Live Updates: Trump, Netanyahu warn Iran against retaliating for US strikes, trying to attack Israel

September 2, 9:49 PM

US prepared to launch a new wave of strikes against Iran at any time, Trump warns

“It was a very heavy attack last night, and we’re prepared to do another one anytime we want,” Trump continued, adding that the US “blew up much more than their radars” in Monday night’s strikes.

ByGOLDIE KATZ

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with travel executives in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 2, 2026.

(photo credit: REUTERS/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN)

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September 2, 9:49 PM

Netanyahu warns that an attack from Tehran would be 'one of their last decisions'

Netanyahu made his remarks during an event at a Sderot hesder yeshiva, with N12 News reporting that some of the students began to sing anti-Palestinian songs in front of the prime minister.

ByYANIR YAGNA, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

An F-35 adir from 140 squadron take part in an Israeli air force air show during the graduation ceremony for soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert, June 29, 2023.

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September 2, 9:49 PM

Shas rabbi ordered haredi IDF commander to resign from military - report

A rabbi reportedly told the commander to “leave the IDF because it is at war with the people of the Torah,” and warned that his family’s social standing may be harmed due to his position in the army.

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel Police officers spray water jets at haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters blocking the road outside Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg's residence in Jerusalem, June 10, 2026; illustrative.

(photo credit: NOAM REVKIN FENTON/FLASH90)

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September 2, 7:42 PM

Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz to Trump Strait

September 2, 7:08 PM

Tehran aims to knock US out of Middle East before renewed attacks on Israel, expert tells ‘Post’

On the Israeli side, Cooper said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was likely trying to “spend” American military support while he has it.

ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

US Soldiers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, deplane a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft after touching down at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait.

(photo credit: US Air Force/Senior Airman Taylor Crul/Handout via REUTERS)

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September 2, 7:08 PM

WATCH: IDF destroys Gaza tunnel, 26 km. worth destroyed east of Yellow Line amid ceasefire

According to the IDF, one of the tunnels destroyed over the past few weeks was about one kilometer in length. 

September 2, 7:08 PM

UN chief Guterres slammed for ignoring Iranian regime executions in talk with President Pezeshkian

The UN’s official readout of the meeting said Guterres and Pezeshkian discussed the humanitarian and economic consequences of the conflict between Iran and the US.

ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) shakes hands with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres during the UN's General Assembly.

(photo credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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September 2, 7:08 PM

Senior Israeli official: Settler violence harming Israel, Syria security deal attempt failed

A senior Israeli said that talks on a security agreement with Damascus failed, and that no progress has been on disarming Hamas

ByIDAN KWELLER

IDF soldier operating on Israel's border with Syria, September 9, 2025.

(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)

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September 2, 5:31 PM

Iran seizes ship smuggling fuel in Gulf, state media reports

September 2, 4:13 PM

WATCH: Netanyahu visits IDF Gaza outpost, pledges to continue Gaza disarmament effort

"We control the area and remain on this line," Netanyahu said, referring to the Yellow Line. "We are doing everything to reach our goal."