Operation Epic Fury

Kushner says US will be 'very patient' with Iran, Turkey asks Trump to continue diplomatic efforts

Israel strikes Syrian military airport, local media reports • Trump's approval rating drops as Americans fear prolonged Iran conflict • US State Department says Hezbollah 'biggest threat' to Lebanon

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes US President Donald Trump, who is paying an official visit to Turkiye ahead of the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit, at Ankara Airport in Ankara, Turkiye, on July 7, 2026.
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 18, 2026.

Hormuz crossings rise slightly from weekend, remain in single digits, data shows

US President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 18, 2025

Trump approval drops as majority of Americans fear prolonged Iran conflict - poll

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts US blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz on April 16, 2026.

Conditions aboard USS Lincoln 'exacerbated by decision to start Iran war,' senators tell Hegseth


Trump says Iran won't make the deal he thinks is needed, will not extend MoU

Iran targets Kurdistan prime minister with drones • Houthis launch attack at Bab al-Mandeb • Iraqi PM pledges to monopolize arms

Israeli forces conduct a military operation in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the West Bank, August 12, 2026.

Trump used Iraqi Kurdistan leader as secret line of communication with Iran’s IRGC - report

Sources familiar with the matter told Axios that the White House asked Kurdistan Regional Govt. President Nechirvan Barzani whether the IRGC had any additional demands during peace talks in May.

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani gestures on the day he votes during the parliamentary election in Erbil, Iraq, November 11, 2025.

Hezbollah attempts to resupply operatives trapped underground, Iran continues executing protesters

Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo to discuss BoP deal • IDF reportedly diverts forces to West Bank to combat settler extremism • IDF strikes Hezbollah command center

Debris is strewn across the jetty in the Port of Mokha the day after an attack by the Houthis on the city of Mokha, held by Yemen's internationally recognised, Aden-based government on August 10, 2026.

Three soldiers wounded in Hezbollah attack, no injuries reported after IDF tank hits bomb in Gaza

Some 15 settlers enter Kusra despite IDF closure • Three Iranian military pilots held captive in Qatar for six months without contact; Qatar denies reports, says it found remains of one

The IDF strikes targets in Gaza's Khan Yunis, August 15, 2026.

Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a 'territory of the United States' after defeating Iran

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi responded to Trump's comments later on Friday, saying that "Iran neither fears threats nor cowers before displays of power."

US President Donald Trump reacts as he speaks to the media with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent behind him, on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

US lost 45 Reaper drones in Iran war, raising supply concerns for future hostilities - report

In May, Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach told the House Armed Services committee that during the war, the Reaper was "perhaps the most valuable player."

An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted drone aircraft performs aerial maneuvers over Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, US, June 25, 2015.

Tehran says Hormuz 'cannot be seized' after Trump says he will declare strait US territory

Shipping traffic drops in Strait of Hormuz • UAE condemns 'aggressive Iranian attack' on tankers • IDF to probe soldiers' conduct in Kusra

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One on August 14, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

CENTCOM refutes reports of sailors jumping from USS Lincoln as conditions aboard face scrutiny

Hegseth also rejected the claims, saying that the reports about Lincoln's conditions are "misrepresented." US Navy confirmed that a sailor went overboard; the circumstances are under investigation.

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

US prepares USS George Washington to replace Lincoln in Mid East, Iran maintains it controls Hormuz

Kusra residents vow to stay despite extremist settler violence • US, Israel deny agreement on foreign forces for Hezbollah disarmament • Hamas plans to run in upcoming Palestinian elections

Explosion of infrastructure in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side. August 10, 2026.

Israeli defense officials rethinking all war fronts as IDF reportedly strikes southern Lebanon

Trump covertly escorted off Air Force One to another plane • Iranian official says US blockade worse than war • Israeli officials say LAF not doing enough on the ground

IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth commands soldiers during the manhunt for a terrorist in the West Bank, July 24, 2026.