Live Updates: US, France call on Houthis to stop aggression, Israeli cities open bomb shelters
US military strikes Iran with UK-based B-1 bomber • Ramat Gan opens all shelters as Iran missile threat 'no longer negligible' • Kuwait intercepts Iranian drones
Follow us on GoogleA satellite imagery shows Bab el Mandeb Strait, a key shipping waterway and the gateway to the Red Sea, as Iran threatens using Yemen's Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, in this handout picture dated July 12, 2026.(photo credit: NASA Worldview/Handout via REUTERS)
France calls on Houthis to stop attacks on Saudi tankers
Iran avoiding strikes on Israel over fear of Hezbollah's collapse, former intelligence officer says
"Hezbollah is in a difficult military state everywhere there is friction with IDF troops," said retired military Lt.-Col. (res.) Or Horowitz. "I think Iran and Hezbollah understand that."
By103FMHezbollah terrorists take part in the funeral procession of the movement's commanders Ibrahim Mohammed Kobeissi and Hussein Ezzedine, killed a day earlier in an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, on September 25, 2024.(photo credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)Go to the full article > >
Iranian army intelligence soldier killed in US strikes on Shalamcheh - report
Iran expands trade with Pakistan as experts claim it will ‘ease the squeeze’ of Hormuz blockade
Outside of Iran's efforts to strengthen trade with Pakistan, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi confirmed that officials would be visiting Iran on Thursday to discuss bilateral cooperation.
Iran regime change 'back on the menu' for Trump as diplomatic pressure falters - report
Notably, any attempt to topple the regime would carry substantial risks, as Iran has survived decades of sanctions, internal protests, covert operations, and external pressures.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFIranian parliament members chant in support of the IRGC while wearing military uniforms in Tehran, Iran, February 1, 2026.(photo credit: Hamed Malekpour/Islamic consultative assembly news agency/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via )Go to the full article > >
‘No infrastructure will be safe’: Ghalibaf's promise to stop oil trade a ‘dangerous escalation'
A Bahraini analyst warned that Tehran’s threat against regional infrastructure erases the line between US targets and Gulf economies, even if Iran may be attempting to project strength.
ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDIran's top negotiator and speaker of its Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, meets the head of Pakistan's Army Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir (not pictured) on April 16, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.(photo credit: Hamed Malekpour/Iranian Parliament Communication Office/Handout via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Ramat Gan opens all bomb shelters as as Iran missile threat 'no longer negligible'
“A situation assessment found that the risk of missile fire from Iran over the weekend has increased and is no longer negligible,” Ramat Gan Mayor Carmel Shama-Hacohen.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF People take shelter in an underground train station in Ramat Gan, during ongoing missile attacks from Iran, February 28, 2026. (photo credit: Oren Cohen/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
Greece to approve purchase of €3.5 billion air defense system from Israel, sources say
The Greek government has said it plans to spend about €28 billion by 2036 to modernize its armed forces, including buying new F-35 fighter jets from the US and frigates from France and Italy.
ByREUTERSA Chinook helicopter flies during a military parade marking Greece's Independence Day, in Athens, Greece, March 25, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/LOUIZA VRADI)Go to the full article > >Operation Roaring Lion: What 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 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
Thirty-nine IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 18 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8
