Middle East

US official to 'Post': It's clear what Trump wants, he won’t hesitate to do what's needed

Senior Israeli officials speaking with The Jerusalem Post believe Trump has decided that the US will strike Iran if it refuses a deal that includes dismantling its nuclear program.

US President Donald Trump gestures after returning early from the G7 Leaders' Summit in Canada, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 17, 2025

Trump demands unconditional surrender from Khamenei, knows his secret location

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump (illustrative)

US pulls out of two more bases in Syria, worrying Kurdish forces

SYRIAN DEMOCRATIC FORCES and US troops are seen during a patrol near Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria, in November.

Two oil tankers collide and catch fire near Strait of Hormuz

 This picture released by the US Navy shows a ship of the Iranian Navy and members of the Iranian forces boarding civilian tanker WILA en-route to the UAE, in international waters in the Strait of Hormuz, August 12, 2020

Hundreds flee Iran to Azerbaijan amid rampant Israeli strikes

Azerbaijan has kept land borders closed since the COVID-19 pandemic, but it allowed the foreigners to enter via a "humanitarian corridor" crossing at Astara in its southeast corner.

An Azeri service member looks at the ancient Khodaafarin Bridge near the border with Iran in the area, in Jabrayil District, December 7, 2020.

March for Gaza activists 'abducted, beaten' by Egyptian guards, organizers say

Egypt's foreign ministry had previously said travel to the Rafah area required prior approval to ensure safety. Organisers say they sought to coordinate through proper channels.

 An Italian delegation of political, academic, and human rights figures hold banners and protest during their visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, May 18, 2025.

CENTCOM warned Iran was 'mere steps' from nuclear weapons before IDF strikes began

The same post stated that if Iran had "sprinted" to enrich uranium, it could produce a single weapon within a week and 10 within three weeks.

 Then-Lieutenant General Michael Kurilla testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to become Commander of Central Command during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 8, 2022.

Israel targeting Khamenei: Are the days of Iran’s supreme leader numbered? - analysis

The fact this is even a topic for debate now shows how fragile the Islamic Republic’s regime has become.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks after Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, March 31, 2025.

Ancient Iranian Jewish community publicly backs Tehran’s call for ‘crushing’ reply

A small Jewish minority in the historic desert city of Yazd condemned Israeli air raids on Iranian soil as “brutality and bestiality.”

Iranian Jews pray at the Abrishami synagogue at Palestine street in Tehran December 24, 2015..

IDF strikes additional SAM sites in western Iran - watch

This followed Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei telling G7 countries to stop their "one-sided rhetoric" and condemn Israeli aggression, according to state media outlet IRNA

Israeli Air Force fighter pilots embark to attack Iranian nuclear targets, June 15, 2025

The evolving mystery of whether Israel destroyed Natanz centrifuges: IDF, Grossi trade reversals

The IDF had said twice that the underground site beneath Natanz was also destroyed by a military strike.

 A satellite image shows the Natanz nuclear facility after airstrike in Iran, June 16, 2025

Iran remains diplomatically isolated five days into Israeli strikes on Tehran - analysis

Iran likely expected a lot more support by this point. However, even its friends in places like Venezuela and Russia don’t seem to be able to aid Iran very much.

 Iran Ambassador and Permanent Representative Amir Saeid Iravani leaves the podium after delivering remarks, following Israel's attack on Iran, at UN headquarters in New York City, June 16, 2025.

Iran leader Khamenei sees his inner circle hollowed out by Israel

Strategic errors in issues of defense and internal stability put Iran's war with Israel at "extreme danger," sources who regularly meet with Khamenei say.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei visits the defense achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran, February 12, 2025

Israel Katz threatens Khamenei: Be careful you don't end up like Saddam Hussein

This constitutes the most clear escalation of Israel considering assassinating Khamenei to date.

 (L-R) Defense Minister Israel Katz, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei