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US forces have helped facilitate the transit of more than 800 commercial vessels and 380 million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz since early May, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a post on X/Twitter on Thursday.  The post refuted claims made by Iranian state media that transit through the waterway is permitted only via routes designated by Iran. CLAIM: Iranian state media claims that transit through the Strait of Hormuz is only permitted through routes designated by Iran. ✅ TRUTH: Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz. Since early May, U.S. forces have helped facilitate the successful transit of more than 800…  pic.twitter.com/cpnTDBoFEG — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM)  July 9, 2026

Newly acquired Polish F-35 Lightning II stealth strike fighters, named 'Husarz' in reference to the Polish "winged hussar" cavalry units, fly in formation accompanied by F-16 jets during a flypast over Westerplatte, as part of the celebratory event dubbed "Welcome to Poland", in Gdansk, Poland, June (photo credit: Bartosz Fatek/REUTERS) Greece has publicly voiced its strongest concern yet over the possibility that the Trump administration could pave the way for Turkey’s return to the  F-35 fighter-jet  program. Advanced American weapons should never be used against fellow  NATO allies , Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said Thursday. Greece “would not welcome” Turkey receiving either the F-35 or engines for next-generation Turkish Kaan stealth fighter jets, he said during The Economist’s 30th Annual Government Roundtable in Athens. Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said Greece "would not welcome" Turkey receiving either F-35 fighter jets or ...

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during the Jerusalem Summit, a conference on antisemitism and Christian support for Israel, at the Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2026. (photo credit: RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS) US Ambassador to Israel  Mike Huckabee  says he’s had no updates on the prospects of a return to the heavy US strikes on Iran seen in the early months of the war, but it won’t “work well” for  Tehran , the ambassador told  The Jerusalem Post  on Thursday. “Decisions [to return to a larger conflict] will be made by the president and by CENTCOM,” Huckabee said. “I usually find out about the time they do it.” He asserted that he had no information about the status of those decisions, and that to make an assessment on the matter would be “pure speculation.” “I wouldn’t be overconfident if I were the Iranians that they will be able to make this work well for them,” Huckabee said

Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026 (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90) Prime Minister  Benjamin Netanyahu  has dismantled Israel’s relationship with the United States and has become a “burden” to US President Donald Trump, Yisrael Beytenu leader  MK Avigdor Liberman  told  The Jerusalem Post  in a recent interview, as he laid out his vision for leading the country after the upcoming elections. “Trump wants to distance himself from him (Netanyahu). The relationship has become a burden, and it is already hurting him in the upcoming US midterm elections,” Liberman said.

U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025. (photo credit: JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS) Prime Minister  Benjamin Netanyahu  spoke on the phone with US President Donald Trump on Thursday night, the Prime Minister's Office said in a late Thursday night statement, as part of the ongoing coordination between the two countries. Trump updated Netanyahu on current American moves in the Gulf and the United States's attacks against Iranian assets, the statement said, while Netanyahu warned Trump against approving the F-35 deal with Turkey.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026 (photo credit: REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/File Photo) Israel shared new intelligence with the US about a new  Iranian  plot to assassinate US President Donald Trump, the  Wall Street Journal  reported on Thursday night, citing people familiar with the matter. The report follows the newest bout of attacks between the US and Iran over the  Strait of Hormuz. According to the  Wall Street Journal,  Israel's embassy in Washington declined to comment on the matter and Iran’s Mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to the outlet's request for comment.