This June 15, 2026, photo from Planet Labs PBC shows Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, upper right, and the under-construction at Pickaxe Mountain directly to the south of it. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
Trump Ramps up Military Pressure, Warns US to Target Area Near Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear Site
The United States is expanding its military campaign against Iran's leadership as President Trump warns Tehran that the pressure will not let up.
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Health
Christian Psychiatrist Describes How to Heal Chronic Pain: 'The Renewing of Your Mind'
Chances are, you or someone you know suffers from chronic pain. That's the kind that persists for three months or longer. It's often treated with surgery, injections, and narcotics. However, psychiatrist Daniel Amen developed a program that could potentially minimize or even eliminate the need for those treatments.
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Politics
America's Islamic Earthquake: Wave of Muslims Hopes to Ride 'Mamdani Effect' Into Congress
A political earthquake threatens to reshape America. Muslim candidates are winning U.S. primary elections and political offices in record numbers. These victories have led to a concern among some Americans that growing Muslim political influence could lead to greater antisemitism and possibly shariah law in Islamic communities.
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World
30,000 'Trojan Horses': Europe and Britain Face Muslim Domination and Escalating Threat of Civil War
Although Muslims remain a small percentage of the population in the European Union and United Kingdom, their numbers have grown to over 50 million, making Islam the fastest-growing religion there. There are now more than 30,000 mosques across the EU.
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Israel
CENTCOM Hits Iranian Infrastructure, Jerusalem Ready to Rejoin Fight
Washington and Tehran are moving further away from diplomacy as the U.S. struck Iran for a sixth consecutive night. Israel says it's ready to rejoin if called upon.
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Israel
Trump Says Iran Defeat Coming 'Soon' as Vance Appears to Nix Large US Ground Operation
The U.S. continues to build pressure on Iran as new military strikes signal what could be a major expansion of the conflict. And in Washington, the political battle over Israel is heating up.
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US
Vermont Vandalism Exposes National Divide Over Israel and Antisemitism
In rural Vermont, a conflict unfolding thousands of miles away has left its mark on a local storefront, exposing tensions over Israel, Gaza and the increasingly difficult question of where political criticism ends and antisemitism begins.
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Pro-Palestinian Stanford University Student Becomes Advocate for Israel
Taryn Thomas is a student at Stanford University in California. Before October 7th, 2023, she described herself as a "leftist."
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The United States launched a new wave of strikes against Iran early on Wednesday, hitting dozens of military targets during a seven-hour operation after reimposing a blockade on Iranian ports.
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Israel
US Pounds Iranian Targets After Trump Reimposes Blockade
The military pressure on Iran is intensifying as President Trump announces a renewed blockade in the Strait of Hormuz while U.S. forces continue striking Iranian targets.
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Trouble between the U.S. and Iran is escalating with conflicting reports about the Strait of Hormuz, as Israel mourns the loss of Senator Lindsey Graham, one of its closest American friends and allies.
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Israel
Israel Braces for Renewed Fighting as Ceasefire Crumbles; Trump Calls Iran Leadership 'Out of Control'
War is escalating again in the Middle East, just three weeks after a ceasefire was supposed to silence the bombs. Iranian forces have now launched attacks on U.S. military targets throughout the Persian Gulf, retaliating for recent American airstrikes inside Iran.
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Israel
US Strikes Intensify Against Iran as Trump Draws Closer to Israel Adversaries Syria, Turkey
The U.S. carried out a second round of strikes against 90 Iranian targets on Wednesday. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks against U.S. allies Bahrain and Kuwait and threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump: Ceasefire 'Over' as US Attacks Iranian Targets; President 'Leaning' Toward F-35 Sales to Turkey
President Trump says the ceasefire with Iran as laid out in the Memorandum of Understanding "is over." The United States struck dozens of Iranian targets and revoked the temporary oil sanctions waiver in response to Tehran's attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Israel
Trump Visits Turkey for NATO Summit as Netanyahu Warns Against Deals with Erdogan
As President Trump travels to Turkey for a NATO summit focused on security, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning the president about making deals with the country's leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps is stirring up trouble in the Strait of Hormuz.
Jerusalem Dateline
Iranian Proxies Escalate Threats | Jerusalem Dateline July 21, 2026
U.S. strikes on Iran continue, Iranian proxies threaten Strait of Hormuz & Gulf states. Analysis: Hillel Neuer on anti-Israel bias at the UN. Europe's Judeo-Christian heritage at risk from Islam. Discussion on American disconnect from the Middle ...