{"id":582063,"date":"2026-08-12T03:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/582063\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T03:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:36:16","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-the-middle-east-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/582063\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem PostTrump covertly escorted off Air Force One to another plane \u2022 Iranian official says US blockade worse than war \u2022 Israeli officials say LAF not doing enough on the groundFollow us on Google<\/a>\"U.S.U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he disembarks Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, August 9, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS\/ELIZABETH FRANTZ)<\/p>\n

August 12, 5:15 AM<\/p>\n

IDF announces accidental interceptor launch in southern LebanonByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 12, 5:15 AM<\/p>\n

Syria says IAEA will announce ‘significant progress’ on nuclear fileA Syrian official told Reuters that Syria was consulting with the IAEA to fulfill its own obligations and that “there is no Israeli role in this process.”ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"SyrianSyrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrives to sign the country’s constitutional declaration, which will be enforced throughout a five-year transitional period, at the presidential palace in Damascus on March 13, 2025; Illustrative.(photo credit: BAKR ALKASEM\/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 12, 5:15 AM<\/p>\n

US, Iran nearing ‘some sort of an arrangement’, Pakistan’s defense minister says – reportThe report follows comments by US President Donald Trump on Sunday demanding compensation from Tehran for American citizens killed or injured in IRGC-orchestrated attacks.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"USUS Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026.(photo credit: Jacquelyn Martin\/Pool via REUTERS)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 12, 5:15 AM<\/p>\n

CENTCOM: US forces strike Panamanian vessel in Gulf of Oman over alleged breach of blockade on IranA US official told the WSJ that the ship’s crew was transferred to another vessel after the attack, and all members were accounted for. ByCORINNE BAUM<\/a>, REUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"WarshipsWarships sail during the joint Navy exercise of Iran, China and Russia in the Gulf of Oman, Iran, March 12, 2025. (photo credit: IRANIAN ARMY\/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY)\/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 12, 5:15 AM<\/p>\n

Rocket attack hits Iranian-Kurdish opposition camp near Erbil, security sources sayThe sources reported that there were no casualties, blaming Iran for the attack.ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"IranianIranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party, known as PAK take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS\/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 12, 5:15 AM<\/p>\n

Donald Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey over Iranian assassination threat – reportThe arrangement concealed Trump’s actual location for several hours, not only from the American public but also from many senior administration officials.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"USUS President Donald Trump gestures during a stop to switch to the Qatari-gifted Air Force One after arriving on one of the older planes operating as Air Force One, to return to Washington after his participation in a NATO leaders summit in Turkey, at RAF Mildenhall, Britain, July 8, 2026(photo credit: REUTERS\/JONATHAN ERNST)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 12, 5:15 AM<\/p>\n

Israel, Lebanon to continue talks in September as Hezbollah seeks to disrupt process – reportThe discussions between the countries have included talks on a third country demining certain areas, a US official told Al-Arabiya English. ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"USUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israel Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter pose for a photo before their meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, April 14, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS\/KEVIN LAMARQUE)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 12, 5:04 AM<\/p>\n

Israel warned US about Iran’s plans to kill Trump on Air Force One, aided his escape – reportAccording to the report, following the threat, Trump initially boarded, in full view of the media, an aircraft that had previously served as Air Force One.ByIDAN KWELLER<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"USUS President Donald Trump gestures as he participates in a bilateral meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 14, 2026(photo credit: REUTERS\/Evan Vucci)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 12, 5:04 AM<\/p>\n

Lebanese Army is not doing enough to disarm Hezbollah in pilot area, sources tell ‘Post’One of the officials told the Post that the Lebanese Army has entered the area and even uncovered weapons and ammunition caches, but said that \u201cit is still not enough.\u201dByAMICHAI STEIN<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\" Members of the Lebanese army stand at the entrance of Deir Mimas, after an Israeli military spokesperson said on Monday that Israel would keep troops in several posts in southern Lebanon past a February 18 deadline for them to withdraw, in Deir Mimas, Lebanon February 18, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS\/KARAMALLAH DAHER)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 12, 5:04 AM<\/p>\n

Hormuz blockade is ‘worse than war\u2019: Iranian official says US blockade would cost Iran $18 billion\u201cWe must not get used to the blockade as we did with sanctions,\u201d Majidreza Hariri told Iranian site Khabar Online. \u201cWe should impose the cost of lifting the blockade on the US, even through war.”ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"USUS forces operating in the Strait of Hormuz, July 17, 2026.(photo credit: Screenshot\/X\/@PeteHegseth)Go to the full article > ><\/a>Load More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem PostTrump covertly escorted off Air…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":582064,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[50433,49,54,69,57709,86,85,87,46,11487,88,57,1486,43,30141,157282,157283,114994],"class_list":["post-582063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-abbas-araghchi","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-gaza-strip","tag-hamas-disarmament","tag-hezbollah","tag-il","tag-iran","tag-israel","tag-jd-vance","tag-lebanon","tag-live-updates","tag-memorandum-of-understanding","tag-news","tag-normalization","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-roaring-lion","tag-strait-of-hormuz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582063","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=582063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/582064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=582063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=582063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}