Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem PostIraqi military commander dismissed following drone attack on Saudi Arabia • Houthis capture both sides of Bab al-Mandeb Strait • US announces new terror sanctionsFollow us on GoogleA satellite image shows black smoke rising from an area of Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline south of Medina, Hejaz Region, Saudi Arabia September 10, 2026.A satellite image shows black smoke rising from an area of Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline south of Medina, Hejaz Region, Saudi Arabia September 10, 2026.(photo credit: NASA Worldview/Handout via REUTERS)

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Upcoming Israel-Lebanon talks to take place in Washington instead of Rome, US State Department saysThe first round of talks began in Rome on August 4, and a source described the negotiations to The Jerusalem Post as “positive.”ByIDAN KWELLEREnlargeRepresentations of the Israeli and Lebanese flags at a memorial near the Israel-Lebanon border, outside Metula, Israel, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following US-mediated talks, June 27, 2026. Representations of the Israeli and Lebanese flags at a memorial near the Israel-Lebanon border, outside Metula, Israel, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following US-mediated talks, June 27, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)Go to the full article > >

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Iraqi military commander dismissed following drone attack on Saudi Arabia originating from IraqLater on Saturday, Iraq ordered the closure of the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran as a precautionary measure after the drone attacks, two security sources told Reuters.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFEnlargeIraqi Prime Minister and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi chairs the Ministerial Council for National Security for an emergency meeting, to discuss the latest security developments and the attack carried out by the US and Saudi air forces, Baghdad, Iraq, July 29, 2026.Iraqi Prime Minister and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi chairs the Ministerial Council for National Security for an emergency meeting, to discuss the latest security developments and the attack carried out by the US and Saudi air forces, Baghdad, Iraq, July 29, 2026.(photo credit: THE MEDIA OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >

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India’s Modi stresses need to protect navigation, seafarers in talks with Iran’s PezeshkianByREUTERS

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Iran says Gulf states to meet in Oman to discuss safe Hormuz shipping routesByREUTERS

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Iran’s Azizi applauds Houthi’s Bab al-Mandab takeover, pledges ‘decisive response’ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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Houthis say shipping safe except for Saudi vessels, vow further escalationByREUTERS

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Satellite imagery shows smoke in vicinity of Saudi Arabia’s East-West PipelineByREUTERSEnlargeA satellite image shows black smoke rising from an area of Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline south of Medina, Hejaz Region, Saudi Arabia September 10, 2026. A satellite image shows black smoke rising from an area of Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline south of Medina, Hejaz Region, Saudi Arabia September 10, 2026. (photo credit: European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-3/Handout via REUTERS)