Day: July 13, 2026

Analysis: Joint air force and commando drills point to a fast-deepening military partnership between Cairo and Ankara, raising concerns in Jerusalem over Turkey’s regional ambitions, Egypt’s trajectory and the future balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean Amine Ayoub |07.09.26 | 13:39Add a comment The combat training images emerging from Egyptian military facilities this month should trigger immediate alarm within Israel’s defense and intelligence communities. While global attention remains fractured by ongoing conflicts elsewhere, Cairo and Ankara have quietly launched a massive joint military exercise codenamed Golden Eagle. This is no routine training deployment in some remote, abstract landscape. Elite …

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Iran pledged to avenge the assassination of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a written statement attributed to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday.  Vehicles drive past billboards showing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and his late father, with the slogan “Thank you to loyal Iran” erected along the highway leading to Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, June 22, 2026(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFJULY 11, 2026 14:00Updated: JULY 11, 2026 16:44 Iran pledged to avenge the assassination of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a written statement attributed to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday.  “We pledge to avenge your …

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CENTCOM says it sought ‘to degrade’ Iran’s ability to attack ships traversing Persian Gulf; Iran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman in response, says strait ‘is our territory’ By Agencies, Jacob Magid Followand ToI Staff Today, 6:17 amUpdated at 9:56 am A projectile is fired during what the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said was a third round of strikes this week against Iran, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 11, 2026. (US Central Command/Handout via REUTERS) The United States launched a new wave of strikes on Iran into Monday morning, following an Iranian attack on a container ship in …

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CENTCOM launched a major new wave of strikes on Iran, hitting dozens of targets, including air defenses, radar sites, missile capabilities, small boats, and one-way attack aerial and sea drones for the first time.