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US Navy and US Marine Corps aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are arrayed on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 10, 2026.(photo credit: US NAVY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)
June 12, 10:07 AM
South Asian, Gulf leaders raced to stop Trump striking Iran, presented him with deal – reportOn Thursday night, Trump held a virtual tele-rally for Burt Jones, saying, “I don’t know if you heard, but we ended the war with Iran today, and they agreed they will never have a nuclear weapon.”ByESTHER DAVIS
US President Donald Trump listens to an attendee in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 11, 2026. (photo credit: Daniel Heuer/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
June 12, 9:21 AM
Missile fragments hit Carmel, damaging unique white lily preservation plot – interview“We still don’t know how many bulbs were destroyed. It could be hundreds, it could be thousands. Only in months or even years will we know the full extent of the damage.”ByYOAV ETIEL
White lilies, seen growing at the Seeds from Zion nursery. (photo credit: SEEDS FROM ZION OFFICIAL WEBSITE)Go to the full article > >
June 12, 6:44 AM
Trump, allies working on plan to void his impeachments – reportUS President Donald Trump was impeached twice by the US House of Representatives during his first term, the first for alleged abuse of power and the second over the January 6 US Capitol riots. ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump signs a proclamation for restoring American commercial fishing in the Pacific, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 11, 2026. (photo credit: Daniel Heuer/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
June 12, 6:42 AM
US’s Wednesday strikes on Iran damaged drinking water facility near Strait of Hormuz – reportIranian media posted images showing a damaged reservoir that provided drinking water to around 20,000 people, alongside images of fragments appearing to belong to a US-made bomb.ByARIELLA ROITMAN
An Iranian drinking water reservoir damaged by strikes, June 10, 2026(photo credit: MEHR NEWS AGENCY)Go to the full article > >
June 12, 5:48 AM
US military was prepared, hours away from strike on Iran when Trump canceled attack – reportThe officials claimed that the military had been “even more surprised by Trump’s post canceling the strikes than they were by his comments about big strikes coming tonight and taking Kharg Island.”ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
US Navy F-18 prepares to launch from a carrier, May 29, 2026.(photo credit: X/CENTCOM)Go to the full article > >
June 12, 5:48 AM
Iran-born engineer wins bail ahead of US trial tied to deadly drone strikeMahdi Sadeghi, a dual US-Iranian citizen, was charged with conspiracy to illegally procure technology used in a navigation system for Iran’s military drones.ByREUTERS
Mahdi Sadeghi, a dual US-Iranian national, appears in an 2024 photo that federal prosecutors in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., obtained from his phone and included in a court filing on January 13, 2025 that depicts Sadeghi with two other individuals, including Mohammad Abedini.(photo credit: US Department of Justice/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
June 12, 5:48 AM
US forces shoot down two Iranian attack drones, official saysByREUTERS