Does the US have enough bunker busters to end Iran's nuclear program?

ANALYSIS

US Air Force orders 30,000-pound GBU-57 bunker busters as Iran tensions rise

Illustrative image of a B-2 bomber.
 A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft releases a GBU-28 "Bunker Buster" 5,000-pound Laser-Guided Bomb over Utah Test and Training Range, August 2009
 Satellite imagery from Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility June 22, 2025.

Bnei Brak clashes reflect long-building tensions within haredi society, researcher says

INTERVIEW
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police following an assault on two female Israeli soldiers in Bnei Brak, central Israel, February 15, 2026.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaks at a press conference in the Knesset, February 16th, 2026.

Lapid warns opposition could lose to Netanyahu without unity, says Yesh Atid is ‘key’ to victory

A view of the skyline of Madrid, Spain January 5, 2026.

'Genocide, baby killers': Holocaust survivor, rather than harassers, kicked out of Madrid museum

Israeli producer, co-creator of 'Tehran' Dana Eden found dead during filming in Greece

  The American Psychological Association headquarters in Washington, D.C.

‘Jews are white’: US minority psychologists’ coalition rejects Jewish ethnic recognition

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani speaks during a press conference in Damascus, May 20, 2025; illustrative.

Why Syria's FM is changing his messaging to Israel - and why it matters

ANALYSIS
Feb 15, 2026; Inglewood, California, USA; Team USA Stripes forward LeBron James (23) of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks the ball in game four against Team Stars during the 75th NBA All Star Game at Intuit Dome.

Backlash to Lebron James' praise of Israel jarring - but predictable

COMMENT
Portland, Oregon, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) drives to the basket during the second half against Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija (8) at Moda Center, Feb 20, 2025.

Anti-Israel activists, commentators fume after LeBron James praises Deni Avdija, Israel

WATCH
A protester holds a mobile phone with a Palestinian flag and a photo of slain Hamas spokesman Abu Obeidah, during a rally held by Houthi protesters to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, August 30, 2024

Undetected by Israel: How Hamas used emojis, SIM swaps to greenlight Oct. 7

A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) woman is seen physically accosting two female Israeli police officers in Bnei Brak, on Sunday, February 15, 2026.

Haredi chickens come home to roost: The Israeli draft crisis is reaching a breaking point

OPINION

Why a global investor sees Israel as a resilient financial hub

Hartley Rogers, Executive Co-Chairman of Hamilton Lane

District judge: Suspicion in Braverman probe 'has strengthened' as police appeal restrictions

Human remains found by children in Jerusalem woods may solve year-long mystery of missing tourist

Former Prime Minister's chief of staff Tzachi Braverman walking at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 11, 2024.

Social activist Omri Ronen joins The Democrats Party ahead of 'fateful' Israel elections

 Social activist Omri Ronen joins The Democrats Party, February 16, 2026.

IDF clashes with police over Bnei Brak incident, says attacked soldiers did not distribute leaflets

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

‘We are prepared to move from defense to offense’: Israel signals harder line in Gaza

Feb 15, 2026; Inglewood, California, USA; Spike Lee and John Tesh watch during the 75th NBA All Star Game at Intuit Dome.

Spike Lee, Kyrie Irving wear pro-Palestinian outfits to NBA All-Star Game featuring Israeli player

MARJORIE TAYLOR Greene meets with Bethlehem Mayor Maher Canawati, February 15, 2026.

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

Arbel Yehoud and released hostage Ariel Cunio reunite on October 13, 2025.

Released hostage Arbel Yehoud: I was sexually assaulted 'almost every single day' in Gaza

Hamas members stand at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

NGOs waited decades to brand Israel with ‘genocide' label, watchdog head tells 'Post'

INTERVIEW

Jews were target of majority of antireligious acts in 2025, French ministry reveals

Elite South African school apologizes over refusal to play Jewish day school at fixture

 ‘All the security is not a normal life,’ Rabbi Moshe Sebbag told The Jerusalem Post as French Jews face an uncertain future.

Substack profited from Nazi propaganda, antisemitic conspiracy newsletters, investigation finds

 An illustration of misinformation being spread on the internet

British Museum removes the term Palestine from certain Middle East exhibits

London, England, General view of the British Museum with visitors, Bloomsbury, March 2025.

Alleged Bondi Beach gunman makes first court appearance

Iran's IRGC Navy launches maritime drill in Strait of Hormuz

Taliban will offer aid to Tehran if US strikes Iran, group spokesperson confirms

Military personnel place a flag on a submarine during the Velayat-90 war games by the Iranian navy in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran December 27, 2011

Weddings resume in Gaza, although on smaller scale, due to post-war challenges

A woman and child walk in the the al-Hol camp in Syria's northeastern Al-Hasakah Governorate on July 28, 2024, as Syrian families of suspected Islamic State fighters prepare to return to their homes in the countryside of Deir Ezzor.

Thirty-four Australians released from a camp holding families of suspected ISIS terrorists in Syria

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi in Geneva, Switzerland, February 16, 2026

Araghchi, IAEA chief talk uranium enrichment as Rubio says making deal with US will be 'difficult'

Israeli actress Shira Haas to star in the upcoming WWII movie 'Triumph of the Will'

Rubio’s Munich speech offers glimpse into Trump-era rethink of global order

ANALYSIS
Shira Haas in Night Therapy.

'Our child was helpless': Father blasts release of Israeli nurse who broke toddler's bones

The entrance to Reuth Rehabilitation Center in Tel Aviv, seen December 31, 2022
OPINION

Ori Ansbacher was brutally murdered 7 years ago – and faded from public memory

Ori Ansbacher
ByNOA FEIGENBAUM

Israeli basketball star Deni Avdija makes history at the NBA All-Star Game

Spectralx: Israeli company redefines battlefield concealment

INTERVIEW

No Israel–Azerbaijan rift after Armenia unveils Harop-like drone, experts say

Vehicle with Spectral X signature management solutions

Elbit sees record-breaking sales for laser target designator systems

The USS Vermont (SSN-792), a US Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, arrives at HMAS Stirling naval base in Perth on October 29, 2025. The USS Vermont arrived for a Submarine Maintenance Period (SMP), marking progress under the AUKUS partnership.

Australia invests $2.76 billion on shipyard to deliver for nuclear-powered submarines

Ruby AI's robotic tank cleaner.

IDF's new mechanical AI robot takes two hours to clean tanks, which soldiers needed 48 hours for

India seizes Iran-linked US-sanctioned tankers, steps up surveillance

Israeli shipping giant ZIM to be sold for $4.2 billion to German, Israeli capitals - Calcalist

Personnel onboard the Indian Navy's INS Shardul salute during the opening ceremony of the 5th Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo 2025 off the coast of Indonesia's resort island of Bali on February 16, 2025.

Iranian director unveils film confronting Tehran's Evin prison torture

MAHNAZ MOHAMMADI poses at the "Meet the Filmmakers" event during the 15th Zurich Film Festival on October 01, 2019 in Zurich, Switzerland.

French police raid Arab World Institute in Paris as Epstein fallout widens

IMA president Jack Lang poses before visiting the exhibition “Treasures rescued from Gaza” , at the Arab World Institute (IMA) in Paris, France April 14, 2025.

Italy ready to help train police forces in Gaza, Palestinian territories, FM says

Hamas police officers stand guard, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 11, 2025; illustrative.

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

Survivor Agam Berger played "Hallelujah."

A grove of recognition in the Golan

Miriam Adelson

Growing global connections: How KKL-JNF trades knowledge with the world

First Lady of Kenya Rachel Ruto at the Eshtaol Nursery of Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, together with Karin Bolton, KKL-JNF section head for international organizations, and nursery manager Rotem Atias.

X down for thousands of users in Israel, US, UK, Downdetector shows

Pentagon considering ending $200 million Claude AI contract over limitations dispute

REPORT
X (twitter) logo is seen on a smartphone, with the bluesky website visible on a computer screen in the background.

Startup Nation Central to lay off 65 employees in restructure of Israeli tech activities

Startup Nation Central's headquarters in Tel Aviv

Disney claims ByteDance used Star Wars and Marvel characters to train Seedance

FILE PHOTO: The ByteDance logo is seen at the company's office building in Shanghai, China July 4, 2023.

Gov't approves new international airport in Israel's South, amid Ben-Gurion congestion concerns

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, Soroka, Joseftal hospitals carry out first-ever ECMO patient evacuation

WATCH

New study examines debate over brain-dead pregnant women kept on ventilator

A military helicopter and medical staff from Soroka and Joseftal hospitals evacuate a patient connected to an ECMO machine, February 14, 2026.

Norwegian scientist developed Havana-like symptoms after testing electromagnetic device on himself

REVIEW

'The Jewish Journey Through Loss': Combining halacha and psychology to heal

Haredi, Arab children with autism face inequality and delay in diagnosis, study finds

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

The luxury of the current decade is not seen – It is felt

The new campus of NVIDIA in Kiryat Tivon.

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

Bemuna to replace 18 apartments with 20–22 new units in Rehavia.

In Jerusalem’s most expensive area: 18 apartments instead of 40

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, Member of the US Senate, speaks to the people during the demonstration for human rights in Iran at Theresienwiese during the 62nd Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2026 in Munich, Germany.

'I'm tired of this c***': Lindsey Graham attacks Gulf leaders, compares Iran's Khamenei to Hitler

Senior Jewish American leader William Daroff urges conservatives to confront Tucker Carlson

Anti-Israel mayor Zohran Mamdani challenges future of New York's Jewish community

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks during a stakeout before attending a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York City, U.S., August 5, 2025.

As antisemitism surges worldwide, Israel is calling Diaspora Jews to 'come home' - but will they?

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A fractured bond: France, Israel, and French Jews at a defining moment

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When prayer is weaponized: Preserving faith’s sincerity in a politicized world

You can't beat Chabad, so why not join them?

Israel must deepen alliances past the Jewish world, embrace faith-based allies

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NRB convention to spotlight Israel, Iran, antisemitism, and AI

Jerusalem Orthodox churches don’t represent all Christians

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Valentine's Day at Palomino Restaurant.

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

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Owl carving above the entrance to a Zapotec tomb from 600 CE in the Oaxaca Valley, Mexico, February 14, 2026.

Zapotec tomb from 600 CE marks Mexico’s most ‘significant archaeological discovery’ in last decade

'Nothing quite like it': UK Treasure Act names Roman carriage ornament Essex's first 'treasure'

German archaeologists discover medieval tunnel system inside Neolithic burial site

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Technion–Israel Institute of Technology

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

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

War trauma can hinder development of children's teeth, study finds

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Dutch volunteers plant tulips with children in November, in the agricultural community of Mivtachim along the Gaza border.

Where heroes fell, tulips now bring color and comfort

Maccabi TA keeps rolling in Euroleague; Hap TA suffers 5th straight loss

Tsuki Garbian's exhibition 'A Very Still Life' deconstructs and reconstructs art on canvas

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

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Philosopher Noam Chomsky is seen with late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in this undated image from the U.S. Justice Department’s file released by House Oversight Committee Democrats in Washington, DC, US, on December 18, 2025.

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