Live Updates September 08, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeSeptember 08, 2026Jordan says its air defenses downed 18 of 20 missiles from IranJordan's air defense systems have destroyed 18 of 20 ballistic missiles originating from Iranian territory, the state news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the armed forces.Two missiles fell in unpopulated areas and there were no casualties, the news agency reported the military as saying.Monitoring and assessment operations were continuing, the agency reported.Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they attacked U.S. base in JordanIran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement carried by Iranian state media on Wednesday that they had attacked what they described as a U.S. base in Jordan's Al Azraq with ballistic missiles, in retaliation for U.S. attacks on Iranian oil tankers.There was no immediate confirmation from Jordan.U.S. destroys five Iranian crude oil carriers; Rubio warns Tehran to halt attacks on warshipsCENTCOM said early Wednesday that U.S. forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers, after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice over the past two days.According to a statement from the U.S. military, the U.S. warship successfully evaded the attempted Iranian attacks, and no American personnel were harmed.Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Iran that the U.S. would continue to strike Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for attempted attacks on U.S. warships."Iran continues to try to hit U.S. naval ships, and for every time they do that or try to do that, they're going to lose tankers," Rubio told reporters during a visit to Colombia.South Korea says Hormuz talks with France concern contribution options, not troop deploymentSouth Korean President Lee Jae Myung discussed the Strait of Hormuz with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, but the talks concerned possible contributions to international efforts to ensure security and freedom of navigation, not troop deployment, Seoul's presidential office said.National security adviser Wi Sung-lac also said a review of South Korea's potential role was not linked to U.S. investment talks and that Iran had sought explanations over reports on a possible South Korean role.RECAP: Israel retaliates over settlement sanctions; U.S. ramps up pressure on IranHere are Tuesday's latest updates:■ Israel announced a series of retaliatory measures against Britain after London and 10 other countries announced restrictions on trade with Israeli settlements, with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar saying Israel will close the British Consulate in east Jerusalem, remove British representatives from the International Gaza Support Center in Kiryat Gat, end British training of Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank and bar 12 British politicians and nationals from entering Israel. Sa'ar called Britain's measures "scandalous" and warned Israel would consider further action against other countries taking similar steps.■ Britain defended its decision to target settlement activity, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham saying the measures were intended to support a two-state solution rather than target Israelis, while U.K. Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and the Jewish Leadership Council condemned the move as dangerous for British Jews. Mirvis called it "truly a dark day for British Jews," while the council warned that the policy could become a de facto boycott of Israel.■ Israel accused Canada of interfering in its election after Ottawa joined the settlement trade restrictions, with the Israeli embassy in Ottawa saying Canada had chosen to sacrifice bilateral trade for political gain and rejecting its claim that Israeli settlement expansion is undermining the possibility of a two-state solution.■ The Trump administration signaled opposition to Britain's settlement measures, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio warning they could have implications for efforts to implement Trump's 20-point Gaza plan and the Board of Peace, while saying Washington would not impose similar measures. ■ The UAE said direct communication and intelligence-sharing channels with Israel remain open after Haaretz reported that President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed personally warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before October 7 that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was preparing a major operation, but the Emirati Foreign Ministry did not confirm or deny that the conversation took place. Netanyahu's office has denied that the warning occurred.■ Iran said its air defenses shot down a U.S. drone over the Bandar Abbas region in southern Iran, according to Iranian state media and Tasnim, with no immediate confirmation from Washington. Separately, a U.S. official said an older American underwater military drone malfunctioned more than a day earlier while surveying regional waters in support of the war with Iran.■ A small Iranian oil tanker was reportedly hit by a U.S. projectile near Kharg Island, while Fox News, citing U.S. officials, reported broader U.S. strikes targeting Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island and Jask as part of an effort to pressure Iran economically.■ The U.S. Treasury sanctioned 36 targets tied to Iran's aviation sector, including 27 Iranian airlines, as part of a campaign to cut off the country's remaining economic lifelines, saying the airlines and associated front companies and foreign intermediaries help Iran move weapons and illicit cargo and acquire U.S.-origin aircraft and sensitive technology. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned companies dealing with the sanctioned airlines that they risk being cut off from the global financial system.■ A UN commission investigating Syria said some Israeli military actions there may amount to war crimes, citing increasingly sustained ground incursions, raids and detentions of civilians, and said it had identified 49 Syrians, including two children, detained by Israeli forces on Syrian territory. Israel rejected the findings as an "Israel-bashing session," saying its deployment in southern Syria is temporary and necessary for security.■ More than 30 people from Jerusalem and the West Bank were arrested over alleged terrorist activity, Israeli security agencies said, including five East Jerusalem residents accused of planning attacks on checkpoints. Security forces said weapons and military equipment allegedly intended for attacks were also uncovered.■ Opposition leader Yair Lapid accused the government of another major diplomatic failure over the settlement sanctions, saying Israelis had been prepared for British action but not for the other countries joining it. Lapid called Britain's restrictions a serious mistake that would strengthen extremists while accusing the government of leaving Israel increasingly isolated.Netanyahu was warned about October 7. Will Haaretz's exposé change anything? | Haaretz Today On Tuesday, a Haaretz exposé revealed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a call days before the October 7 attack from the president of the United Arab Emirates, who warned, in a 45-minute conversation, that Israel should take threats of an "earthquake" from then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar seriously. Netanyahu never passed on that message to the security establishment, according to the report.Seeing as Netanyahu has been claiming that no one from the security establishment had warned him of the coming attack, this news was quite the bombshell. It's already making a stir: his political rivals released a joint statement in its wake renewing their call for a state commission of inquiry into October 7 and its aftermath.Protesters in Tel Aviv calling for a hostage deal, June 2024 Credit: Itai RonProtesters in Tel Aviv calling for a hostage deal, June 2024 Credit: Itai Ron"While Netanyahu and his staff are spreading false conspiracy theories and trying to pin the blame on the security establishment, it turns out that once again, dire warnings reached him directly and he ignored them," they wrote, promising to work together to prevent Netanyahu and his allies "from leading us into another disaster."With less than two months to the election, is this the October surprise that the signatories – Yashar's Gadi Eisenkot, Together's Naftali Bennett, Yisrael Beiteinu's Avigdor Liberman and the Democrats' Yair Golan – can ride to victory?Read the full articleIranian tanker hit by U.S. projectile near Kharg Island, reports sayA small Iranian oil tanker was hit by a U.S. projectile about four nautical miles from Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export hub, with no casualties reported and the crew being evacuated, Iran's semi-official news agency Tasnim reported, citing local sources.The extent of the damage was not immediately clear.Earlier, Iranian media reported explosions on Kharg Island and in the southern port city of Jask, without providing an official explanation for the blasts. Shortly afterward, Tasnim reported that the United States had attacked the tanker near Kharg Island.Explosion sounds heard in Iran's Kharg Island and JaskExplosion sounds heard in Iran's Kharg Island and JaskFox News, citing U.S. officials, reported that the United States had carried out strikes near Kharg Island and Jask, targeting Iranian oil tankers among other targets. The strikes were part of a broader effort to exert economic pressure on Iran, including by sinking or disabling Iranian crude oil tankers, according to the report.Iranian Army Chief of Staff Ali Abdollahi warned that Iran would attack U.S. bases in the Middle East if Iranian vessels were targeted.U.S. military underwater drone malfunctioned in Middle East, official saysA U.S. ‌military drone malfunctioned in the ⁠Middle East ⁠while it was surveying regional waters in support of the Iran ‌war, a ‌U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday.The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the defective ⁠drone was an older model and ‌was ⁠not ‌carrying any classified sonar or radar equipment. It ⁠malfunctioned more than a day ago, the ‌official added.In the NewsTrump Congratulates Far-right AfD on Landslide Win: 'Make Germany Great Again!'Netanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéNetanyahu Tries to Run From Oct. 7, Making His Culpability a Key Election IssueReport: Trump Administration Did Not Block U.K. Sanctions on Israeli SettlementsU.K. Heralds New Reality That Won't End With NetanyahuRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security Chiefs'Piece of Shit': U.S. Senator Urges Ben-Gvir Ban After Emaciated Prisoner VideoThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionWhat Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?