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Ballistic missiles launched from Iran, as seen over Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, April 7, 2026. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90) Iran  could potentially be planning a surprise attack involving missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles against  Gulf States  and Israel, intelligence officials warned on Thursday. The possibility of a preemptive Iranian attack was raised following a situational assessment with top military leaders and Defense Minister  Israel Katz .  The warnings come as the US and Iran continue ceasefire negotiations, with US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly  disagreeing about how to move forward with Iran. Warnings of a potential surprise Iranian attack on Gulf States and Israel come as US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disagree on how to proceed with Tehran. Go to the full article > >

Fire and smoke rise in the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defenses, UAE, March 4, 2026; illustrative. (photo credit: REUTERS/Amr Alfiky TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) The  United Arab Emirates  said on Tuesday that six drones had been launched against it from Iraq in the past 48 hours, including one that caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the  Gulf state  on Sunday. The UAE's defense ministry said in a statement that it had intercepted all but one of the drones. It said three in total had been  targeting the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant,  which is the Arab world's first commercial nuclear power station. The head of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency, Raphael Grossi, warned that a direct hit on the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant would result in a "very high release of radioactivity." Go to the full article > >

Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a press conference after registering as a candidate for the presidential election, at Tehran’s Interior Ministry, June 2024. (photo credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters) Israel and the United States went into Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury with the goal of reinstating former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the nation's new leader, according to a Tuesday New York Times report citing US officials briefed on the matter.  An associate of Ahmadinejad told the NYT that the Americans viewed Mr. Ahmadinejad as someone who could lead Iran and manage “ Iran ’s political, social, and military situation.” Ahmadinejad served as Iranian president from 2005 until 2013. Following this, he has been barred three times from running for president again by an unelected 12-member Guardian Council, in 2017, 2021, and 2024. After the 2017 disqualification, he reportedly also became a vocal critic of Ali Khamenei. Advertisement He is a...

Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili is pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, May 2, 2026. (photo credit: Amirhossein KHORGOOEI / ISNA / AFP via Getty Images) NATO is not drawing up any plans for a potential mission in the  Strait of Hormuz  and would need a political decision to do so, its top commander said on Tuesday, amid suggestions by some members that the alliance could play a role there. Any decision to launch a mission would require the approval of all  NATO 's 32 members, and several have already signaled opposition, although no formal proposal has been presented so far, according to diplomats. Go to the full article > >

US VICE President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 19, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE) US Vice President  JD Vance  said on Tuesday that the United States and Iran have made a lot of progress in their talks, and neither side wants to see a resumption of the military campaign. "We think that we've made a lot of progress. We think the Iranians want to make a deal," Vance told reporters at a White House briefing. Vance said he had just spoken to Trump, who stressed that the core issue for the US is that Iran can never have a  nuclear  weapon. If that happens, Vance said, countries around the Gulf would want their own weapons, and other countries across the world would as well. Go to the full article > >

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was  killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed) Hamas leadership is planning to intensify efforts to kidnap Israeli soldiers, and has framed kidnappings as the only effective means of securing the release of Palestinian prisoners, according to an internal message published Monday by Israeli Public Broadcaster KAN News.  The letter, circulated internally among Hamas operatives in Gaza, came after a new law was passed by the Knesset that would impose the  death penalty on convicted terrorists . In the document, Hamas described the proposed legislation as a “fascist law,” and urged members of the organization’s military wing to escalate and carry out “active operations.” Go to the full article > >