# hormuz • strait • iran • open • closed • tensions
Liberal
The battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz has become the focal point of the Iran war. Over the past several months, both Iran and the United States have claimed the upper hand – and the competing rhetoric has caused considerable confusion and doubt.
August 19, 2026, 12:44 pm
Conservative
August 19, 2026, 10:46 am
Conservative
August 18, 2026, 9:54 am
Liberal
August 19, 2026, 3:20 am
Share # assad • syria • lebanon • damascus • general • transfer
Liberal
Lebanese authorities handed a former senior Syrian army officer to Damascus on Wednesday to face charges including murder and torture, Syria’s interior ministry said, marking the first handover of an Assad-era military officer by Lebanon since former...
August 19, 2026, 2:14 pm
Liberal
August 18, 2026, 6:46 am
Liberal
August 18, 2026, 6:45 am
Liberal
August 19, 2026, 5:26 pm
# hezbollah • hamas • israel • palestine • jews • judaism
Liberal
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
August 19, 2026, 2:57 am
Liberal
August 19, 2026, 1:51 am
Liberal
August 18, 2026, 11:03 pm
Conservative
August 19, 2026, 2:24 pm
# syria • damascus • israel • airstrikes • airbase • ankara
Liberal
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel struck an air base in northwest Syria early Tuesday, saying it aimed to prevent Turkish troops from deploying there.
August 18, 2026, 6:20 pm
Liberal
August 18, 2026, 6:16 pm
Liberal
August 18, 2026, 11:51 am
Liberal
August 18, 2026, 3:48 pm
# assad • syria • bashar • lebanon • al • executed
Conservative
Katz was declared missing following the Battle of Sultan Yacoub in Lebanon, alongside two other soldiers, Zachary Baumel and Zvi Feldman.
August 18, 2026, 3:20 pm
Liberal
August 18, 2026, 5:44 am
Conservative
August 18, 2026, 5:34 am
Liberal
August 18, 2026, 8:35 pm
# palestinian • israeli • west • home • defend • siege
Palestinian American confronts Israeli settlers who besieged his home
Lou Ridi's home in Qusra, a village in the West Bank, has been besieged by Israeli settlers.
August 18, 2026, 2:03 pm
Liberal
August 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Liberal
August 17, 2026, 8:29 pm
Palestinian-American hoists US flag on home besieged by settlers
August 18, 2026, 11:00 pm
# syria • airstrikes • israel • bombing • bombs • turkey
Liberal
This liveblog has ended. Reports: IDF strikes several locations in southern Lebanon . Citing ‘false flag’ operation, Iran denies its forces fired missiles at UAE
August 18, 2026, 7:58 pm
Liberal
August 18, 2026, 8:04 am
The Times Of India
Israel BOMBS Trump Ally?: Four Airstrikes Rock Syria's Idlib, Airport DESTROYED
Conservative
August 18, 2026, 6:06 am
Conservative
August 18, 2026, 2:27 am
# kurdistan • kurdish • drone • iraq • iran • yemeni
Conservative
Iran’s drone strike on the Kurdistan Region may showcase new capabilities while warning Erbil and Washington that Tehran is willing to redraw regional red lines.
August 19, 2026, 11:19 am
Liberal
August 18, 2026, 1:40 am
Conservative
August 17, 2026, 8:29 pm
Liberal
August 18, 2026, 8:12 am
# assad • syria • lebanon • damascus • general • arrest
Conservative
The ministry said Issa was wanted under an arrest warrant on charges including intentional homicide, facilitating a felony, killing more than two people, and more.
August 19, 2026, 6:51 pm
Liberal
August 19, 2026, 5:26 pm
Liberal
August 19, 2026, 2:02 pm
Liberal
August 19, 2026, 2:14 pm
# rajab • gaza • palestinian • hind • killings • israel
Liberal
The Israeli military acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it opened fire on the vehicle carrying 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza and said it had opened a criminal investigation into the 2024 killing.
August 20, 2026, 9:46 am
Liberal
August 19, 2026, 5:30 pm
Liberal
August 19, 2026, 8:57 am
Liberal
August 24, 2026, 5:44 pm
# uae • iran • emirates • tehran • arab • suspends
Liberal
The UAE Defense Ministry said assessments showed that the missiles targeted maritime traffic. It wasn’t clear whether they targeted Emirati ships or the country’s territorial waters.
August 19, 2026, 5:33 pm
Conservative
August 19, 2026, 10:57 am
Liberal
August 19, 2026, 1:31 am
Liberal
August 19, 2026, 10:27 pm
# gaza • hamas • palestinian • ceasefire • israel • terrorist
Liberal
Since the ceasefire took effect, Israeli attacks have killed at least 1,439 Palestinians and injured 5,052.
October 2, 2026, 8:12 am
Conservative
August 19, 2026, 2:18 pm
Liberal
August 18, 2026, 9:54 am
Liberal
August 19, 2026, 3:26 am