{"id":274190,"date":"2026-09-02T04:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T04:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/274190\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T04:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T04:17:11","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-the-middle-east-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/274190\/","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: \u2018Couldn’t care less’ if Iran signs agreement \u2022 IRGC tells Arab nations to expel US forces or face ‘crushing’ response \u2022 Sirens sound in northern IsraelFollow us on Google<\/a>\"TheThe US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails toward Laem Chabang Port before docking for a rest stop following a long deployment in the Middle East, in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 2, 2026.(photo credit: CHALINEE THIRASUPA\/REUTERS)<\/p>\n

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US launches new ‘tanker for tanker’ policy, strikes Iranian ships in Strait of Hormuz – reportThe strikes mark the first time that the US has launched direct retaliatory strikes on Iranian ships in the strait, rather than preventing them from violating the US-imposed naval blockade. ByARIELLA ROITMAN<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"VesselsVessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 31, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS\/STRINGER)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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Attacks on Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq as Iran launches retaliatory strikes against US basesExplosions heard in Eilat as sirens sound in southern Jordan following Iranian attacks. Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari stated that Iran \u201cwill no longer exercise restraint.”ByGOLDIE KATZ<\/a>, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM<\/a>, AVI ASHKENAZI <\/a>, ESTHER DAVIS<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"StillStill from a video purporting to show an Iranian drone launch, released by Iran August 31, 2026.(photo credit: SCREENSHOT\/X\/@IRANinMumbai)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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Trump: \u2018Couldn’t care less’ if Iran signs agreementByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

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US energy secretary says 17 million barrels of oil transited Strait of Hormuz on MondayByREUTERS<\/p>\n

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IRGC tells Arab nations to expel US forces or face ‘crushing’ responseByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

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Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz stays below 10-day average, data showsByREUTERS<\/p>\n

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IDF intercepted suspicious aerial target from Lebanon, military saysByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem PostTrump: \u2018Couldn’t care less’ if…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":274191,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[33],"tags":[270,41,141,38,711,1411,100,34,424,37,35,2206,49,712,212,92,101,51],"class_list":["post-274190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-bahrain","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-centcom","tag-donald-trump","tag-drone","tag-hamas","tag-hezbollah","tag-iran","tag-irgc","tag-israel","tag-kuwait","tag-live-updates","tag-middle-east","tag-missiles","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-roaring-lion","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-united-states"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/117199519640797312","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274190","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=274190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/274191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}