{"id":135762,"date":"2026-05-29T03:46:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T03:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/135762\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T03:46:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T03:46:56","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-middle-east-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/135762\/","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 PostIDF kills two &#8216;central Hamas terrorists&#8217; in Gaza Strip \u2022 Two soldiers reportedly wounded in Lebanon \u2022 US sanctions Persian Gulf Strait Authority<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"ArticleGoogleNewsButton_btn__uqBA8 ArticleGoogleNewsButton_desktop__OuWv9\" aria-label=\"Follow The Jerusalem Post on Google News\">Follow us on Google<\/a><img alt=\"PEOPLE WALK past an anti-US billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026. \" title=\"PEOPLE WALK past an anti-US billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026. \" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/723270.jpeg\"\/>PEOPLE WALK past an anti-US billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR\/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">May 29, 5:42 AM<\/p>\n<p>Iraqi Prime Minister urges armed factions to disarm and join state institutions Newly elected Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi urged armed factions in the country to work \u201cunder the umbrella of the state and its official institutions.\u201d\u00a0ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF<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=\"Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi delivers a televised address after assuming office, in Baghdad, Iraq May 16, 2026.\" title=\"Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi delivers a televised address after assuming office, in Baghdad, Iraq May 16, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1780026415_843_723254.jpeg\"\/>Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi delivers a televised address after assuming office, in Baghdad, Iraq May 16, 2026.(photo credit: IRAQI PRIME MINISTER MEDIA OFFICE\/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-897711\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">May 29, 5:42 AM<\/p>\n<p>US denies Iranian claims of aircraft interception near BushehrExplosions were also heard near the Strait of Hormuz and Bandar Abbas, Iran&#8217;s semi-official Tasnim news reported on Thursday night.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=\"Vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, May 25, 2026.\" title=\"Vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, May 25, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1780026416_628_722646.jpeg\"\/>Vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, May 25, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS\/STRINGER)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-897705\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">May 29, 5:42 AM<\/p>\n<p>Iranian regime operative who directed wave of Ashab al Yamin attacks on Jewish targets indictedOriginally indicted with six counts in a complaint on May 15, the Iraqi and Iranian national was charged on Thursday with conspiring to provide material support to Kata\u2019ib Hezbollah and the IRGC.By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/michael-starr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MICHAEL STARR<\/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=\"MOHAMMAD BAQER Saad Dawood Al-Saadi standing in front of an array of machineguns in a conference room.\" title=\"MOHAMMAD BAQER Saad Dawood Al-Saadi standing in front of an array of machineguns in a conference room.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/723268.jpeg\"\/>MOHAMMAD BAQER Saad Dawood Al-Saadi standing in front of an array of machineguns in a conference room.(photo credit: US Justice Department Office of Public Affairs)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/diaspora\/antisemitism\/article-897724\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">May 29, 5:42 AM<\/p>\n<p>VP JD Vance says US not there yet on Iran, but closeByREUTERS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostIDF kills two &#8216;central Hamas terrorists&#8217;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135763,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[33],"tags":[141,38,714,100,423,34469,34,9060,905,23435,37,2206,49,212,92,101,343],"class_list":["post-135762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-centcom","tag-donald-trump","tag-gulf-states","tag-hezbollah","tag-idf","tag-idf-drone","tag-iran","tag-iran-deal","tag-iran-missiles","tag-iran-nuclear-talks","tag-israel","tag-live-updates","tag-middle-east","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-roaring-lion","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-us-military"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116655819666438889","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135762","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=135762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}