Pahlavi dynasty's influences persists in Iran, from Persia's throne to front lines of the revolt

FRONTLINES

Crowning in Munich: 'Global Day of Rage' is Reza Pahlavi's unofficial coronation for Iranians

FRONTLINES
DESPITE REIGNING since taking over from his deposed father in 1941, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was crowned in a lavish ceremony in Tehran on October 26, 1967. The ceremony, held 26 years after his accession to the throne, aimed to solidify his image as a ‘King of Kings’ and a transformative leader.
A poster featuring portraits of former Iranian monarchs alongside Reza Pahlavi is seen during a protest in The Hague, the Netherlands, last year.
Reza Pahlavi, the US-based son of Iran's ousted former Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, speaks during a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on January 16, 2026.

Bennett's big comeback: Can the ex-PM return from political hiatus to topple Netanyahu?

FRONTLINES
FORMER PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
People who fled attacks by bandits in a village, are pictured in a shelter for displaced people in Gusau, Zamfara, Nigeria, February 8, 2023.

At least 50 dead, women and children abducted in armed raid on Nigerian village

Fire and smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes on Kfar Hatta in southern Lebanon, Lebanon, January 11, 2026.
REPORT

IDF kills three Hezbollah commanders in Baalbek, Lebanon, after strike on command center

FBI arrests three Silicon Valley engineers suspected of leaking Google, technology secrets to Iran

An anti-US mural on a building in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026

US strikes on Iran could target individual leaders, officials say

An Iranian F-4 Phantom takes off on September 16, 2009.

Iranian air force jet crashes during training exercise, pilot killed

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations, aside of US-Iran talks in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026

Araghchi claims US has not requested Iranian suspension of nuclear enrichment

THE WORLD’S largest aircraft carrier, the ‘USS Gerald R. Ford’, arrives in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands last December.

Why Israel is choosing calm over panic as Trump amasses forces for war with Iran

FRONTLINES
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony for the 70th cohort of military combat officers, at an army base near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, October 31, 2024

Trial and war: Why Benjamin Netanyahu is clinging on to power

OPINION
 An illustrative image of artificial intelligence.

Artificial intelligence: A tool for engineering consciousness or a healing aid?

OPINION

‘To be a light unto the nations Israel must lead the global struggle for the survival of the West'

 Sagiv Asulin: “To be a light unto the  nations means that Israel  must lead the global  struggle for the survival  of Western civilization”

'I am a completely different person': Former hostage Elkana Bohbot plans speaking tour, book

Golani, Air Force kill terrorist who crossed yellow line in southern Gaza

WATCH
FREED HOSTAGE Elkana Bohbot arrives to his home in Mevasseret, outside of Jerusalem, October 19, 2025.

Despite leading in votes, Netanyahu lacks power to form coalition

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gal Hirsch, Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing in the Prime Minister"s Office hold a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, January 27, 2026.
WATCH

Bat Yam residents reflect on another Iran conflict after devastating missile impact in 2025

The aftermath of an Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam, central Israel, June 15, 2025

IDF cracks down on Palestinian incitement to violence across West Bank at start of Ramadan

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2025

Supreme Court rules against Trump’s tariffs, limiting executive power

An ancient Egyptian collar stolen from the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology in Caboolture, Australia, February 20, 2026.

Suspect charged for stealing Egyptian artifacts from Australia museum, citing church ties

REPORT
An Israeli Arab casts her ballot at a polling station inside a church in the northern town of Reineh, March 17, 2015.

In Israel, Arab citizens are not heading to the polls in droves

OPINION
A woman picking out produce at a market.

Not a status, but series of moments: What it truly means to become Israeli

OPINION

Rafah fighting drew 100 times more media attention than Iran protests, study shows

Terror-linked Samidoun actively promoting terror, armed resistance in Sweden

 Iran and Israel flags on geopolitical map.

Jewish Illinois rep. withdraws endorsement for congressional candidate over AIPAC ties

A BANNER that reads "Dump AIPAC" is displayed by demonstrators as they take part in a protest against the US backing of the Israeli military operation in Gaza, outside the Washington office of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington, DC, US, September 22, 2025.

Belgium’s only Jewish MP accused of ‘split loyalty’ after seeking US advice on circumcision ban

Michael Freilich.

New York UN School ignored Jewish teacher's antisemitism complaints, investigated her instead

US arsenal gathers in Middle East as experts warn of extended conflict with Iran

FIFA, Trump's Board of Peace work together to support Gaza reconstruction through soccer

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.

Norway relocates Middle East soldiers as Iran-US tension increases

A demonstrator lights a cigarette with fire from a burning picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei outside the Iranian embassy during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in London, Britain, January 12, 2026.

Iran's death penalty crackdown on protesters targets minors, Amnesty International warns

A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026.

'Moral absurdity': US, Israel outraged as Iran elected as Vice-Chair of UN Charter Committee

My Word: Guterres and the gutless United Nations

OPINION

Middle Israel: Why Turkey, Qatar are Ayatollah Khamenei's willing accomplices

OPINION
The United Nations Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York City, on February 18.
OPINION

Are irreconcilable differences stopping Israel from healing societal fracture?

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police following an assault on two female Israeli soldiers in Bnei Brak, central Israel, February 15, 2026.
ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
COMMENT

Editor's Notes: Why Saudi Arabia's crown prince MBS will never join Abraham Accords

 SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman.

Leaked security footage debunks Tucker Carlson’s claim of being detained at Ben-Gurion Airport

What Elbit’s new deal with TKMS means for submarine manufacturing independence

ANALYSIS

Munich, defense, and edge technology- opinion

OPINION
Royal Navy ambush submarine seen near Scotland
OPINION

A new nuclear era is taking shape and markets are repricing risk - opinion

ByGUY NATAN
4th Infantry Regiment conducting EW training  at the Hohenfels Training Area.

Tenna Systems raises $13.5m to advance software-driven spectrum intelligence

Spike NLOS fired from Apache

Spain to buy Rafael German unit missiles despite Israel protest

Rubio to meet with British FM after Trump criticizes Chagos Islands deal

Journalist for German media detained in Turkey for 'misinformation,' 'insulting president'

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives before President Donald Trump speaks to the Knesset, Monday, October 13, 2025, in Jerusalem; illustrative.

Five European military powers plan drone defense program amid concerns of US commitment to NATO

Helsing company presents the new air combat system CA-1 Europa in Tussenhausen

Pakistan, US launch partnership to redevelop Roosevelt Hotel in New York

PAKISTAN FINANCE Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and US GSA Administrator Edward C. Forst sign a Memorandum of Understanding between Pakistan and the US, February 19, 2026.

Proposed DHS rule could pause work permits for US asylum applicants for 'many years'

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks at the US-Mexico border near Nogales, Arizona, US, February 4, 2026.

At Vienna’s Yael Awards, Jewish education is framed as infrastructure, not crisis response

Survivor Agam Berger played "Hallelujah."

Ono Academic College unveils International Law Program bridging Israeli and US legal systems

ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE campus in Kiryat Ono.

A Community called home

Mediterranean Towers Jerusalem

Your Taxes: Mortgage blues and what to do about them

Your Investments: I’ll take both the blue and the purple dresses

Housing Prices.

Israeli companies grew more when listed in Tel Aviv than on NASDAQ, study reveals

MARKET DATA at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

NVIDIA VP says company sees Northern Israel as center of AI revolution

NVIDIA

Israel was world’s top target for geopolitical cyberattacks in 2025, report finds

Wild storm in New Zealand disrupts flights, thousands without power

Two women declared dead after suspected oxygen suit failures at Ashdod oil refinery

An Air New Zealand Boeing 787 at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, pictured in 2018; illustrative.

Jerusalem, Tel Aviv become the most polluted major cities in the world from dust, urban emissions

 A jellyfish is seen near a boat by the coast of Haifa at the Mediterranean sea, Israel July 25, 2022.

Rare giant phantom jellyfish found near Argentina during early February mission

 US military forces boarded the crude oil tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean after pursuing it from the Caribbean. The vessel was accused of breaching Washington's blockade on sanctioned vessels traveling to or from Venezuela. February 9, 2026.

Iran’s poorly maintained ‘dark fleet’ poses major risk for oil spill in Mideast

IDF overhauls pre-draft medical screening checks during military conscription process with AI

January sets record for organ transplants in Israel with 54 procedures

Young Israelis arrive to the Israeli army recruitment center at Tel Hashomer, outside of Tel Aviv on March 17, 2020.

Parents notified of exposure risk after Ichilov neonatal ward guard tests positive for measles

Katz awards Soroka Medical Center with Defense Minister’s Shield for support of soldiers during war

New immigrant pharmacists face discrimination, lack of gov't support despite professional shortage

Haredi draft bill could trigger 'collapse' of Israel's Right in elections, minister warns

Argentinian oleh celebrates his Bar Mitzvah, conversion to Judaism 20 years after making aliyah

Minister of Immigration and Absorption Ofir Sofer holds a press conference at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025.
OPINION

Emergence of a new Anglo demographic in Israel requires a change of priorities

 RABBI JOE and the JLIC TLV community members bring an ice cream truck to evacuees in Tel Aviv hotels.
ByESTI MOSKOVITZ-KALMAN
EDITORIAL

People, not products: Ehud Barak’s 'quality control' aliyah comment is a moral failure

Ehud Barak and Jeffrey Epstein

New Epstein Files audio reveals Barak-Epstein conversation on Israel 'immigrant quality'

Former prime minister Ehud Barak attends a conference held by the Movement for Quality Government in Tel Aviv, January 28, 2026.

Four buildings, one home: A new way to live in north Tel Aviv

The grand advantage: High-end within reach

Jabotinsky 137-7 project. Tel Aviv

Head of Kiryat Tivon council on NVIDIA: 'An opportunity that can change the entire North'

BAT YAM, the mini-Tel Aviv that hasn’t quite caught up with itself.

Israel’s real estate map is changing

In Collab
High participation in Israel Lands Authority tenders reflects developers’ confidence in the long-term Israeli real estate market.

High response to Israel Lands Authority tenders: A sign of developers’ confidence in the market

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Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

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Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

Conference   

Women Leaders Summit 2026

Shaping Tomorrow: The Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit Returns for 2026

Israel’s Economic Leadership convenes for National Economic Conference

The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

MDA Heroes   

 Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

Michaela Berku on volunteering, MDA, and saving lives through service

MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

'I’ll keep showing up': MDA paramedic who saved dozens on Oct 7 recounts 600 days

Podcasts   

Are women's rights in Israel under attack?

How the haredi draft issue puts the status of Israeli women into question

How are Israeli-diaspora tensions shaping current relations?

Iran, Gaza, and Australian politics: Can Netanyahu, Herzog make a diplomatic impact?

US Politics   

US President Donald Trump speaks at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026

World will know if Iran peace possible in next 10 days, Donald Trump tells Board of Peace

UK may not allow US to use its bases to attack Iran over possible int'l law violations

Trump nominee Jeremy Carl facing Senate pushback over history of antisemitic remarks

Diaspora   

Beth Israel of Mahanoy City, seen here in the 1950s, was built by Jewish merchants and businesspeople who served the area's burgeoning coal industry.

A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region

'It's our right to live freely as Jews': Belgian Jewish leader on circumcision bans

Jewish-American speedskater, four-time Olympian Emery Lehman wins silver in Winter Olympics

Judaism   

 Stars bursting above the triangular peak of the mountain that may be Mount Sinai in the middle of the night, in Saudi Arabia.

Parashat Teruma: Sanctifying the heart

Parashat Teruma: Religion in partial measures

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Christian World   

TUCKER CARLSON speaks during AmericaFest, the first Turning Point USA summit since the death of Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona, US December 18, 2025.

Tucker Carlson 'totally wrong' about Christian mistreatment in Israel, NGO founder says

'A world that is ablaze': Pope Leo laments war, environmental destruction, in Ash Wednesday service

Marjorie Taylor Greene meets with Bethlehem mayor, decries alleged 'Christian prosecution'

Food   

Valentine's Day at Palomino Restaurant.

Palomino: Taste the latest Italian creations at a Jerusalem favorite

Shoes off, sushi on: Terasu redefines omakase in Israel

R48 Chef’s Table: A Far East testing menu in Tel Aviv

Archaeology   

A 46-foot (14m) long Spinosaurus cast debuts at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, US, June 2, 2023.

Fossils of a new species of huge dinosaur Spinosaurus unearthed in Niger

Newly identified ancient Egyptian copper drill rewrites history of region’s craftsmanship

Bronze scale pan found in ancient Sussiya reveals how biblical law shaped daily Jewish life

Science   

A UNITED Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying two astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test (CFT), is launched on a mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US June 5, 2024.

'Unprofessional behavior': NASA report rips into astronaut-stranding Starliner mission

Cell-based implant offers new hope for diabetes management, Technion study shows

Weizmann Institue, NASA discover Jupiter is smaller and flatter than previously believed

Culture   

IN HIS first year with Maccabi Tel Aviv, 24-year-old Sabra Gur Lavy continues to turn patience into prime-time performances for the yellow-and-blue, especially in recent victories.

Gur Lavy seizes his chance, becomes Maccabi Tel Aviv’s latest success story

U2 releases EP featuring poem by Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai

Crowd boost helps Israeli figure skater Mariia Seniuk advance to Olympic final

History   

 English archaeologist Howard Carter near the golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun in the Valley of Kings, Egypt. Photo acquired on February 16, 2026.

On This Day: Howard Carter enters King Tut's burial chamber in Egypt's Valley of Kings

How a machzor survived over six centuries and Nazi attacks to make it to Israel

This month in Jewish history: The first permanent government of Israel

OMG   

An illustration of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a Grok AI application on a smartphone.

Users troll RFK's 'Real Food' website, ask Grok chatbot advice on food options for anal insertion

Tehran's fall: Numerology shows Feb 18-Apr 25 will be critial window for Iran's regime

‘We were careless’: Valeria Chomsky regrets relationship of her family with Jeffrey Epstein

Consumerism   

Digital Marketing.

Rainmaker: An AI marketing agency responding to global and Middle Eastern market shifts

Why AI alone won’t cut it in healthcare

Can you predict a pitchers' duel before betting odds shift?

President-CEO Eric Fingerhut addressing attendees at the 2024 General Assembly.

“We know what needs to be done”: Eric Fingerhut enters JPost DC Conference with hopefulness

Chen G. Schimmel and the demands for truth: A new generation bearing witness

From vision to action

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