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“I think it was absolutely necessary because when you have a ceasefire and Iran is basically violating a ceasefire, we see what happened yesterday,” Rutte said of the  series of U.S. strikes on Iran  after Tehran struck three merchant ships  in the Strait of Hormuz . ANKARA, Turkey --  Denmark on Wednesday vowed to defend its territory after President Donald Trump insisted again that the United  States should control Greenland , upending a NATO summit in Turkey meant to be a show of strength and unity. Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said her country is “ready to defend every inch of NATO including our own territory” in the event of an attack, and would rely on NATO allies to honor their commitment to defend each other. “We hope that all, including all allies, will respect the Greenland people’s right for self-determination,” Frederiksen said ahead of the meeting of NATO leaders. “Greenland is of course not for sale.” Trump had reopened old wounds on ...

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said on Wednesday that airlines should not operate within the airspace of Iran and Iraq, amid ongoing tensions and the potential for further military action. The EASA said its bulletin for the airspaces of Iran and Iraq was valid until August 31. The agency's previous bulletin, which expires on Wednesday, included Lebanon. It had also asked airlines to exercise caution when operating within the airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait, Israel, Jordan, Qatar, Oman, UAE, and Saudi Arabia.

 Iran's top joint military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said on Wednesday that Iranian armed forces would deliver a "crushing response" after accusing the US military of targeting parts of southern Iran in what it called a "blatant act of aggression," and warned that Tehran would not allow US interference in the management of the Strait of Hormuz. It said that the only safe passage for commercial vessels and oil tankers through the waterway was the route determined by Iran.

Officers of the Nachal brigade train with Israeli soldiers from the Oketz unit in an urban warfare, at the mock village of El Poran, in northern Golan Heights, on December 7, 2022. (photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90) The IDF killed a  Hezbollah  terrorist after being shot at while conducting a search of a structure where an  IDF  soldier was injured last week, the military announced on Wednesday.  Though no soldiers were wounded in the attack in Bint Jbeil, a  military dog  was shot and killed before his handler returned fire.  Additionally, Border Police officers operating in the Jerusalem area detained a terrorist brandishing a knife and throwing stones at security forces from the direction of  Bethlehem , Israel Police confirmed.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on the Iran war, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), at the Pentagon in Washington, US, May 5, 2026. (photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS) US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to arrive in Israel on Wednesday and meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister  Israel Katz , a senior US official confirmed to Walla. Hegseth, who is in Ankara alongside US President  Donald Trump  for the NATO summit, is expected to make a brief visit against the backdrop of the American strikes against Iran. The US strikes took place overnight, in response to a series of attacks carried out by Tehran against three commercial tankers in the waters of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony commemorating Israel's Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on April 21, 2026 (photo credit: Ilia Yefimovich/AFP via Getty Images) Iran possesses chemical weapons, Prime Minister  Benjamin Netanyahu  claimed during an interview on Newsmax's  The Record With Greta Van Susteran  on Tuesday. "They definitely have chemical weapons," he said. "That I can tell you. And that is another threat that they pose." He also said that Iran had lost its capability to produce nuclear weapons during Operation Roaring Lion, saying that the US and Israeli strikes had 'pushed it back considerably.'

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte looks on before meeting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa on the sidelines of the NATO leaders' summit, in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) The new attacks by the  US on Iran  were "absolutely necessary,"  NATO  Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday. "When you have a ceasefire and Iran is basically violating the ceasefire, I think it is totally crucial that the US forcefully react,"  Rutte  told reporters before a summit of NATO leaders in Ankara. On Tuesday night, US forces began "a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway," according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).