Francesca Albanese in 2025, saying her efforts were to prompt the International Criminal Court to take action against the US and Israel.
ByREUTERSFrancesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends a news conference during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 24, 2026.(photo credit: DENIS BALIBOUSE/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
No deal has been reached with US yet, but gaps narrowed, senior Iranian source says
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US sanctions nine individuals accused of enabling Hezbollah's undermining of Lebanese sovereignty
The State Department also reiterated that its Rewards for Justice program offers up to $10 million for information leading to the disruption of networks that finance Hezbollah.
ByGOLDIE KATZMourners carry coffins during a funeral ceremony of four Hezbollah fighters and two civilians, amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in the village of Maaroub, southern Lebanon, April 26, 2026(photo credit: REUTERS/Marko Djurica)Go to the full article > >
Iran propaganda push seeks to project unity despite internal divisions
While Iran has managed to withstand US and Israeli airstrikes and brought President Donald Trump back to the negotiating table by closing the Strait of Hormuz, it faces a dire situation internally.
ByREUTERSFood vendors sit below posters of the former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the current Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on May 17, 2026 along the Strait of Hormuz in, on Qeshm Island, Iran.(photo credit: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Trump vows US will retrieve enriched uranium from Iran
"I can think of nothing more important than the fact that we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon," said Trump.
ByREUTERSUS President Donald Trump looks on during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on May 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.(photo credit: CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES)Go to the full article > >What 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 a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Twelve IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 13 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8.