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Follow us on GoogleA symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026.(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/REUTERS)
Two killed in attack on Saudi Shaybah oilfield, no impact on operations, energy ministry says
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US preparing to issue ordered departure of some personnel from Gulf embassies
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Iranian parliament speaker allegedly met with Mojtaba Khamenei, discussed US tensions - report
Khamenei has not been seen in public since late February, when he reportedly went into hiding after joint US-Israel strikes killed his father, former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFA woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, May 8, 2026. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Explosions heard in Iran's Sirik, Iranian media says
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US imposes sanctions on Greek, Panama law firm for helping Iran shipping
Sisi says Egypt would defend Saudi territory but rules out attack on Houthis in Yemen
Al-Sisi said that Egypt would also defend the territory of any other Arab country if asked, but its military effort would not extend beyond the borders of the country it seeks to protect.
ByREUTERSEgyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends a meeting of Egypt's National Defence Council at the Ittihadiya Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, October 18, 2026(photo credit: THE EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Saudi crown prince meets Egypt's foreign minister in Riyadh, SPA reports
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IDF soldiers vote in election from their military base
Netanyahu to ‘Post’: Iran, its proxies plotting ways to influence Israel’s election
PM threatens to respond with force and might if Iran makes a “big mistake,” claims Tehran was “on the verge of atomic bombs” • Full interview to be published Thursday
ByAMICHAI STEIN, ZVIKA KLEINPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks with The Jerusalem Post, October 21, 2026.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)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, saying they aimed to create conditions for regime change in Iran.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike on a bunker in Tehran. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in what became the IAF’s largest-ever aerial operation.
Iran retaliated with missile attacks across the Middle East, targeting Gulf states and US military bases in the region.
Since February 28, ballistic missile attacks on Israel have killed 39 IDF soldiers and 23 civilians, while injuring at least 7,693 others. CENTCOM said 18 US soldiers were also killed.
A ceasefire was announced on April 7 and took effect the following day.
