Netanyahu ‘stunned and alarmed’ that Trump ‘prohibits’ Israel from striking Hezbollah According to the ceasefire, Israel may respond 'in self-defense, at any time, against planned, imminent, or ongoing attacks.' April 18, 2026
‘Our sacred uranium is not going anywhere,’ Iran tells Trump Tensions increased on Saturday when Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz again in response to the US naval blockade. April 18, 2026
Lebanese civilians force their way into the south, despite security warnings Some individuals bypassed barricades set up by the Lebanese army as they moved toward areas previously considered active combat zones. April 17, 2026
Security forces raid fake Hamas-backed charity organizations near Hebron During the operation, forces entered the Arab village of Idhna near Hebron, where five suspects were arrested and 100,000 shekels were confiscated. April 17, 2026
Iran-linked ships transit Strait of Hormuz despite US saying blockade is holding Shipping analytics firm Kpler reported movements indicating that some vessels linked to Iran completed transits through the strategic waterway. April 16, 2026
Netanyahu characterizes upcoming direct talks with Lebanon as ‘historic’ US President Donald Trump plans to host Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House to help advance negotiations. April 16, 2026
US-Iran peace deal may take six months Gulf states believe Iran is trying to build a nuclear weapon and are seeking a deal that would ban Tehran from enriching uranium. April 16, 2026
Russian FM openly defies Trump, declares Iran’s ‘inalienable right’ to uranium enrichment Trump said the issue of Iran’s nuclear program, especially uranium enrichment, is central to any potential agreement. April 15, 2026
Amid truce talks, IDF chief approves plans to attack Iran and Hezbollah Zamir said Israeli forces are positioned for rapid escalation if required. April 15, 2026
Israel denies Lebanon ceasefire imminent, refutes Iranian official’s report of truce A senior Iranian official told a Lebanese channel that the emerging arrangement is expected to coincide with a ceasefire involving Tehran. April 15, 2026
Iranian delegation feared US would kill them following failed talks, took extreme security measures A series of unusual steps were taken by the Iranian delegation as it departed Pakistan, citing concerns about safety. April 14, 2026
Trump ‘shocked’ by Meloni, says Iran could ‘blow up Italy in two minutes’ Trump said he was disappointed in Meloni, arguing that Italy relies on the United States without making its own meaningful contribution toward countering the Iranian nuclear threat. April 14, 2026
US allies nominate Iran for UN human rights committee despite mass executions The committee’s upcoming agenda includes issues such as terrorism, women’s rights and gender equality, and disarmament. April 14, 2026
Pakistan pushes to revive US-Iran talks as Vance says Tehran rejected terms In parallel, Israeli officials are preparing for a range of possible scenarios as negotiations remain stalled. April 12, 2026
Trump says controversial ‘civilization’ post brought Tehran to the negotiation table Trump rejected the criticism, arguing that Iran routinely issues threats against the United States. April 12, 2026
IDF kills terrorists tied to abduction of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and other hostages The strike killed Ali Sami Mohammad Shakra, who participated in the kidnapping of Goldberg-Polin, Alon Ohel, Eliya Cohen and Or Levy from a bomb shelter in Re’im. April 12, 2026
Iran still has thousands of ballistic missiles, can retrieve launchers stored underground US officials are concerned Iran could use the current ceasefire period to rebuild parts of its ballistic missile arsenal. April 12, 2026
Syrian forces foil assassination attempt on rabbi in Damascus, arrest Hezbollah-linked cell The suspects included five individuals, among them a woman who allegedly attempted to plant the device. April 11, 2026
Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets into Israel; IDF hits 200 terror targets in Lebanon The IDF spokesperson released footage from an encounter in which two soldiers from the Paratroopers Brigade were moderately wounded during close-quarters combat. April 11, 2026
Women inside Iran: ‘We’ve been turned into human shields’ An Iranian woman described a 'pervasive sense of anger, paranoia and exhaustion.' April 10, 2026
IDF warns Hezbollah: Don’t use ambulances or we’ll destroy them An IDF Spokesperson said that Hezbollah must immediately stop using ambulances as part of its operations in Lebanon. April 10, 2026
‘Brain damaged’ Mojtaba Khamenei makes demands ahead of US-Iran talks Khamenei has not appeared publicly since his appointment, issuing only written statements read by state television presenters. April 10, 2026
Voices from the Arab world portray Iran ceasefire as capitulation under pressure Analysts describe the war as an existential threat to the Iranian regime, forcing it to agree to a ceasefire to avoid further destruction. April 10, 2026
Almost half of Israelis do not think the war with Iran was successful On the central question of victory, 46% of respondents said Israel and the United States did not win the war, while 22% said they did. April 9, 2026
Netanyahu orders direct talks ‘under fire’ with Lebanon Israeli officials later clarified that the talks would proceed “under fire,” with no ceasefire in place before or during the negotiations. April 9, 2026
World slams Israel for ‘attacking Lebanon,’ even though focus is Hezbollah Israel has maintained that its military operations are directed at Hezbollah rather than Lebanon itself. April 9, 2026
Israeli strikes on Hezbollah risk unraveling ceasefire as Iran signals possible missile response Iranian officials signaled a commitment to defend Hezbollah if Israeli operations persist, raising the possibility of renewed missile barrages. April 8, 2026
Israel upset that US kept Netanyahu out of Iran ceasefire talks The handling of the process drew criticism from Israeli leaders. April 8, 2026
Trump says Iran will remove all of its uranium despite no clear agreement Iran claimed victory and maintained that the ceasefire deal would allow it to continue uranium enrichment. April 8, 2026
UN Chief Guterres warns Trump he could be charged with war crimes over Iran operation Trump threatened Iran, 'You'll be living in Hell' if the Strait of Hormuz isn't opened by Tuesday. April 7, 2026
Iran calls for ‘young people’ to form human chains around power plants as Trump deadline nears Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian said 14 million people, including himself, have volunteered to fight. April 7, 2026
Will Israeli correspondent Amit Segal face jail time over reporting second missing US crew member? Initial U.S. statements confirmed the recovery of one pilot but did not immediately reference another crew member. April 7, 2026
Trump: We’ll ‘take out’ all of Iran tomorrow, ‘destroy every bridge and power plant’ The warning followed Tehran’s formal rejection of a proposed ceasefire in the five-week conflict with the United States and Israel. April 6, 2026
‘Secret Muslim:’ King Charles blasted for giving Ramadan message while refusing same for Easter Other royal analysts pointed to historical context, noting that Easter messages have rarely been issued by British monarchs. April 6, 2026
Iran cluster missile scatters dozens of bomblets across central Israel Magen David Adom cautioned that following safety instructions helps prevent casualties, noting that those inside protected spaces were not harmed. April 6, 2026
Iran rejects ceasefire, issues 10-point counterproposal as talks stall Tehran objects to the Pakistan-mediated plan which calls for a phased agreement and 45-day pause in fighting. April 6, 2026
Iranian missile hits Haifa building injuring 6 Israelis, 4 still missing At least six people lightly wounded, among them a baby, as well as several individuals suffering from shock. April 5, 2026
CIA runs ‘deception campaign’ to fool Iran in high-risk rescue mission The operation followed the reported downing of a U.S. Air Force F-15 over Iran’s Khuzestan province on April 3, 2026. April 5, 2026
Israel prepares for strikes on Iranian energy sites, awaits US approval On Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces said it struck more than 200 Iranian regime infrastructure targets across Iran, April 5, 2026
US detains relatives of Soleimani ‘living lavishly’ in America Qasem Soleimani, who led Iran’s elite Quds Force and oversaw military operations across the Middle East, was killed in 2020 in a US airstrike. April 4, 2026
US-Iran talks hit ‘dead end,’ intense week of fighting expected In recent days, senior Israeli and US officials have said the conflict is in its 'final stretch' following strikes on Iran’s defense industry. April 4, 2026
Germany bans anti-Israel vigil at Buchenwald memorial The event, organized by Keffiyas in Buchenwald, had been set for April 12 to mark the 81st anniversary of Buchenwald’s liberation by US troops. April 3, 2026
IDF says Hezbollah cannot be fully disarmed without ground invasion The IDF said it is likely to maintain a security zone extending two to four km. into southern Lebanon after the current conflict ends April 3, 2026
US intelligence: 50% of Iran’s missile capabilities intact despite weeks of US-Israeli strikes Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell dismissed CNN's reporting as inaccurate. 'The United States military has delivered a crippling series of blows to the Iranian regime.' April 3, 2026
Amazon says cloud operations in Bahrain disrupted after Iranian threats to US companies Iran warned that beginning April 1, it would target American companies in response to US and Israel operations in its country. April 3, 2026
Vance warns mediators that Trump is impatient, wants deal now The message was passed through officials from Pakistan and Turkey, who have been acting as mediators between Washington and Tehran. April 2, 2026
Hezbollah fires 130 rockets at Israel, hundreds of thousands run for shelter Two separate impacts on Thursday resulted in injuries, one in Kiryat Shmona and the other in the northern town of Bi'ina. April 2, 2026
Netanyahu says Israel forming regional alliances with Arab states to counter Iran Countries that once dismissed Israeli warnings about Iran are now reassessing the threat, the prime minister said. April 1, 2026
U of Penn must comply with Trump’s request for information on Jewish groups, judge rules Pappert rejected constitutional challenges raised against the request and dismissed comparisons to historical persecution as 'unfortunate and inappropriate.' April 1, 2026
IRGC threatens to attack major US companies The IRGC identified 18 companies in its threat, including Microsoft, Google, Apple, Intel, IBM, Tesla, and Boeing April 1, 2026
Iran, Hezbollah planned preemptive strikes on Israel before the war The sources stopped short of confirming whether the group intended a broader ground invasion of northern Israel. March 31, 2026
Netanyahu says Iran’s ‘trillion’ military investment is ‘down the drain,’ cites ’10 plagues’ against regional axis Netanyahu said Israel has delivered “ten plagues,” invoking a reference to the upcoming holiday of Passover. March 31, 2026
Trump discloses identity of Iran contact Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf rejected Trump’s claim on X. March 31, 2026
Israel says it will accept any decision Trump makes on next phase of Iran war Israeli officials say Trump is engaging with Iran’s parliamentary speaker as well as with regional mediators. March 31, 2026
Trump says US will ‘shortly’ respond to Iranian attack on Haifa refinery, gives one-week deadline for deal Trump said the US is engaged in 'serious discussions' with what he described as a new regime in Tehran aimed at ending the war in Iran. March 30, 2026
Israel passes law mandating death penalty for terrorists in final Knesset vote with Netanyahu’s support The measure cleared its final readings in the Knesset plenum by a vote of 62-48, with one lawmaker abstaining. March 30, 2026
Israeli police block Latin patriarch from Holy Sepulchre over security concerns The Patriarchate said it marked the first time in centuries that church leaders were prevented from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at the site March 29, 2026
Netanyahu orders expansion of Lebanon security zone as Israel presses multi-arena campaign Netanyahu described a broad offensive targeting Iran and its allies while outlining efforts to push threats farther from Israel’s borders. March 29, 2026
Ballistic missile hits Beersheba, explosion triggers ‘flying objects, dozens rushed to hospital Authorities said the blast generated debris and “flying objects” that caused injuries, with shockwaves extending as far as 15 meters or more. March 29, 2026
Network of 500 groups backs US nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests, call for ‘revolution’ Messages circulating within these networks, including socialist and communist organizations, have urged participants to use the protests to build broader political momentum. March 29, 2026
