{"id":105934,"date":"2026-05-10T00:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T00:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/105934\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T00:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T00:26:12","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-middle-east-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/105934\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostUS strikes Iranian tankers violating Hormuz blockade \u2022 UAE activates air defense system amid renewed Iranian attacks \u2022 Russia reportedly smuggling drone parts to Iran through Caspian Sea<img alt=\"Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in southern Lebanon, May 6, 2026\" title=\"Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in southern Lebanon, May 6, 2026\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/720019.jpeg\"\/>Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in southern Lebanon, May 6, 2026(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN\/FLASH90)<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">May 10, 2:59 AM<\/p>\n<p>Israel built secret base in Iraqi desert during war with Iran &#8211; reportIDF troops were stationed at the secret base in case IAF pilots were shot down over enemy territory.\u00a0By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/corinne-baum\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CORINNE BAUM<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774948448_794_zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"A view of the Iraqi Desert. \" title=\"A view of the Iraqi Desert. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778372771_544_720188.jpeg\"\/>A view of the Iraqi Desert. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-895621\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">May 10, 2:59 AM<\/p>\n<p>Israel, US focused strikes on nuclear weaponization over enrichment during Iran war &#8211; reportAccording to the Institute for Science and International Security&#8217;s analysis, facilities related to the weaponization of enriched uranium, such as development sites, were specifically targeted.By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/goldie-katz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GOLDIE KATZ<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774948448_794_zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"A SATELLITE image shows a closer view of the Natanz Nuclear Facility with new building damage, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, near Natanz, Iran, March 2, 2026.\" title=\"A SATELLITE image shows a closer view of the Natanz Nuclear Facility with new building damage, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, near Natanz, Iran, March 2, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/710278.jpeg\"\/>A SATELLITE image shows a closer view of the Natanz Nuclear Facility with new building damage, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, near Natanz, Iran, March 2, 2026.(photo credit: VANTOR\/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-895615\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">May 10, 2:59 AM<\/p>\n<p>Russia and Iran use Caspian Sea trade route to aid Tehran\u2019s drone program &#8211; NYTThe report noted that trade in the Caspian Sea is difficult to track from a distance. By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/jerusalem-post-staff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774948448_794_zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"A tanker anchored off the jetty at the Ceyhan crude oil terminal near Turkey's southern coastal city of Adana, July 13, 2006. A four-billion dollar project, Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan crude oil pipeline, to carry oil from the Caspian Sea fields to western markets is inaugurated on Thursday in Ceyhan.\" title=\"A tanker anchored off the jetty at the Ceyhan crude oil terminal near Turkey's southern coastal city of Adana, July 13, 2006. A four-billion dollar project, Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan crude oil pipeline, to carry oil from the Caspian Sea fields to western markets is inaugurated on Thursday in Ceyhan.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778372772_189_720185.jpeg\"\/>A tanker anchored off the jetty at the Ceyhan crude oil terminal near Turkey&#8217;s southern coastal city of Adana, July 13, 2006. A four-billion dollar project, Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan crude oil pipeline, to carry oil from the Caspian Sea fields to western markets is inaugurated on Thursday in Ceyhan.(photo credit: REUTERS\/FATIH SARIBAS)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-895618\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostUS strikes Iranian tankers violating Hormuz&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105935,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[41,38,711,359,1411,100,903,423,34,218,905,215,2206,49,212,92,101],"class_list":{"0":"post-105934","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran","8":"tag-benjamin-netanyahu","9":"tag-donald-trump","10":"tag-drone","11":"tag-gulf","12":"tag-hamas","13":"tag-hezbollah","14":"tag-hezbollah-iran","15":"tag-idf","16":"tag-iran","17":"tag-iran-israel-war","18":"tag-iran-missiles","19":"tag-israel-iran-war","20":"tag-live-updates","21":"tag-middle-east","22":"tag-operation-epic-fury","23":"tag-operation-roaring-lion","24":"tag-strait-of-hormuz"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116547445368530259","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}