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US President Donald Trump speaks as he sits behind an airport model as he makes an announcement about a renovation of Washington Dulles International Airport in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 29, 2026. (photo credit: Reuters/Kylie Cooper) US President Donald Trump called for an immediate deal with Iran in a Truth Social post on Saturday night, claiming to have called off a massive attack against the country and to have Israel's support in his commitment. "The USA is locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of  Iran , at levels of Military Terror, Strength, and Power not seen since World War II," Trump claimed.  "Despite this, we have just been asked by Iran, and other Middle Eastern Countries, to hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to."

The IDF struck and destroyed five Hamas weapons storage facilities in the Gaza Strip overnight. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit) The IDF destroyed five Hamas weapons storage facilities during overnight strikes on the Gaza Strip, the military announced on Saturday. The strikes were guided by Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) intelligence and targeted locations where rifles, explosives, anti-tank missiles, ammunition, and additional arms were stored. One of the targeted facilities was located adjacent to  Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, which the IDF stated is frequently used as a hideout facility for Hamas terrorists.

The US Embassy in Amman, Jordan, warned that due to "heightened tensions in the Middle East," US citizens should be prepared for flight cancellations, periodic airspace closures, and potential travel disruptions, the Embassy announced on X/Twitter Saturday.  The announcement included a warning to US citizens that Iran and its supportive groups may target US interests, including businesses and Americans throughout the world.  The alert noted that some airlines postponed scheduled flights while others canceled some routes.

A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from a base in the Middle East, July 23, 2026. (photo credit: X/CENTCOM) The United States and Israel are planning to initiate a harsh  bombing campaign  on energy infrastructure in Iran, according to a Friday CBS News report citing multiple sources. According to the report, the wave of strikes could be among the harshest to date and may begin over the weekend, targeting power plants and refineries. One Israeli official denied the report, telling CBS that “Israel is unaware of a decision to restart full military operations, nor has it been requested to join any military actions against Iran." Go to the full article > >

An Iranian flag flies at half-mast at the Pakistan-Iran border crossing at Taftan, Balochistan province on March 1, 2026 after the death of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid US-Israel strikes; Illustrative. (photo credit: Banaras KHAN / AFP via Getty Images) The United States and Israel are considering implementing a land blockade against Iran to further Tehran's economic isolation,  The Telegraph  reported on Friday, with US President Donald Trump believing that the naval blockade in the  Strait of Hormuz  has reached its limit. According to the report, Trump discussed the plan with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with several other "kinetic and non-kinetic" options, during their  meeting in Washington  on Tuesday.  land blockade would likely involve cooperation with Iran's neighbors, which include Iraq, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, and Azerbaijan

  Israeli security gather near a rifle at the site of a battle following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot (photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun) Washington has been working to ensure that the Trump-backed Hamas disarmament plan prevents another October 7-style attack, senior US officials told reporters during a Thursday evening press conference. "When we met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and his team, we said, ‘We need to obviously focus on getting the hostages released. We need to get the the bodies home, and we need to also make sure that this [the October 7 massacre] never happens again,'" a senior US official said, adding that the deal is intended to "really change the game in Gaza." A senior US official said Hamas initially had significant concerns about whether Israel would honor its commitments, leading to "very delicate negotiations" with the terror group.

This image published on Telegram purports to show Russian fighters in Mali. Mercenaries have been accused of atrocities against civilians. GREY ZONE TELEGRAM Tuareg herders Ousmane Ag Sidi and Abdoulwahab Ag Mahamad were working in and around Zahro, a village on the Niger River in northern Mali. They had no known ties to terrorist groups. On June 23, they left the village and encountered members of a Malian Army patrol and their Russian partners from the Africa Corps. After the patrol left, residents were shocked to discover a gruesome scene: The men had been shot dead, and Ag Sidi’s body was dismembered, his arms and legs displayed in the shape of a swastika. Tilla Ag Zeini, head of the local human rights organization Collective for the Defense of the Rights of the People of Azawad/Northern Mali (CD-DPA), decried the summary executions for which the Russian mercenaries have become notorious. “It’s a horrific scene, it’s extreme barbarity, nothing can justify this atrocity,” he told Ra...