Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostTrump says Iran ‘will be defeated soon’ • Trump, Netanyahu expected to meet in US on Monday • US CENTCOM redirects vessels attempting to breach Hormuz blockade Follow us on Google Armored vehicles equipped with heavy machine guns and armed IRGC forces with their faces covered have been deployed across the streets of Tehran, with martial law effectively imposed. Armored vehicles equipped with heavy machine guns and armed IRGC forces with their faces covered have been deployed across the streets of Tehran, with martial law effectively imposed. (photo credit: Courtesy)

July 16, 5:54 AM

Fewer vessels travel through Hormuz as US, Iran continue strikesByREUTERS

July 16, 5:25 AM

House rejects bill to strip Israel aid despite over 100 Democrats voting to cut funding The House voted 314 to 104 to defeat the measure.ByREUTERSEnlargeUS Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks to the press as he exits a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington.US Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks to the press as he exits a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington.(photo credit: REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo)Go to the full article > >

July 16, 5:25 AM

Tehran in an ‘existential war’ as US launches new wave of strikes on IranMeanwhile, US President Trump stated that Iran badly wants to settle with the United States.ByREUTERSEnlargeA US Navy fighter jet aboard the top deck of the USS George H.W. Bush in the Arabian Sea, published July 15, 2026; illustrative.A US Navy fighter jet aboard the top deck of the USS George H.W. Bush in the Arabian Sea, published July 15, 2026; illustrative.(photo credit: X/CENTCOM)Go to the full article > >

July 16, 5:25 AM

US military says it completed its latest wave of strikes on IranByREUTERS

July 16, 5:25 AM

Iran says it targeted US troops, radar system at Kuwait air baseByREUTERS