{"id":524345,"date":"2026-07-04T03:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T03:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/524345\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T03:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T03:52:13","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-middle-east-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/524345\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostForeign officials attend Khamenei’s funeral \u2022 Iranian general warns Israel, US against strikes \u2022 IDF reservist severely wounded in LebanonFollow us on Google<\/a>\"AA yellow flag belonging to the Iran-backed Shia Muslim party Hezbollah flutters on top of the rubble of a building in the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on June 23, 2026.(photo credit: Joseph EID \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Lebanon deal focused on dismantling Hezbollah, not Israeli withdrawal, ambassador Leiter saysThe ambassador also rejected a report that he had raised his voice at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a conversation about the Lebanon agreement.ByIDAN KWELLER<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"IsraeliIsraeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks during a signing ceremony hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (out of frame) at the US Department of State in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2026.(photo credit: SAUL LOEB \/ AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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France, UK agree to work with Oman to restore safe transit through Strait of HormuzFrench President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the joint effort will ensure that Oman\u2019s \u201csovereign territorial waters are safe for navigation.\u201dByGOLDIE KATZ<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"Britain'sBritain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq during their meeting inside 10 Downing Street, in central London on July 2, 2026.(photo credit: CARLOS JASSO\/Pool via REUTERS)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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France has deployed minehunters in Hormuz, will withdraw aircraft carrierByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

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Iran begins talks with Japanese firms on oil sales under temporary US sanctions waiverA senior Iranian official said any deal would require the US to extend the current waiver given the shipping time between Japan and Iran.ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\" Iranian flag with stock graph and an oil pump jack miniature model are seen in this illustration taken October 9, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS\/DADO RUVIC\/ILLUSTRATION\/FILE PHOTO)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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Iranian general warns of ‘harsh response’ if Israel, US attack during Khamenei’s funeralThe event will last a week and span several major cities in Iran and Iraq, with ceremonies in Tehran, Qom, Mashhad, Najaf, and Karbala.ByARIELLA ROITMAN<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"CoffinsCoffins are displayed containing the late Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his family at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque on July 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.(photo credit: Majid Saeedi\/Getty Images)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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IDF reservist severely wounded during altercation with terrorist near Bint JbailAccording to Army Radio, two other soldiers were lightly wounded in the incident but did not need to be evacuated to the hospital for treatment.ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"(ILLUSTRATIVE)(ILLUSTRATIVE) AN IDF soldier aiming out of a window in southern Lebanon.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostForeign officials attend Khamenei’s funeral \u2022…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":524346,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,54,83420,149244,85,91,46,1486,159370,43,193476,157282,157283,1823,3336],"class_list":["post-524345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-gulf-states","tag-hormuz","tag-il","tag-iran-israel-war","tag-israel","tag-memorandum-of-understanding","tag-mojtaba-khamenei","tag-news","tag-operation-economic-fury","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-roaring-lion","tag-qatar","tag-tehran"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524345","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=524345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/524346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=524345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=524345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}