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US Army helicopter prepares to land in Middle East in photo released by CENTCOM<\/p>\n
U.S. Central Command released an image Saturday showing a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter preparing to land at an undisclosed location in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
“The Chinook is a tandem-rotor aircraft designed to transport personnel, equipment, and supplies in a variety of environments,” CENTCOM said.<\/p>\n
CENTCOM has played a leading role in Operation Epic Fury against Iran,<\/a> which was launched 154 days ago on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n The release of the image comes as U.S. embassies in Jordan and Israel, and the U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates issued advisories Saturday warning Americans to consider leaving the region as the conflict with Iran continues.<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 20 mins agoGen. Keane says Iran has shown it won\u2019t make or honor a deal<\/p>\n Retired Gen. Jack Keane said Saturday the Trump administration has ample evidence that Iran is neither<\/a> willing nor able to reach a meaningful agreement, arguing the regime has already failed to honor previous commitments.<\/p>\n Speaking on \u201cJournal Editorial Report,\u201d the Fox News senior strategic analyst pointed to the memorandum of understanding reached after the April ceasefire, saying negotiations have failed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or produce progress on Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n \u201cThe facts pretty much speak for themselves,\u201d Keane said. \u201cI think it\u2019s obvious that the Iranians are not going to make a deal that would satisfy the administration.\u201d<\/p>\n Keane added that even if Tehran were to sign another agreement, \u201cthey will not comply with it,\u201d citing what he described as Iran\u2019s failure to uphold the previous memorandum of understanding.<\/p>\n 44 mins agoWhite House shares video of Trump greeting troops in New Jersey<\/p>\n The White House shared a video Saturday of President Donald Trump<\/a> greeting U.S. service members in New Jersey, where he thanked troops and briefly spoke about the conflict with Iran.<\/p>\n During the exchange, Trump was heard telling the service members, \u201cI\u2019m not worried about missiles or drones,\u201d as troops responded, \u201cYes, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n The White House captioned the video, \u201cGod bless our troops.\u201d<\/p>\n This comes as the Trump administration weighs additional military action against Iran while U.S. forces remain on heightened alert across the Middle East.<\/p>\n 1 hour agoFormer Clinton adviser Mark Penn says Iran \u2018chose another path\u2019 after rejecting diplomacy<\/p>\n Former Clinton adviser and Democrat pollster Mark Penn argued Saturday that Iran repeatedly rejected<\/a> opportunities for peace, saying the regime instead escalated attacks after multiple diplomatic openings.<\/p>\n In a post on X, Penn said Iran failed to abide by the memorandum of understanding with the United States, attacked commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and later launched missiles at Jordan and U.S. troops rather than pursue negotiations.<\/p>\n Penn also argued the Iranian regime\u2019s history of violently suppressing its own people and attacking neighboring countries demonstrates why it cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes there is no choice if we are to have a better world than to use force and see it through in a responsible way,\u201d Penn wrote. \u201cDespite having given the Iran IRGC every opportunity to drop their regional, proxy and global designs, they have chosen another path.\u201d<\/p>\n 2 hours agoIran reportedly warns neighboring countries against aiding potential US, Israeli strikes<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry<\/a> warned Saturday that countries allowing the United States or Israel to use their territory or military facilities for attacks on Iran could face retaliation.<\/p>\n According to Iran International<\/a>, which cited a statement from Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry, Tehran said it would target locations from which any future attacks are launched.<\/p>\n The ministry also said Iran\u2019s \u201cdefensive strikes\u201d would continue despite what it described as a U.S. naval blockade, military attacks, economic pressure and \u201cunlawful threats.\u201d<\/p>\n The statement added that the Islamic Republic, under Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, would continue defending Iran\u2019s independence and national security against what it called the \u201cU.S.-Israeli coalition.\u201d<\/p>\n 2 hours agoTrump shares chart claiming sanctions campaign is driving collapse of Iran\u2019s currency<\/p>\n President Donald Trump<\/a> shared a chart on Truth Social on Saturday claiming his administration\u2019s pressure campaign is fueling the collapse of Iran\u2019s currency.<\/p>\n The graphic compares the Iranian rial\u2019s exchange rate against the U.S. dollar from early 2025 through July 2026, showing the currency weakening from roughly 900,000 rials per dollar to nearly 1.9 million rials per dollar while stating Iran is experiencing \u201cmassive inflation.\u201d<\/p>\n The post comes as the Trump administration has touted sanctions, military operations and a naval blockade as part of its effort to increase economic pressure on Tehran, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently saying the administration intends to continue targeting Iranian financial networks.<\/p>\n 2 hours agoFormer CENTCOM deputy says Iran in \u2018last gasp\u2019 as U.S. targets drone, missile network<\/p>\n Retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward, the former deputy commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), said Saturday that Iran is entering<\/a> a \u201clast gasp\u201d as U.S. forces intensify strikes on the regime\u2019s drone and missile infrastructure.<\/p>\n Speaking on \u201cFox News Live,\u201d Harward said the campaign has shifted from targeting launch sites to destroying Iran\u2019s ability to manufacture the weapons.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re at the point where we\u2019re going after all their facilities that produce it, not just where they launch it,\u201d Harward said. \u201cThis could be the last gasp of a desperate regime in Iran using everything they have to stay in power.\u201d<\/p>\n Harward also dismissed concerns that the U.S. could deplete its own missile stockpiles, arguing Iran\u2019s military capabilities are eroding much faster than America\u2019s.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll know when the war is truly over and Iran will capitulate is when they no longer have missiles and drones,\u201d he said. \u201cThe goal is to completely eradicate all of them and their ability to present threats.\u201d<\/p>\n He added that Iran\u2019s long history of cyberattacks against U.S. institutions makes recent cyber incidents consistent with the regime\u2019s past behavior.<\/p>\n 3 hours agoBennett says Qatar poses greater threat to Israel than Iran<\/p>\n Former Israeli Prime Minister<\/a> Naftali Bennett said Saturday that Qatar now poses a greater threat to Israel than Iran, accusing the Gulf nation of bankrolling Hamas, spreading anti-Israel influence and infiltrating Israel\u2019s political system.<\/p>\n Speaking to Israel\u2019s Channel 12 as reported by Times of Israel<\/a>, Bennett argued that while Iran openly declares its hostility toward Israel, Qatar has been able to undermine the country more quietly through its financial and political influence.<\/p>\n Bennett pointed to Qatar\u2019s past funding of Hamas, its backing of Al Jazeera and ongoing allegations involving current and former aides to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused of accepting Qatari money as part of a public relations campaign.<\/p>\n He said Israel should formally designate Qatar as an enemy state, arguing that failing to do so allows individuals to legally work on the country\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the next government, we will define Qatar as an enemy,\u201d Bennett said.<\/p>\n 4 hours agoIsrael\u2019s military eliminates \u2018several Hezbollah terrorists\u2019 in southern Lebanon<\/p>\n The Israel Defense Forces<\/a> said Saturday that it killed several Hezbollah terrorists that encountered its troops in southern Lebanon.\u00a0<\/p>\n The IDF said overnight, \u201csoldiers identified several Hezbollah terrorists in the Ali al-Taher Ridge area, in the Security Zone, where IDF soldiers are operating,\u201d and, \u201cFollowing the identification, the soldiers struck the terrorists and eliminated them in order to remove the threat.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAs a result of the encounter, an IDF officer was moderately injured. The officer was evacuated to receive medical treatment at a hospital, and his family has been notified,\u201d the IDF added.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe IDF will continue to operate to remove any threat to its soldiers and will not allow the Hezbollah terrorist organization to harm Israeli civilians,\u201d it also said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Fox News’ Yonat Friling contributed to this post.<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 5 hours agoIran’s president marks 2 years in office by bashing Israel, deeming who will shape ‘future of Iran’<\/p>\n Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian marked the second anniversary of him taking office Saturday with a social media post blasting Israel<\/a> and affirming the “future of Iran will be shaped by the people of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n “Two years ago, the start of our work coincided with the assassination of our dear guest by the Zionist regime; two years in which imposed wars, pressure, and relentless hostilities were inflicted upon the people of Iran,” he wrote. “In all these hard days, it was the true heroes of the people who stood out. The future of Iran will be shaped by the people of Iran.”<\/p>\n The post seems to reference Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was in Tehran as a guest for Pezeshkian’s inauguration when he was reportedly killed. Iran blamed Haniyeh’s assassination on Israel, but Israel did not immediately claim responsibility.<\/p>\n Pezeshkian’s statement comes after Pakistan foreign ministry spokesperson said earlier this week that Pakistan is doing its \u201cutmost\u201d to bring the United States and Iran back to the negotiating table under the memorandum of understanding reached last month.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are doing our utmost to bring all parties back to the Islamabad MOU,\u201d spokesman Tahir Andrabi was quoted by the AFP as telling reporters in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Thursday.<\/p>\n Pakistan has served as a mediator in talks between the U.S. and Iran aimed at ending the war.<\/p>\n In a statement to Fox News Digital on Friday,<\/a> White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said: \u201cThe United States signed an MOU with Iran and they broke it, shot at commercial ships, and killed American soldiers. President Trump is not going to stand by and allow this terrorist behavior to occur. Iran will continue to pay until they come to the table in, what President Trump deems, a meaningful way.\u201d<\/p>\n Fox News Digital’s Jasmine Baehr contributed to this post.<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 6 hours agoBahrain slams Iran\u2019s \u2018repeated\u2019 attacks on Kuwait<\/p>\n Bahrain\u2019s foreign ministry said Saturday that \u201crepeated Iranian attacks<\/a> on civilian and vital facilities\u201d in Kuwait amount to a \u201cflagrant violation of the sovereignty, security and stability\u201d of the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe Ministry praised the efficiency and readiness of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces, which today confronted and destroyed a number of hostile drones, reiterating the Kingdom of Bahrain\u2019s full solidarity with the sisterly State of Kuwait, and its complete support for the deterrent measures it is taking to preserve its sovereignty, security, stability and territorial integrity, stressing the need for an immediate and comprehensive cessation of the heinous and unjustified attacks carried out by Iran and its proxies against the countries of the region, and an end to its threats to maritime navigation, in order to enhance regional and international security and stability,\u201d it said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Kuwait\u2019s army said earlier this morning it destroyed multiple \u201chostile drones\u201d from Iran that targeted \u201cvital facilities\u201d inside the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 7 hours agoIsraeli President Herzog blasts Mamdani, praises Trump, sounds alarm on Iran<\/p>\n New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is spreading hateful and antisemitic rhetoric and endangering the lives of New Yorkers, Israeli President Isaac Herzog told Fox News Digital<\/a> in an exclusive interview at his Jerusalem residence.<\/p>\n “Mamdani does not respect my nation’s right for self-determination\u2026 the Jewish people’s inherent right to have a nation of their own. And he’s basically spreading blasphemy, hate, antisemitic rhetoric. He should understand that he’s risking his own citizens, he\u2019s risking their safety, well-being and life,” Herzog said.<\/p>\n In an incident that drew global attention, Mamdani posted a video on social media on July 21 in which he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “a war criminal” and “the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people.”<\/p>\n “This cannot be accepted in New York, which is a city which is dear to our heart, dear to the Israelis, and dear to me personally,” Herzog said.<\/p>\n On Iran, Herzog said the regime has for decades posed a strategic threat to global stability, and not only to Israel and the Middle East.<\/p>\n “They take their people’s food and money and spend it on terror all over the world. It’s a given fact,” he said. “You ask yourself why a nation of this nature wants to have so much terror activity around the world, and that is because of ideology\u2026 The ideology does not accommodate any other religion or moderate Islam, for that matter. That is why it is so dangerous,” he added.<\/p>\n 7 hours agoIsrael\u2019s military says combat officer injured in southern Lebanon<\/p>\n The Israel Defense Forces<\/a> said Saturday that a combat officer “was moderately injured during an operational activity in southern Lebanon,\u201d where troops have been working to suppress threats from the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe fighter was evacuated to receive medical treatment at a hospital, and his family was notified,\u201d the IDF said.\u00a0<\/p>\n The development comes after the IDF said it uncovered an underground tunnel network in southern Lebanon.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe infrastructure network served as a central command complex, from which the fighting was directed and fire was guided against IDF forces and the citizens of the State of Israel. This is a strategic infrastructure network that was built over two decades, consisting of several levels, and served as a central terror headquarters for [Hezbollah\u2019s] \u2018Badir\u2019 unit in southern Lebanon, which was funded and planned by the Iranian terror regime,\u201d according to the IDF.<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 8 hours agoUS Embassy Jerusalem warns Americans of Iran threats as situation in Middle East ‘remains fluid’<\/p>\n The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem echoed a warning Saturday from the U.S. Embassy in Jordan that Americans should “remain vigilant” as the “situation in the Middle East remains fluid” with Iran.<\/a><\/p>\n “Download the free Israel Defense Forces Home Front Command application on Android or Apple devices to receive real-time alerts for rockets, missile attacks, and armed UAV intrusions,” the embassy advised Americans who are currently in Israel.<\/p>\n It added that Americans should have a “supply of food, water, medications, and other essential items” if trouble arises.<\/p>\n The U.S. Embassy in Jordan also issued a warning Saturday that Americans in the Middle East should \u201cconsider departing\u201d as the \u201cIranian regime is unpredictable.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAmericans currently in the Middle East should exercise caution and heightened vigilance and should be prepared for flight cancellations, periodic airspace closures, and potential travel disruptions,\u201d the advisory said. \u201cAmericans in the region should consider departing, or be prepared to depart should there be escalation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 8 hours agoTwo new attacks target commercial shipping in Strait of Hormuz near Oman: UKMTO<\/p>\n The UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre is reporting two fresh attacks against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n The agency said a tanker traveling 21 nautical miles northeast of Khasab, Oman, reported Friday \u201cseeing a large splash and explosion in close proximity to the vessel.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cNo damage to the vessel has been reported at this time. Authorities are investigating. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n The UKMTO added that it received another report from a ship traveling 11 nautical miles northeast off the coast of Lima, Oman, that it was \u201cstruck by an unknown projectile which has caused damage to the engine room.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThere are no reported casualties or environmental impact,\u201d the UKMTO said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Fox News\u2019 Liz Friden contributed to this post.\u00a0<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 9 hours agoIran general claims countries that make \u2018defensive shield\u2019 for US will \u2018burn in the fire of war\u2019<\/p>\n Iranian Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi<\/a> claimed Saturday that \u201cany country that makes itself a defensive shield for the United States… will burn in the fire of war,” a report said.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Muslim countries must act with foresight, monitor America’s actions and reconsider their cooperation and alignment with the United States,\u201d he added, according to Iran International.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n The remarks come as Iran has been launching missile and drone attacks at countries across the Middle East in recent weeks, with Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan among the countries being targeted.\u00a0<\/p>\n U.S. Central Command also has launched waves of strikes against Iranian military targets aimed at further diminishing threats “posed by Iran and its proxies to American forces, commercial shipping, and neighboring Gulf countries.”<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 10 hours agoTanker carrying Qatari LNG is struck in Strait of Hormuz: report<\/p>\n A tanker carrying liquified natural gas from Qatar was struck by a projectile while traveling through the Strait of Hormuz,<\/a> a report said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Bloomberg,<\/a> citing security consultancies Vanguard Tech and Marisks, identified the ship on Saturday as the Gaslog Shanghai.\u00a0<\/p>\n The UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre said late Friday that it received a report from a ship traveling off the coast of Oman that it was \u201cstruck by an unknown projectile which has caused damage to the engine room.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThere are no reported casualties or environmental impact,\u201d the UKMTO added.\u00a0<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 10 hours agoMamdani not called to speak at NYC funeral of Army sergeant killed in Iranian attack: report<\/p>\n New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was reportedly denied the opportunity to speak Friday <\/a>during the funeral of Army Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad in Queens, one of three U.S. service members killed in Jordan during an Iranian attack on July 17.<\/p>\n Mamdani attended the service at a church in Ozone Park but did not deliver remarks honoring Rampersad.<\/p>\n According to the New York Post, Mamdani appeared to review prepared remarks on an iPad as other dignitaries spoke, but his name was never called.<\/p>\n A source familiar with the funeral told the New York Post that Rampersad’s family chose not to have Mamdani speak in an effort to avoid any “political distractions.”<\/p>\n The mayor’s office later released his prepared remarks.<\/p>\n “It is often said that our fallen ‘gave their tomorrows for our today,'” Mamdani planned to say. “Sergeant Rampersad had tomorrows waiting for her: birthdays, ordinary mornings, evenings spent with her loved ones. But she gave every one of them up so that we could have ours \u2014 so that we could stand here today, safe and protected.”<\/p>\n Posted by Michael Sinkewicz<\/p>\n 10 hours agoUS Embassy in Jordan says Americans should consider leaving Middle East as Iran is ‘unpredictable’<\/p>\n The U.S. Embassy in Jordan issued a warning Saturday that Americans in the Middle East should \u201cconsider departing\u201d as the \u201cIranian regime is unpredictable.\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAmericans currently in the Middle East should exercise caution and heightened vigilance and should be prepared for flight cancellations, periodic airspace closures, and potential travel disruptions,\u201d the advisory said. \u201cAmericans in the region should consider departing, or be prepared to depart should there be escalation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cU.S. diplomatic facilities, including outside the Middle East, have been targeted. Iran and groups supportive of Iran may target other U.S. interests overseas or at locations associated with the United States and Americans throughout the world, including U.S. businesses and other institutions,\u201d it continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe situation in the Middle East remains fluid.\u00a0 The Iranian regime is unpredictable, as seen by its recent decisions to attack areas in the region without warning or provocations as well as to expand attacks to areas not previously targeted (such as Egypt),\u201d the embassy added. \u201cAmericans should remain vigilant, as merely because U.S. interests or businesses have not been attacked in a country in the past does not ensure their safety.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The embassy concluded the advisory by saying that all Americans should \u201cavoid travel\u201d to military bases in Jordan, which recently have come under attack by Iran.\u00a0<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 11 hours agoKuwait intercepts \u2018hostile’ Iranian drones that targeted \u2018vital facilities\u2019<\/p>\n Kuwait\u2019s army announced Saturday it has destroyed multiple \u201chostile drones\u201d from Iran<\/a> that targeted \u201cvital facilities\u201d inside the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe Official Spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Major General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, stated that the armed forces have detected, since dawn today, hostile drones within Kuwaiti airspace, and they have been dealt with and destroyed,\u201d Kuwait\u2019s army posted on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cHe added that the heinous Iranian aggression targeted a number of vital facilities, including a government facility in the north of the country, as well as civilian vehicles belonging to one of the civil companies on Bubiyan Island, resulting in material damage due to falling shrapnel, with no human injuries recorded, praise be to God,\u201d a statement added.\u00a0<\/p>\n Explosions were reported earlier in Kuwait as its air defense systems intercepted the drones.\u00a0<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 11 hours agoIran reportedly threatens to target U.S., Israeli energy infrastructure if attacked<\/p>\n Iran is threatening<\/a> to retaliate against U.S. or Israeli strikes by targeting critical energy infrastructure, according to comments published Friday by Iran\u2019s state-affiliated<\/a> Tasnim News Agency.<\/p>\n A senior security official told Tasnim that reports in U.S. media about possible American and Israeli attacks on Iranian infrastructure amounted to \u201ca kind of madness,\u201d warning Tehran has prepared \u201cextensive response plans.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Tasnim, the official said those plans include strikes targeting Israeli critical infrastructure and U.S. energy infrastructure across the region, adding Iran\u2019s armed forces have both \u201cthe capability and the will\u201d to carry them out.<\/p>\n The threat comes hours after the White House told Fox News Digital that President Donald Trump<\/a> \u201cis not going to stand by and allow this terrorist behavior to occur\u201d and that \u201cIran will continue to pay until they come to the table in, what President Trump deems, a meaningful way.\u201d<\/p>\n The White House statement came in response to reports of a possible expansion of U.S. military operations against Iran.<\/p>\n 11 hours agoRubio says Iran has \u2018never faced a president like Trump\u2019<\/p>\n