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Japan calls for immediate release of national detained in Iran, NHK employee reportedly held

The person was detained on January 20, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki told reporters. He gave no further details.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view of the entrance sign of Evin prison in Tehran, Iran October 17, 2022.
US President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

Trump says Iran will 'never' have nuclear weapons during State of the Union address

As US-Iran tensions rise, US President Donald Trump stated that he will “never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror to have a nuclear weapon.”

|ByGOLDIE KATZ, JAMES GENN
National flag of the Netherlands.

Netherlands summons Iranian ambassador over seizure of diplomatic luggage

The Dutch Foreign Ministry said it had repeatedly asked Iran to immediately release the seized goods, but gave no further details.

|ByREUTERS, JAMES GENN, DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
US President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

US military chief Dan Caine remains Trump's top policy advisor on Iran since June war - exclusive

CENTCOM Chief Admiral Brad Cooper, who replaced Kurilla in August 2025, is as influential as ever, in particular as the top commander who has planned the current potential operations against Iran.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

US sets Friday deadline for Iraq to form government free of Iran-linked Maliki or face sanctions

The US issued a Friday ultimatum to Baghdad: form a government without Iranian influence or face sanctions. Washington specifically targeted the nomination of Nouri al-Maliki for Prime Minister.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Supporters of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s Reconstruction and Development Coalition Party celebrate, after election results were announced in Baghdad last month. A week later, Sudani announced that his faction would join with the Coordination Framework, a political bloc with ties t

Iran is ready for any necessary steps to reach deal with US, deputy foreign minister says

The Iranian diplomat said any US strike on Iran is "a real gamble," adding that Tehran is ready to reach a deal with Washington as soon as possible.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Then-Iranian permament represenative at the UN, and current Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi speaks at the UN building in New York, June 24, 2019; illustrative.

US raises stakes with F-22s landing in Israel as Trump weighs options against Iran

American F-22 fighter jets landed at an Israeli Air Force base on Tuesday evening amid rising tensions between the US and Iran. 

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick speaks during a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court's ruling that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs, in Washington, DC, US, February 20, 2026.

'Enmity against god': Iran issues death sentence linked to January unrest, source says

A Tehran revolutionary court has reportedly sentenced Mohammad Abbasi to death on charges of “enmity against god,” a ruling not yet confirmed by Iran’s judiciary or Supreme Court.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An effigy resembling Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hanged during a rally in support of Iranian protesters during a global day of action in Los Angeles, California, February 14, 2026.

Iran seeks to buy Chinese weapons, human remains identified in Jerusalem

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FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hug as they gather with leaders of the BRICS group for the family photo during the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 7, 2025.

Four Iranian civilians killed after military helicopter crashes into market

The helicopter struck a market stall at 9:09 a.m. local time, killing the pilot, the co-pilot, and two vendors.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Iranian helicopter crash kills 4 in central Iran on February 24, 2026.

IDF opens fire on Lebanese military, LAF claims, escalating for UNIFIL review

The office of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Lebanese presidency did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByJAMES GENN, REUTERS
The Lebanese military secures the streets in Kfar Kila, southern Lebanon, February 8, 2026; illustrative.

Iran’s drones and missiles are a wake-up call for Israel and allies, former IAF head says

Israel and it's allies need to rethink how they build, deploy, and invest in defense technology because the scale and diversity of threats are skyrocketing

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByANNA AHRONHEIM
(illustrative) A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran.

Authority in Board of Peace is structured around Trump, not its members, legal experts say

This institutional design may explain why several European governments have stayed out. The United Kingdom, France, and Germany have declined to participate. The Vatican has formally refused. 

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
World leaders gather during a charter announcement for US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026

'Trump won't humiliate himself’: MK Vaturi says US strike on Iran is imminent

Addressing the possibility of an independent Israeli strike, MK Vaturi said there was currently no justification for such a move.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026By104.5FM
MK Nissim Vaturi speaks during a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, on January 22, 2026.