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Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER/FILE PHOTO)
August 22, 5:55 AM
NATO members discuss Strait of Hormuz options without alliance involvementNATO countries have sought to ease the Iran conflict indirectly, focusing on plans outside the alliance to reopen the waterway. ByREUTERS
Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 17, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)Go to the full article > >
August 22, 5:55 AM
Chance of Iran war expansion dropped after Trump declared economic warfare, officials sayAccording to the officials, US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose another harsh package of economic sanctions is intended to “buy time” until after the US midterm elections.ByAMIR BOHBOT
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
August 22, 5:54 AM
Iran’s Pezeshkian says war should end while Tehran holds ‘position of power’Pezeshkian’s comments come after sources said earlier on Friday that the chances of the Iran conflict expanding in the near future have decreased.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A handout photo made available by the Iranian Presidential Office shows Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian attending a press conference in the capital Tehran, on August 8, 2026.(photo credit: Iranian Presidential Office / AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
August 22, 5:54 AM
Syrian FM says Damascus mulling Mecca Joint Defense pact, but rejects strengthening Iran tiesSyrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani visited Islamabad for the first visit by a Syrian foreign minister to Pakistan since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024.ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani speaks during a joint press conference with Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam (not pictured) in Beirut, Lebanon, July 2, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)Go to the full article > >
August 22, 5:52 AM
Oil tankers going dark to evade Iranian attacks raises major oil spill risk in Gulf – reportThree separate oil spills are already spreading through the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, putting multiple ecosystems at risk. ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
This photograph obtained from Iran’s ISNA news agency on August 13, 2026 shows an oil slick along the southern coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, August 13, 2026. (photo credit: ISNA / AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
August 22, 5:52 AM
Trump says Iran ‘would love’ to make a deal with the US but isn’t prepared to make the right oneTrump also said that the US had total control over the “entire region having to do with the Strait of Hormuz.”ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, August 7, 2026(photo credit: REUTERS/ELIZABETH FRANTZ)Go to the full article > >
August 22, 5:41 AM
US redirects 68 ships, disables three, boards two as part of blockade, CENTCOM saysByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
August 22, 5:41 AM
Trump says Iran not ready to make the ‘right deal’, US has ‘total control’ over HormuzByREUTERS
August 22, 5:41 AM
US Army Secretary Driscoll expected to step down by year’s end – reportByREUTERS