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Trump considers limited strike on Iran, most air power since 2003 arrives in Middle East - WSJ

A smaller attack on Iran would target a few military or government sites, designed to be small enough not to provoke major retaliation and force Iran to agree to a deal favorable to the US. 

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
US President Donald Trump makes a fist at the end of an event during a visit to Coosa Steel Corporation, in Rome, Georgia, U.S., February 19, 2026.
An explosion during an exercise in southern Iran, in this handout image obtained on February 17, 2026.

Iran tells UN chief it will respond 'decisively' if subjected to military aggression

US President Donald Trump's rhetoric towards Iran "signals a real risk of military aggression," Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations said in the letter, adding that Iran did not want a war.

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN, REUTERS
The U.S. Air Force B-2 bomber "Spirit of Oklahoma" is refueled in-flight over Eastern Washington state, April, 27, 2002 while participating in "Northern Edge," Alaska's largest annual joint training exercise.

'Hundreds of strikes per day': Former CENTCOM deputy says US can wipe out Islamic Regime in hours

A possible first wave of an attack on Iran would focus on strategic missile sites and launchers, the most immediate threats to US forces and Israel, a former CENTCOM official told the Post.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
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.

US likely to attack Iran, but Trump has not yet decided to do so, sources tell 'Post'

Although the decision is not final, Trump expressed disappointment in Iran's negotiating positions throughout the week, according to sources.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

World Hijab Day: Unwrapping the debate over head covering

While some countries enforce the mandatory wearing of traditional headwear, several European countries have banned it or are considering banning it in certain public areas.

FEBRUARY 2, 2024ByLANA IKELAN/THE MEDIA LINE
February 1 marks World Hijab Day. (Illustrative).

Does Iran really believe Israel wants all-out war in the Middle East? - analysis

Iran has publicly accused Israel of seeking an "all-out war" in the Middle East. But how does the Iranian regime truly feel?

JANUARY 23, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, speaks during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the death of senior Iranian military commander Mohammad Hejazi, in Tehran, Iran April 14, 2022.

Israel-Hamas War: What happened on Day 88?

IDF strikes Hamas commander, four Hezbollah terrorists killed • Hamas terrorists admit to exploiting civilians in IDF investigation

JANUARY 2, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People gather near a damaged site following an explosion at the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, Lebanon January 2, 2024.

Fire breaks out at refinery in Iranian city of Isfahan - IRNA

An official said pipes at the entrance of unit 3 of the refinery caught fire. He did not say what caused the pipes to catch fire.

DECEMBER 16, 2023ByREUTERS
A general view of fire at an oil refinery in Birjand, Iran, December 10, 2023.

Khamenei promises ‘de-Americanization’ of Mideast - analysis

All eyes are on Iran in terms of the next moves it may make. 

NOVEMBER 29, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A member of the Iranian police holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the 44th anniversary of the US expulsion from Iran, earlier this month, in Tehran.

US issues Iran sanctions on one-year anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death

Britain separately announced its sanctions targeting senior Iranian decision makers enforcing Tehran's mandatory hijab law.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023ByREUTERS
Iranian Americans rally outside the White House on September 24, 2022, in support of anti-regime protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini.

'Gender apartheid': UN slams Iran's modesty laws, one year to Amini's killing

The UN said that this is "gender discrimination designed to bring the women of Iran into complete submission."

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023ByJOANIE MARGULIES
A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini in Tehran on September 19, 2022.

Iran shuts down for two days because of 'unprecedented heat'

Tehran is expected to reach 39 C by mid-week.

AUGUST 1, 2023ByREUTERS
The southern Iranian city of Ahvaz

Iran media celebrates possible Israel ‘civil war’ and Netanyahu’s ‘crisis’ - analysis

Pro-regime media in Iran had to admit that the protesters had marched to Jerusalem and that Israel’s government is in Jerusalem, a tacit acknowledgement that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.

JULY 23, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
People demonstrate on the 'Day of National Resistance' in protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial reform, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 18, 2023.

Iran summons Russian ambassador over statement on Gulf islands

The islands, Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunb, are claimed by the UAE and Tehran, but have been held by Iran since 1971

JULY 12, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin sits next to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (not pictured) in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022.