{"id":450717,"date":"2026-05-20T06:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T06:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/450717\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T06:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T06:19:14","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-middle-east-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/450717\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostLittle progress in US-Iran negotiations, say mediators \u2022 Bessent urges stronger sanctions on Tehran \u2022 Iran “first domino” in atomic weapon-seeking countries, says VanceFollow us on Google<\/a>\"USUS President Donald Trump takes questions from the press during a healthcare affordability event in the South Court Auditorium of The White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2026.(photo credit: Kent NISHIMURA \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Bessent urges more disruption to Iran’s financing, will review US sanctions listThe US has recently stepped up sanctions on Iran through “Economic Fury,” a program meant to disrupt Tehran’s shadow banking networks and terrorist financing schemes. ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"USUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the media after two days of meetings with a Chinese delegation, in Paris, France March 16, 2026. (photo credit: Abdul Saboor\/Reuters)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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At least ten mines discovered in Strait of Hormuz, US intelligence says – CBSThe US Navy spent weeks clearing mines from a route in the Strait of Hormuz meant for the safe passage of commercial ships, warning that the normal route is “extremely hazardous.” ByARIELLA ROITMAN<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"VesselsVessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 18, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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UAE says drone that hit near its nuclear plant was launched from IraqThe head of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, Raphael Grossi, warned that a direct hit on the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant would result in a “very high release of radioactivity.”ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"FireFire and smoke rise in the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defenses, UAE, March 4, 2026; illustrative.(photo credit: REUTERS\/Amr Alfiky TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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Little progress in US-Iran negotiations as Trump says will end war ‘very quickly’ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>, REUTERS<\/p>\n

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Maj. Itamar Sapir killed in southern LebanonSapir was the deputy commander of a company in Battalion 7008.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"MAJORMAJOR ITAMAR Sapir, 27, a fallen IDF soldier.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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Iran \u2018first domino\u2019 in list of countries pursuing atomic weapons, says Vance – APByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostLittle progress in US-Iran negotiations, say…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":450718,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[49,54,42,86,1031,87,53065,55,46,88,57,159370,43,157282,157283,114994,40,38,41,39,1032],"class_list":["post-450717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-headlines","tag-hezbollah","tag-idf","tag-iran","tag-irgc","tag-islamic-republic","tag-israel","tag-lebanon","tag-live-updates","tag-mojtaba-khamenei","tag-news","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-roaring-lion","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-united-states"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/450718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}