Middle East

Mamdani’s hypocrisy: Ignoring Iranian victims to target Israel - opinion

Mamdani slams Israel and the US but ignores the brutal oppression of Iranian citizens by the Iranian regime.

|ByDOUGLAS ALTABEF
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a church last month. Mamdani declared the attacks by the US and Israel on Iran as ‘catastrophic’ and ‘illegal,’ the writer notes.
Iranian flag and cyber code [Illustrative]

UK intelligence service GCHQ urges businesses to prepare for Iranian cyberattacks

NCSC encouraged organizations to prepare to respond to Iran-linked hacktivists by reading previously issued advisories on DDoS attacks, phishing activity and ICS Targeting.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, March 3, 2026

IDF kills Iranian Quds Force member tasked with arming Hezbollah in Beirut strike

Reza Khazaei served as the right-hand man to IRGC's Lebanon Corps Commander Daoud Ali Zadeh, and was considered a "key actor" in the buildup of Hezbollah's missile capabilities.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes a statement on the situation in the Middle East, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 1, 2026.

Roaring Lion: From Berlin to London, Europe stands by Israel in war with Iran - opinion

Europe pressures Israel on peace, yet consistently defends its security when existential threats emerge, showing solidarity across decades.

|BySHARON PARDO

IRGC claim of 650 US troops killed or wounded proven false

The US military has so far confirmed the deaths of only six service members, three of whom were killed in an attack on a US military base in Kuwait.

MARCH 3, 2026ByOMID HABIBINIA/THE MEDIA LINE
US troops are seen before boarding an oil tanker breaching Washington's blockade on sanctioned vessels traveling to or from Venezuela, February 15, 2026.

Iran missiles wound several in Israel as IDF carries ground ops. in Lebanon, strikes Beirut, Tehran

Iranian missile hits in central Israel • US denies targeting school in Iran • US Embassy in Riyadh struck by drone attack • Iran resumes missile launches at Israel

MARCH 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Emergency services arrive at the missile shrapnel impact scene in central Israel. March 3, 2026.

They asked for it: Trump's war with Iran is a long time coming - opinion

After years of failed diplomacy, Trump turns to military pressure as Iran continues its nuclear and ballistic missile program while stirring up regional provocations.

MARCH 2, 2026ByJOEL RUBIN
Birds fly as smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026.

Iranians, this is your chance: Take action, decide your country's future - opinion

Freedom is not given; it’s taken. Iranians must act boldly to decide their nation’s path.

MARCH 2, 2026ByELI AVIDAR
People drive by a mural featuring images of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on a building, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026.

Pahlavi’s challenge: Will he overcome Kurdish distrust to lead a unified Iran? - opinion

Iran’s opposition struggles to unite as minority rights remain unresolved.

MARCH 2, 2026ByVEYSI DAG
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah and an Iranian opposition figure, speaks during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2026.

Operation Roaring Lion's potential: From Iran’s encirclement to regional realignment - opinion

Operation Roaring Lion is not another military strike or another round in an endless cycle: It is a moment of strategic recalibration.

MARCH 2, 2026ByYARON BUSKILA
Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026

Israel must stop Damascus from absorbing Sweida - opinion

Damascus’s plan for Sweida could reshape Israel’s northern frontier.

MARCH 2, 2026ByAMINE AYOUB
A drone view shows the remains of a destroyed tank, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.

IDF kills senior Iran intelligence officials in precision strikes on Tehran headquarters

Sayed Yahya Hamidi, who in recent years led Iran's terrorist activities targeting Jews, Western officials, and regime opponents, was killed in the Israeli strike in Tehran.

MARCH 2, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An IDF infographic showing the location of the Iranian intelligence ministry's headquarters in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026

No evidence US, Israel have struck any Iranian nuclear sites during ongoing op., IAEA chief says

To date, Israel has repeatedly refused to name any nuclear sites it might have struck, despite having named such sites during the June 2025 Operation.

MARCH 2, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by US airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025.

IDF says Lebanon invasion possible, Israel Katz declares Hezbollah chief Qassem a target

IDF spokesperson Effie Defrin: Israeli military ordered evacuation of 50 southern Lebanese villages • Sources to 'Post': IDF not satisfied with initial retaliation

MARCH 2, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem gives a televised address during a rally in solidarity with Iran and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon January 26, 2026