Iranian media reported on Wednesday that Iran has halted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israel's escalations and its continued bombing campaign in Lebanon. "The passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz has been halted following Israel’s...
Last updated 11:53 A.M. Eastern The ink was barely dry on last night’s two week ceasefire with Iran when Israel began what was their largest scale attack on Lebanon since the war began, with IDF spokesman Avichay Adraee saying Israel carried out strikes on over 100...
President Trump declared in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday that the US was going to stop bombing Iran for a period of two weeks as part of a mutual ceasefire deal through Pakistani mediation. Trump said it was "subject" to Iran agreeing to open the Strait of...
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that it was suspending medical evacuations from Gaza after an Israeli attack in the Strip killed one of its workers. "[WHO] is devastated to confirm that a person contracted to provide services to the Organization in...
An Israeli tank shell attack on UNIFIL peacekeepers late last month has been confirmed to have killed at least one peacekeeper, according to a UNIFIL investigation, which found a 120mm main tank shell at the scene and determined it was fired by an Israeli Merkava...
President Trump launched the war against Iran a little more than two weeks after he was briefed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. Sources told the Times that the briefing took place in the White...
Archbishop Paul Coakley, head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has condemned President Trump's threat to destroy a "civilization" in Iran and urged an end to the war, echoing Pope Leo XIV's appeals for peace. "The threat of destroying a whole...
The US military on Tuesday again bombed Iran's Kharg Island, which is located deep inside the Persian Gulf and is a potential target for US ground operations if the US continues to escalate the war. According to US officials speaking to media outlets, the US strikes...
US-Israeli strikes on Iran on Tuesday "completely destroyed" a Jewish synagogue in central Tehran, Iranian media has reported, as the bombing campaign continues to hit places of worship and other civilian targets. Photos and videos of the aftermath show that the...
President Trump on Tuesday issued another threat against Iran, saying a "whole civilization will die tonight," raising fears that he's threatening to use nuclear weapons. "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to...
