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  Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari stated that Iran “will no longer exercise restraint regarding Bahrain and Kuwait” in a post on X/Twitter shortly after the US launched renewed strikes against Iran on Tuesday. “Gifts are on the way,” Zolfaghari warned. Saudi-owned news outlet Al Arabiya, citing an Iranian military official, reported that Iran had begun launching missiles and drones towards US-linked targets.

  US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally for U.S. Senator Darline Graham (R-SC) at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US, August 21, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Evan Vucci) US President Donald Trump said that Iran will be “totally wiped out as a country” if Tehran retaliates for renewed US strikes on Tuesday, during a phone call with Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst. “If they do respond, they’ll be hit much harder,” Trump told Yingst. “This is a very big hit today. If it goes a third time, they’re going to be totally wiped out as a country.”

  The US Embassy in Jerusalem (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) The US Embassy in Jerusalem issued a security warning for American citizens in the Middle East due to tensions in the region and the “potential for unforeseen escalation” on Tuesday. The embassy warned Americans to stay vigilant and watch for potential airspace closures, which may disrupt travel or cause flight cancellations. Those planning to travel to or from the Middle East were cautioned to monitor information regarding airline operations. This is a developing story.

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 17, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER) Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each other while transiting outbound through the Strait of Hormuz late on Monday, according to shipping intelligence and tracking firms Marisks and Kpler. "The near-simultaneous incidents represent a further escalation in the threat environment within the Omani corridor," Marisks said. The tankers each loaded 2 million barrels of Saudi crude at the Juaymah terminal last week, Kpler data showed. Saudi Aramco resumed oil loadings and sales from inside the strait in August.

Illustration of ISIS terrorists. (photo credit: Corbis/Medyan Dairieh, Wikipedia) Islamic State's official media has not confirmed or denied the raid or Abu Hudhayfa al-Ansari's death at the time of writing. The internationally recognized Yemeni government's counterterrorism force, known as "Task Force 22," killed Abu Hudhayfa al-Ansari, the chief spokesperson of Islamic State and the reported head of the terror group's Yemen cells, Yemen's Central State Security Agency said on Tuesday. The counterterrorism force was aided by forces from the Saudi-led anti-Houthi coalition, the statement noted. According to the statement, the operation caused no civilian casualties.

  An Aqeeq (agate) ring is pictured next to Iraqi dinar and US dollar banknotes are laid out on a table as members of the Shia Muslim community arrive at a centre in Iraq's southern city of Basra accepting charity donations to aid people affected by the ongoing war in Iran and Lebanon. (photo credit: Hussein FALEH / AFP via Getty Images) Iran has sufficient foreign currency reserves despite US sanctions, Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said on Tuesday, after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tehran was lashing out because it was losing the economic war . The central bank was ready to inject up to $2 billion into the foreign exchange market to calm recent volatility, Hemmati said, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. “I am telling the President of the United States: Iran has (foreign) currency and it has enough,” he added.

  Youths ride vehicles while waving flags of Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and Hezbollah in Baghdad on June 15, 2026, during celebrations following the announcement of a deal to end the war between Iran and the US. (photo credit: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP via Getty Images ) Iraq has sentenced a man to fifteen years in prison for kidnapping American journalist Shelly Kittelson in late March, the victim announced on social media on Monday. Kittelson was kidnapped on March 31, when she was targeted by Iranian-backed militias , and released in early April. “Iraq's Central Criminal Court has sentenced Amir Rahim Jabar Lazim to 15 years in prison under the Anti-Terrorism Law after convicting him of being one of several armed men who took me hostage in Baghdad on March 31,” read her X/Twitter post.

  Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house that was pre-warned by the Israeli military to evacuate before the strike was carried out late on Wednesday, in Al-Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, July 16, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa ) The IDF on Tuesday confirmed it was carrying out strikes on several targets in the Gaza Strip in response to threats against Israeli forces. "There are no casualties among our troops, and none of our troops are trapped. The IDF acted to bring an immediate threat to an end. The incident is nearing its conclusion," a military source confirmed to Maariv . Additionally, Al Hadath reported that the IDF had coordinated with Gazan militias to attempt to "kidnap a figure near the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza."  مصادر الحدث: ميليشيات متعاونة مع إسرائيل تحاول اختطاف شخصية قرب مقر الصليب الأحمر بغزة #الحدث_عاجل — الحدث عاجل (@Alhadath_Brk) September 1, 2026

  Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) President Donald Trump has exceeded Presidents Ronald Reagan and Abraham Lincoln as the most esteemed Republican commander-in-chief by GOP voters, according to a recent poll. More than half of Republicans named Donald Trump as the GOP president they admire most—far outpacing Ronald Reagan at 18% and Abraham Lincoln at 8%, according to a poll conducted by CNN and Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS) . A separate Elon University poll revealed a similar partisan favor, although by a tighter margin. Trump led as the greatest U.S. president among 29% of Republicans, followed by Abraham Lincoln at 25% and George Washington at 14%. CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten framed the polling results as a “reality check,” noting on Wednesday that Tr...

  Members of the Amish community sit to watch the Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024 in Niagara Falls, New York. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images) A constitutional dispute over religious freedom and public health continues in New York, where members of the state’s roughly 25,000-person Amish community have indicated they may relocate if required to comply with mandatory school vaccination rules. The conflict stems from a 2019 law signed by then-New York Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo that eliminated non-medical and religious exemptions for school-required immunizations following a severe measles outbreak centered in Orthodox Jewish communities. New York officials maintain that strictly enforced vaccination requirements are “necessary to protect public health and sustain high immunization rates.” However, Old Order Amish families argue that requiring their children to receive immunizations violates their sincerely held religious beliefs, their tradition of separation from modern society...