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US President Donald Trump listens to members of his Cabinet speak during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. (photo credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images) US President  Donald Trump  is heading to the White House Situation Room to make a final decision on Iran, according to a Friday Truth Social post by the president. "I will be meeting now, in the Situation Room, to make a final determination," Trump announced. Trump added that he will lift the US naval blockade on the  Strait of Hormuz , adding that the strait "must be immediately open, no tolls, for unrestricted shipping traffic, in both directions." "Ships caught in the Strait due to our amazing and unprecedented  Naval Blockade , which will now be lifted, may start the process of 'heading home!'" said Trump. He stated that all naval mines remaining in the strait must be "terminated" by  Iran , noting that US Navy minesweepers have already re...

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Memorial Amphitheater during a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 25, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister has announced that Israeli Defence Force IDF have Litani in their progress in the Iran war. US-Iran ceasefire deal agreed upon, hangs on Trump, Khamenei approval • Iran's Ghalibaf says Tehran has no trust in words, will judge by actions.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Israel's northern border with Lebanon. (photo credit: MA’AYAN TOAF/GPO) IDF soldiers crossed to the north of Lebanon's  Litani River , Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Friday during a visit to Israel's northern border. "Our forces have crossed the Litani and advanced to controlling positions," said Netanyahu, and added, "We are operating in  Beirut , in the Beqaa, across the entire width of the front, and are dealing Hezbollah a crushing blow." Netanyahu  visited the border alongside Defense Minister Israel Katz and was briefed by Northern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Rafi Milo and 36th Division Commander Brig.-Gen. Yiftach Norkin on the IDF's Lebanon operations. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in northern Israel. (credit: MA’AYAN TOAF/GPO) "I spoke with the brigade commanders who are currently in the field," said Netanyahu. "I hear them, and I also hear the soldiers, some of whom are sta...

IDF soldiers conducting counterterrorism operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, published May 24, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) The IDF ramps up strikes on Hezbollah amid fears a US-Iran ceasefire could limit Israeli operations in Lebanon, reporting 2,500 fighters killed since Operation Roaring Lion began. Hezbollah   is pushing for a complete ceasefire and requesting that Iranian negotiators ensure that the terror group is included in any agreement reached with the US, a senior IDF Northern Command official told Israeli public broadcaster KAN News on Thursday. Israel's defense echelons fear that a deal between the US and Iran could cause a freeze on IDF counterterrorism operations against Hezbollah in  Lebanon , KAN reported. The defense establishment also fears that this could lead to a US demand that the IDF withdraw from southern Lebanon, KAN noted. Israel has, so far, succeeded in ensuring that there is a disconnect between Hezbollah and th...

IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir conducted an operational assessment of IDF observation posts overlooking the Ayoun Valley in Lebanon's Mount Dov area on May 29, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt.-Gen.  Eyal Zamir  said on Friday that "operational and technological solutions are already in the stages of development and implementation" for Hezbollah's FVP drone threats. In his comments, Zamir described the drone threat posed by Hezbollah as "a challenge," adding that the IDF "will overcome it. Zamir conducted an operational assessment of IDF observation posts overlooking the Ayoun Valley in Lebanon's Mount Dov area on Friday, speaking to soldiers about Hezbollah's drone threat. "The drone threat is a challenge, but we will overcome it," said Zamir. "The battlefield is unpredictable and never will be, but we are dedicating the  IDF 's best resources, minds, and ...

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman look at portraits at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" in the Colonnade at the White House in Washington, DC, November 18, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN) Saudi Arabia no longer trusts the US to provide protection, Saudi analyst Mubarak al-Ati said in an interview on Russia Today TV last week.  "It seems that [US President Donald]  Trump  refuses to return to war and overthrow the Ayatollah's regime. This will cost him dearly,” Ati said, while claiming that the US president has shown that he is a paper tiger.  Ati said that the US’s first real sign of its failure in international affairs was Biden’s “humiliating exit” from Afghanistan in 2021. “The US is still a superpower, but not as it was a decade ago,” he opined. Go to the full article > >

A Hamas terrorist stands guard during the release of Israeli hostages, February 1, 2025; illustrative. (photo credit: Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) The IDF believes that Hamas is operating fiber-optic drones in the  Gaza Strip , similar to the drones Hezbollah uses to inflict casualties and injuries in the North, a Southern Command officer told Walla. “We need to be prepared for a scenario involving the use of gliders (parachute drones) and rocket barrages,” the officer said. He added, however, that at this stage, there is no assessment of escalation or any indication of immediate plans to use these weapons against Israel or IDF troops. Go to the full article > >