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US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One on August 14, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.(photo credit: SAMUEL CORUM/GETTY IMAGES)
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UAE’s ADNOC says one of its vessels came under attack while transiting HormuzByREUTERS
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Tehran won’t be intimidated by US threats after Trump’s statements on Hormuz, Iran’s deputy FM saysByREUTERS
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Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a ‘territory of the United States’ after defeating IranIranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi responded to Trump’s comments later on Friday, saying that “Iran neither fears threats nor cowers before displays of power.”ByAARON GLICK
US President Donald Trump reacts as he speaks to the media with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent behind him, on the day of a NATO leaders’ summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/UMIT BEKTAS)Go to the full article > >
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IDF fires at Molotov-throwing Palestinans, no Israeli casualtiesByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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At least four civilians killed by Houthi missiles in port city, Yemen government saysYemen has been engulfed by conflict since the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led military intervention the following year.ByREUTERS
The navigation bridge of a sunken vessel is all that is seen at the surface of the water in the Port of Mokha the day after an attack by the Houthis on the city Mokha, held by Yemen’s internationally recognised, Aden-based government on August 10, 2026; Illustrative.(photo credit: Khaled ZIAD / AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
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US has enforced Iran blockade against 65 vessels, CENTCOM saysByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Yemen UN envoy warns Security Council of regional escalation amid Iran-backed Houthi attacks Grundberg said Houthi attacks in Marib, Hadramaut, Mokha and other areas have resulted in military and civilian casualties. ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
A ship off the port of Aden, where traffic remained steady after the Iran-aligned Houthis said their forces had carried out missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil tankers, in Aden, Yemen, July 23, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)Go to the full article > >
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IDF to probe soldiers’ conduct in West Bank’s Kusra, investigate time taken to evacuate extremistsAccording to N12, the IDF will also look into the manner in which the Palestinian families of the town were evacuated on Thursday after being instructed to leave.BySHIR PERETS
Settlers near Kusra blocking a road with rocks.(photo credit: VIA WALLA)Go to the full article > >
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Katz orders IDF to prepare to transfer West Bank civilian enforcement to police after Kusra chaosAccording to Katz, the proposed plan would shift responsibility for civilian law enforcement and public order involving the Israeli population in the West Bank from the IDF to the police.BySHIR PERETS
Defense Minister Israel Katz.(photo credit: Nick Paleologos/SOOC/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
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Shipping traffic falls further in Strait of Hormuz as US, Iran compete over claims to controlThe Strait of Hormuz is “under Iran’s control and management,” the recently appointed head of Iran’s Basij paramilitary unit said on Thursday.ByREUTERS
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 3, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER/FILE PHOTO)Go to the full article > >