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August 11, 4:38 PM

US, Iran nearing ‘some sort of an arrangement’, Pakistan’s defense minister says – reportKhawaja Asif added that he believed that a long-term peace agreement would benefit the Middle East.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFEnlargeUS Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026.US Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026.(photo credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >

August 11, 4:36 PM

US forces strike Panamanian vessel in Gulf of Oman over alleged breach of blockade on Iran – reportThe US official told the WSJ that the ship’s crew was transferred to another vessel after the attack, and all members were accounted for. ByCORINNE BAUMEnlargeWarships sail during the joint Navy exercise of Iran, China and Russia in the Gulf of Oman, Iran, March 12, 2025. Warships sail during the joint Navy exercise of Iran, China and Russia in the Gulf of Oman, Iran, March 12, 2025. (photo credit: IRANIAN ARMY/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY)/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >

August 11, 4:28 PM

IDF says troops opened fire on Hamas sniper near Gaza’s Yellow LineByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

August 11, 2:42 PM

Rocket attack hits Iranian-Kurdish opposition camp near Erbil, security sources sayThe sources reported that there were no casualties, blaming Iran for the attack.ByREUTERSEnlargeIranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party, known as PAK take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party, known as PAK take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Go to the full article > >

August 11, 2:42 PM

Mossad ‘toured’ Iran’s Fordow nuclear site ‘many times,’ former head Yossi Cohen claimsIt remains unclear whether Cohen was referring to agents physically present within the facility or to a form of remote monitoring.ByELI ASHKENAZIEnlarge A satellite image shows the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran in this handout image dated June 14, 2025 A satellite image shows the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran in this handout image dated June 14, 2025(photo credit: MAXAR TECHNOLOGY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >

August 11, 12:14 PM

Six arrested over attack on Border Police officers in West Bank operationByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

August 11, 12:14 PM

UKMTO received report of incident involving tanker and military forces in Gulf of OmanByREUTERS

August 11, 11:31 AM

Houthi missile strike on ship in Bab el-Mandeb kills two Pakistanis, one Indonesian – reportBab el-Mandeb is located between Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula, connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAMEnlargeA photo taken from the Yemeni coast southwest of the city of Taiz, shows a vessel anchored at Bab al-Mandab Strait, in the Red Sea, on July 24, 2026.A photo taken from the Yemeni coast southwest of the city of Taiz, shows a vessel anchored at Bab al-Mandab Strait, in the Red Sea, on July 24, 2026.(photo credit: Khaled ZIAD / AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >

August 11, 10:56 AM

Iran to bring back 95 million cubic meters of gas to production cycle by end of September – reportByREUTERS

August 11, 9:26 AM

Iranian assassination threat prompted secret Trump transportation switch – reportThe arrangement concealed Trump’s actual location for several hours, not only from the American public but also from many senior administration officials.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFEnlargeUS President Donald Trump gestures during a stop to switch to the Qatari-gifted Air Force One after arriving on one of the older planes operating as Air Force One, to return to Washington after his participation in a NATO leaders summit in Turkey, at RAF Mildenhall, Britain, July 8, 2026US President Donald Trump gestures during a stop to switch to the Qatari-gifted Air Force One after arriving on one of the older planes operating as Air Force One, to return to Washington after his participation in a NATO leaders summit in Turkey, at RAF Mildenhall, Britain, July 8, 2026(photo credit: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST)Go to the full article > >Load More