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US outraged after landing ban on its refuelers, contacts IDF leadership: 'CENTCOM demand is justified'

Washington told IDF that transportation minister's decision to prohibit the parking of more refueling jets at Ben Gurion Airport directly harms the operational needs of the American force; 'An integral part of the joint preparations against Iran'

Itamar Eichner, Yossi Yehoshua | 07.14.26

Mojtaba Khamenei, Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz

Iran vows to defend Strait of Hormuz, Qatar says it reserves right to respond

Jordan, Bahrain and Qatar condemned Iranian strikes on their territory, with Doha warning it reserves the right to respond; A senior Iranian official called the Strait of Hormuz 'more important than dozens of nuclear bombs,' vowing to defend the strategic waterway

Lior Ben Ari | 07.12.26

Israel could go to war with Iran 'tomorrow,' Katz warns

Defense minister says IDF has been ordered to prepare an independent strike plan, warning that any Iranian missile fire at Israel would trigger a powerful response while US-led talks continue

Elisha Ben Kimon | 06.29.26

Iran's IRGC launches missile, drone strikes on US military sites in Kuwait, Bahrain after US attacks

CENTCOM announced another wave of attacks, this time after an Iranian drone hit a tanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil near the Strait of Hormuz; Strikes targeted Iranian military surveillance, communications, air defense, drone storage and mine-laying facilities

Reuters | 06.28.26

US CENTCOM officers to meet IRGC as Gulf states seek to decouple Iran, Lebanon talks

JD Vance says Washington and Tehran agreed to establish direct security channel between US Central Command and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, while Gulf states call for Hezbollah’s full disarmament and say Iran talks should not depend on other conflicts

ynet | 06.25.26

Rubio: Israel-Lebanon talks focus on Hezbollah-free army zones

US secretary of state says negotiations would allow Lebanon’s army to gradually secure areas free of Hezbollah; CENTCOM chief visits Israel for talks on Iran and the northern front

Yossi Yehoshua, Itamar Eichner | 06.24.26

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, US President Donald Trump

‘Central Command will be busy tonight’: US, Iran brace for major strikes overnight

Tehran warns of heavy retaliation against new US targets if attacked, while Hegseth says American strikes will hit key Iranian facilities

News agecies | 06.11.26

US-Iran deal nears as Tehran demands billions and warns of wider war

Witkoff and Kushner consult nuclear experts on implementation plan as US denies Iranian claim it fired warning shots near Navy ships

Ron Crissy, News Agencies | 06.05.26

US says forces struck Qeshm Island after Iranian attacks

CENTCOM says Iranian missiles failed to hit regional targets as Gulf hostilities flare, with Kuwait and Bahrain issuing alerts and diplomacy still stalled

Reuters | 06.03.26

פעולות כיבוי אש שריפה ב נמל שהיד רג'אי ב בנדר עבאס איראן אחרי פיצוץ שם

US military says it carried out 'self-defense' strikes in Iran, including missile launch sites

CENTCOM says strikes done 'to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces' while 'using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire'

Associated Press | 05.26.26

תיעוד: אדמירל בראד קופר מפקד פיקוד מרכז בצבא ארה"ב טס מעל מצרי הורמוז במסוק אפאצ'י

US claims it broke Iran blockade after merchant vessels cross Strait of Hormuz

Announcement marked the first reported US-backed transit through the strategic waterway since Iran imposed a sweeping blockade on Gulf shipping, a move that has disrupted global energy flows and heightened tensions across the region

Reuters, Ron Crissy, Lior Ben Ari | 05.04.26

US readies Project Freedom in Hormuz; Iran warns 'Trump’s delusional posts' won't manage Gulf

CENTCOM says the operation will include guided-missile destroyers, more than 100 land- and sea-based aircraft, multidomain unmanned platforms and 15,000 service members

ynet | 05.04.26

'Short and powerful' wave of attacks, taking over Hormuz: The plans that will be presented to Trump

CENTCOM commander will present plans for possible military action to the president in an attempt to break the stalemate in talks with Tehran, Axios reports; On the agenda: attacks against infrastructure targets and an operation to open the Strait of Hormuz

ynet | 04.30.26

מפעל שהותקף בטהרן, אתמול | צילום: Majid Saeedi, גטי אימג'ס

Israel says air campaign cripples much of Iran’s defense industry

Security officials say Israeli Air Force nearing completion of attacks on Iran’s most vital military-industrial sites, while citing close coordination with US as campaign expands and more targets are prepared for weeks ahead

Elisha Ben Kimon | 03.31.26

אדמירל בראד קופר, מפקד פיקוד המרכז של צבא ארצות הברית

US general says Iran campaign ‘on plan,’ Tehran acting out of ‘desperation’

CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper says the joint US campaign alongside Israel is progressing as expected, including efforts to degrade Iran’s missile and drone production capabilities

Associated Press | 03.23.26