{"id":452514,"date":"2026-05-21T07:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/452514\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T07:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:35:11","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-middle-east-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/452514\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostUS Treasury removes UN’s Albanese from sanctions list \u2022 Trump-Netanyahu reportedly hold ‘fiery’ phone call on Iran ceasefire talks \u2022 ‘Post’ talks to hi-tech IDF unit defending against Iran, HezbollahFollow us on Google<\/a>\"IDFIDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, May 2, 2026.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)<\/p>\n

May 21, 9:35 AM<\/p>\n

Iran executes two people under security charges – reportByREUTERS<\/p>\n

May 21, 9:33 AM<\/p>\n

Pakistani army chief to travel to Tehran in US-Iran mediation effort – reportByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

May 21, 9:19 AM<\/p>\n

Israel’s defense industry races to develop defenses against Hezbollah’s deadly fiber-optic dronesAmong the solutions proposed by the defense industries are systems for kinetic interception and energy-based systems, including one that uses electromagnetic force designed to capture the drone.ByAVI ASHKENAZI <\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"AnAn IDF drone during a training exercise near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025; illustrative.(photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI\/FLASH90)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

May 21, 7:15 AM<\/p>\n

South Korea says nationals held by Israel released after Gaza aid vessel seizureByREUTERS<\/p>\n

May 21, 7:13 AM<\/p>\n

Iran has ‘received, weighing US’ proposal’, country’s foreign minister says – reportByREUTERS<\/p>\n

May 21, 6:48 AM<\/p>\n

Seven IDF soldiers injured by explosive drones in LebanonByGOLDIE KATZ<\/a><\/p>\n

May 21, 6:48 AM<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s new strait authority reveals \u2018controlled maritime zone\u2019 at HormuzByREUTERS<\/p>\n

May 21, 6:48 AM<\/p>\n

Britain secures $5b Gulf trade deal amid fallout from Iran warByREUTERS<\/p>\n

May 21, 6:48 AM<\/p>\n

Hi-tech female artillery unit soldiers aiding in defense against Iran, Hezbollah talk to ‘Post’The Jerusalem Post interviewed a mixed female-male IDF firepower unit that is helping to fill combat manpower shortages.ByYONAH JEREMY BOB<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"SoldiersSoldiers from an artillery unit stationed near the Israel-Lebanon border during the ongoing war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026; illustrative.(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN\/FLASH90)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

May 21, 6:48 AM<\/p>\n

US removes UN expert Francesca Albanese from sanctions listThis development comes a week after a federal judge temporarily blocked the Treasury Department’s sanctions on Albanese.ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"UNUN special rapporteur on human rights in Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese attends press conference in Geneva(photo credit: REUTERS\/PIERRE ALBOUY)Go to the full article > ><\/a>Load More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostUS Treasury removes UN’s Albanese from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":452515,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[49,54,50,51,42,86,149244,87,53065,55,88,57,47,159370,43,157282,201224,157283,114994,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-452514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-gaza","tag-hamas","tag-headlines","tag-hezbollah","tag-hormuz","tag-iran","tag-irgc","tag-islamic-republic","tag-lebanon","tag-live-updates","tag-middle-east","tag-mojtaba-khamenei","tag-news","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-project-freedom","tag-operation-roaring-lion","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452514","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=452514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}