Iran

Oscar-nominated Iranian screenwriter released from prison in northern Iran after 17 days - report

Mehdi Mahmoudian, who is nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay for Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, was imprisoned after he signed a letter condemning Khamenei.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Mehdi Mahmoudian, Oscar-nominated co-writer of Jafar Panahi’s "It was just an accident."
The strikes and protests by workers in IRGC-dominated Asaluyeh have occurred repeatedly in recent years but have intensified in recent months.

Fate of protesting workers arrested by the IRGC still unknown

Approximately 200 workers are being held in IRGC-controlled warehouses, raising serious concerns among labor activists about their condition.

|ByOMID HABIBINIA/THE MEDIA LINE
Switzerland's Foreign Minister and Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis speaks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, during a bilateral meeting between Switzerland and Iran, in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

US-Iran talks reveal diplomatic gaps despite progress, sources tell 'Post'

According to a US official, the Iranians said they would return within two weeks with detailed proposals to bridge some of the remaining gaps with Washington.

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

Iran missed the memo: Tehran is offering Trump similar deal to 2025 while ignoring reality

Two critical events have changed everything since 2025, and the Islamic Republic appears dedicated to living in an alternate reality in which those events have not transpired. 

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

US pushes for progress as Geneva set to host separate talks on Iran, Ukraine-Russia on Tuesday

A US delegation, including envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, will meet with the Iranians on Tuesday morning.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, REUTERS
Iranian, American flags against backdrop of Iranian nuclear site. (illustration)

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

Graham claimed that the Iranian regime is currently at its weakest point and that the time has come for US military intervention.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
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.

Francesca Albanese represents UN inability to acknowledge truth and morality - opinion

Her over-the-top antisemitic views seem to be an offshoot of her desire to please her Jew-hating supporters and benefactors, to the point where she even compared Israel to Nazi Germany.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN
FRANCESCA ALBANESE, United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, is seen at a conference in Rome, last year. Her suggestion that Palestine represents a moral compass reflects her own broken one, the writer says.

Iran is turning Trump's strategy of chaotic communication confusion against him - opinion

Months after the twelve-day war, a systematic review of Iranian internal communications reveals that Iran copied Trump's method, refined it, and is running it back against him.

FEBRUARY 14, 2026ByAVIRAM BELLAISHE
US President Donald Trump arrives at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, February 9, 2026.

Iran needs regime change, not another reformist illusion doomed to fail - opinion

There is a crucial fact that Western observers consistently forget: The worst violence against Iranian protesters has always occurred under so-called “reformist” governments. 

FEBRUARY 14, 2026ByMANI BASHARZAD, MIKE SALEM
DEMONSTRATORS HOLD posters with pictures of Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, representing anti- and pro-regime viewpoints.

Canada says no relations with Iran without regime change, mum on support for US strike

“We will not open diplomatic relationships with Iran unless there is a regime change. Period,” Anand told the Globe and Mail in an interview in Germany.

FEBRUARY 14, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand speaks during a press conference following the G7 foreign ministers meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, on November 12, 2025.

Amid Tehran's deadly crackdown, some 250,000 rally in Munich against Iranian regime

An estimated 250,000 people rallied in Munich against Iran’s Islamist regime as part of a global day of action called by Reza Pahlavi during the Munich Security Conference.

FEBRUARY 14, 2026BySHOSHANA BAKER
People protesting for human rights in Iran demonstrate at Theresienwiese during the 62nd Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2026 in Munich, Germany.

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

Faith-based media leaders prepare to tackle geopolitical tensions, technology ethics, and the future of religious broadcasting

FEBRUARY 14, 2026ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
Troy Miller at National Religious Broadcasters (NRB)

Israel’s goal is to weaken the regime in Iran, not change it - opinion

Israel seeks to neutralize Iran’s threat incrementally and gain operational dominance like it has in Lebanon.

FEBRUARY 14, 2026ByNIMROD KOREN
Graphic of an IDF emblem and an Iranian flag.

Tehran in the crosshairs: The dual US-Israel strategy pressuring Iran - opinion

Combining Israel’s targeted operations with American military mobilization at sea and in the air reveals an evidently dual strategy.

FEBRUARY 14, 2026BySALEM ALKETBI
Focus on Iran, the Iranian flag in crosshairs (Illustrative).