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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-04-08 at 11:03
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Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz, Tankers Blocked
US Claims Decisive Iran Victory, Ceasefire Looms
Kurds Under Fire as Iran Proxies Strike
The time is now 11:02 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
In Iranian Retaliation, Iran has once again closed the Strait of Hormuz, blocking oil tankers from transiting the waterway in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Hezbollah, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-tied outlet Fars News. Oil tankers attempting to transit the strait received threatening messages from the Iranian Navy, according to several shipping sources. "Any vessel trying to travel into the sea ... will be targeted and destroyed..." the message, which was received by several vessels, said. This is a developing story.
In US Military Role, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that America had a "decisive military victory against Iran" in comments to the press. He added that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was wounded and disfigured. Regarding the ceasefire, Hegseth stated that Iran had "begged" for it, saying the US had used "less than 10%" of its military capabilities in Operation Epic Fury. He noted that the US conducted 800 strikes on Tuesday night prior to the ceasefire, "destroying" Iran's defense industrial base, further describing Iranian factories as having been "razed to the ground." Regarding the Strait of Hormuz, Hegseth said the Strait is "open" and that Iran will allow ships to transit it, further stating that US forces will ensure Iran abides by the ceasefire's terms and that the US military will be "hanging around" Iran. "We hope and believe the ceasefire will hold," said Hegseth. "Iran would be wise to get the word out to their troops to stop firing." Hegseth also touched on Iran's enriched uranium, saying that Iran will either give the uranium to the US, or "we'll take it out."
In Regional Impacts, the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq has been one of the main targets of Iran and its proxies in the month and a half of war since February 28. There have been around 600-700 drone and missile attacks on the region. Kurds have been killed, and the drones and missiles have wreaked havoc in the cities of the region. This includes numerous attacks on the regional capital of Erbil, as well as attacks on Sulimaniyeh and Dohuk. Many attacks also targeted Kurdish Iranian opposition groups. These groups have bases and members in northern Iraq because some Kurds in Iran have lived in exile in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The Kurdish people live in Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey. The Kurdish opposition groups have long had forces in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. They have trained in the mountains, and they have maintained small camps and facilities for their members and families. Over the years, Iran targeted some of these groups, specifically the group PDKI and also the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), as well as a group called Komala. Since the war with Iran began, Tehran told its militias in Iraq to target the Kurdistan Region. They targeted US forces and facilities in the region. Five things to watch amid the ceasefire with Iran notes that a fragile ceasefire took shape on April 8, with Lebanon, Iraq, and other flashpoints remaining hot spots as the ceasefire begins, including concerns over Israel’s campaign in Lebanon, doubts about mediator talks, and the fate of Iran’s 10-point plan, alongside Iraqi dynamics and domestic political fallout.
In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Hezbollah fired at targets in northern Israel, and a fragment from an intercepted rocket fell in an open area with no injuries, according to Israeli media. Iran had also launched missiles toward Israel early Wednesday morning, hours after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire involving the US, Israel, and Iran, with alerts continuing in Israel after the truce wa
Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz, Tankers Blocked
US Claims Decisive Iran Victory, Ceasefire Looms
Kurds Under Fire as Iran Proxies Strike
The time is now 11:02 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
In Iranian Retaliation, Iran has once again closed the Strait of Hormuz, blocking oil tankers from transiting the waterway in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Hezbollah, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-tied outlet Fars News. Oil tankers attempting to transit the strait received threatening messages from the Iranian Navy, according to several shipping sources. "Any vessel trying to travel into the sea ... will be targeted and destroyed..." the message, which was received by several vessels, said. This is a developing story.
In US Military Role, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that America had a "decisive military victory against Iran" in comments to the press. He added that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was wounded and disfigured. Regarding the ceasefire, Hegseth stated that Iran had "begged" for it, saying the US had used "less than 10%" of its military capabilities in Operation Epic Fury. He noted that the US conducted 800 strikes on Tuesday night prior to the ceasefire, "destroying" Iran's defense industrial base, further describing Iranian factories as having been "razed to the ground." Regarding the Strait of Hormuz, Hegseth said the Strait is "open" and that Iran will allow ships to transit it, further stating that US forces will ensure Iran abides by the ceasefire's terms and that the US military will be "hanging around" Iran. "We hope and believe the ceasefire will hold," said Hegseth. "Iran would be wise to get the word out to their troops to stop firing." Hegseth also touched on Iran's enriched uranium, saying that Iran will either give the uranium to the US, or "we'll take it out."
In Regional Impacts, the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq has been one of the main targets of Iran and its proxies in the month and a half of war since February 28. There have been around 600-700 drone and missile attacks on the region. Kurds have been killed, and the drones and missiles have wreaked havoc in the cities of the region. This includes numerous attacks on the regional capital of Erbil, as well as attacks on Sulimaniyeh and Dohuk. Many attacks also targeted Kurdish Iranian opposition groups. These groups have bases and members in northern Iraq because some Kurds in Iran have lived in exile in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The Kurdish people live in Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey. The Kurdish opposition groups have long had forces in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. They have trained in the mountains, and they have maintained small camps and facilities for their members and families. Over the years, Iran targeted some of these groups, specifically the group PDKI and also the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), as well as a group called Komala. Since the war with Iran began, Tehran told its militias in Iraq to target the Kurdistan Region. They targeted US forces and facilities in the region. Five things to watch amid the ceasefire with Iran notes that a fragile ceasefire took shape on April 8, with Lebanon, Iraq, and other flashpoints remaining hot spots as the ceasefire begins, including concerns over Israel’s campaign in Lebanon, doubts about mediator talks, and the fate of Iran’s 10-point plan, alongside Iraqi dynamics and domestic political fallout.
In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Hezbollah fired at targets in northern Israel, and a fragment from an intercepted rocket fell in an open area with no injuries, according to Israeli media. Iran had also launched missiles toward Israel early Wednesday morning, hours after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire involving the US, Israel, and Iran, with alerts continuing in Israel after the truce wa