Month: September 2026

By  AMIR VAHDAT, TOQA EZZIDIN and CARA ANNAUpdated 5:00 PM EDT, September 5, 2026 CAIRO (AP) — U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with ballistic missiles, the American military said Saturday, warning that it would “if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet.” Experts called it a dangerous escalation after Iran’s previous attacks at sea targeted commercial shipping. The strikes — a day after U.S. President Donald Trump sought to minimize the conflict as “small potatoes” — keep up a new tilt back toward fighting after six months of on-again, off-again war that began with U.S. and Israeli attacks …

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Trump said to tell confidants he’s working on ‘something much bigger’ in the Middle East after the war with Iran, but plan to only be implemented after US, Israeli elections By ToI Staff4 September 2026, 11:53 pmUpdated: 5 September 2026, 4:25 am   US President Donald Trump speaks September 4, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) US President Donald Trump’s administration is crafting a post-Iran war strategy to build a regional alignment of US allies to contain Iran, while also expanding the Abraham Accords, the Axios news site reported on Friday. The report said that …

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Turkish leader breaks silence on the “Achilles’ Shield” pact without naming Israel directly, while Milliyet reports a formal Turkish warning was delivered to Athens over Aegean tensions.  by  Dudi Kogan  Published on  09-02-2026 09:00  Last modified: 09-02-2026 15:39 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during a visit to Belgrade, Serbia September 7, 2022 | File photo: Marko Djurica/Reuters Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan responded Wednesday, for the first time, without mentioning Israel by name, to the air defense deal signed with Greece earlier this week. “What are we supposed to do? What is our responsibility? To do what needs to be done,” Erdoğan said in response …

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They like to attack on Jewish holidays because, after all, they hate Jews,’ says DM; Tehran says it targeted US military sites in Gulf states, as Saudi Arabia accuses it of killing two crew members on a state-owned tanker traversing Hormuz By Agencies and ToI Staff2 September 2026, 4:37 pm A man drives past a banner showing a portrait of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in downtown Tehran, Iran, August 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that Israel was prepared to respond “with great force” if attacked by Iran during the upcoming Jewish holiday period, after the …

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The deal, dubbed “Achilles Shield”, marks the first time Israel has supplied a full multi-threat defense array.  by  Adi Nirman  Published on  08-31-2026 12:14  Last modified: 09-02-2026 15:36 Director General of the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Baram (L), and his Greek counterpart, Ioannis Bouras (R), sign a €3 billion defense export agreement (Photo: A 3 billion euro ($3.48 billion) defense agreement between Israel and Greece was signed on Monday, with Israel set to construct a “multi-layered” defense system for the Greek military, Israel’s defense ministry confirmed in a statement. Greece has dubbed the new program “Achilles Shield,” a deal …

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Iran will respond to the US’ newest wave of strikes with an attack “several times larger,” the semi-official Tasnim news outlet reported on Tuesday night, citing a senior Iranian military source. US Sailors conduct night flight operations aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73), August 30, 2026.(photo credit: X/CENTCOM)ByGOLDIE KATZ, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM, ESTHER DAVISSEPTEMBER 1, 2026 19:27Updated: SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 10:38 US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it completed a wave of strikes against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran early on Wednesday. According to CENTCOM, the strikes were carried out in retaliation for Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and …

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FM al-Shaibani reports US-mediated talks aim for full Israeli withdrawal to pre-December 2024 lines, pans Katz’s remarks on IDF remaining in Syrian territory Syria’s interim foreign minister Asaad Shaibani (L) delivers a speech during the inauguration of Syria’s embassy at Al-Nofleen district in Tripoli on August 30, 2026. (Mahmud Turkia/AFP) Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said Tuesday that his country was working toward a “diplomatic solution” with Israel, with US mediation, despite ongoing Israeli strikes in the country. The two countries have been in a constant state of war since the establishment of Israel in 1948. Israel has launched numerous …

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The deal, dubbed “Achilles Shield”, marks the first time Israel has supplied a full multi-threat defense array.  by  Adi Nirman  Published on  08-31-2026 12:14  Last modified: 09-01-2026 00:05 A 3 billion euro ($3.48 billion) defense agreement between Israel and Greece was signed on Monday, with Israel set to construct a “multi-layered” defense system for the Greek military, Israel’s defense ministry confirmed in a statement. Greece has dubbed the new program “Achilles Shield,” a deal the ministry ranks among the largest in the country’s defence history. Never before has the Israeli Ministry of Defense delivered a single, fully integrated array built to counter threats as …

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The program, codenamed C430L, began in 2023 and was arranged by Russia’s state arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, in coordination with the US-sanctioned NPO Mashinostroyenia. A new surface-to-surface ballistic missile called Khaibar with a range of 2,000 km, unveiled by Iran, is seen in Tehran, Iran, May 25, 2023(photo credit: WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)ByTZVI JASPERSEPTEMBER 2, 2026 08:11Updated: SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 09:41 Russia has been secretly helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles, London-based outlet The Financial Times reported on Wednesday morning, which experts say would likely have been intended for anti-ship and land attacks. The program, codenamed C430L, began in 2023 and was …

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September 2, 2026 A Hezbollah terrorist holds an explosive drone. (X Screenshot) The Israeli Air Force retaliated with strikes on the Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon. By Gila Isaacson, JFeed Air raid sirens sounded overnight Tuesday into Wednesday in communities along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, marking the first such alerts in the Galilee Panhandle region in approximately two months. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that warnings were activated in the communities of HaGoshrim, Ma’ayan Baruch, and Kfar Yuval following concerns about a hostile aircraft entering Israeli airspace from Lebanese territory. According to the military’s official statement, air defense units …

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