Iran Conflict

Iraq condemns drone attacks on Saudi Arabia amid US pressure on Iranian-backed militias

Iraq condemned recent drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, vowed cooperation in the investigation, and moved to distance Iranian-backed militias amid growing US pressure.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Smoke rises above Riyadh, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 5, 2026.
IRGC Navy Martyr Hassan Bagheri warship and an IRGC speed boat are sailing along the Persian Gulf during the IRGC marine parade, on April 29, 2024.

Kuwait captured four IRGC-linked operatives who infiltrated their territory, Foreign Ministry says

Kuwait condemned the IRGC's actions, decrying them as a hostile infringement upon their sovereign territory, while demanding that the Islamic Republic of Iran halt its hostile acts.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People hold signs depicting US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an anti-US and anti-Israel rally at Valiasr Square, in Tehran, Iran, March 17, 2026

Israel's battle with Iran is not a war of choice, but necessity - opinion

For Israel, Iran’s repeated threats of annihilation and efforts to achieve its goal by different means makes this indeed a clean-cut case of necessity.

|ByZALMAN SHOVAL
THIS MAP illustrates China’s ‘New Silk Road’ initiative

The war with Iran is a major setback to China’s Belt and Road Initiative - opinion

The strategic consequence of the war is the collapse of core BRI assumptions.

|ByBOAZ GOLANY

Transcending our narratives

Those genuinely interested in solving this conflict need to transcend the futile battle between two competing stories and begin constructing a larger narrative.

FEBRUARY 16, 2016ByYEHUDA HAKOHEN
Slain Israeli Prime Minister Rabin with former US President Bill Clinton and former PLO President Yasser Arafat after signing the Oslo Accords at the White House on September 13, 1993.

AS I SEE IT: Iran for dummies

For Iran President Obama’s remaining year in office offers a window of unparalleled opportunity.

JANUARY 21, 2016ByMELANIE PHILLIPS
A staff member removes the Iranian flag from the stage during the Iran nuclear talks in Vienna, Austria July 14, 2015

Washington Post reporter Rezaian convicted, Iran news agency says

Rezaian was arrested in July 2014. He was accused of espionage.

OCTOBER 12, 2015ByREUTERS
Jason Rezaian

The Iran Agreement and Impossible Things: The Parchin Inspections

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015ByBOB BROWN
The Jerusalem Post

Iran vs Israel: Nuclear Beauty Contest III

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015ByMARC DUBEY
The Jerusalem Post

Defending The Iran Deal: The Administration's Resort to Logical Fallacies

AUGUST 17, 2015ByBOB BROWN
The Jerusalem Post

Ex-National Security Advisor: Iran nuclear deal likely will lead to use of force

Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror says when Iranian nuclear program rears its head again, it will be a problem several times more serious; Hezbollah will receive thousands of precise missiles.

AUGUST 6, 2015ByYAAKOV LAPPIN
An aviation ordinanceman gets ready to load a couple of GBU-24 2000 pound "Bunker Buster" bombs onto aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier in the northern Gulf

After gunshots and a distress call, Iran 'confiscates' ship in Gulf

Pentagon: No US citizens aboard Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship at which Iran fired shots.

APRIL 29, 2015ByMICHAEL WILNER
Iranian navy ship.

Senior Iranian officials call ISIS 'American proteges,' warn of imminent Saudi demise

Addressing worshipers in Tehran, Iranian leaders decried Saudi Arabia's "blood bath" in Yemen and warned the US of deceitful behavior in negotiations over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.

APRIL 18, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Iran marks the 36th anniversary of the Islamic revolution

Risk vs. reward: Saudis could become regional heavyweight, or serve to embolden Iran

Saudi campaign against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen could establish the Kingdom's place in the region for years to come.

MARCH 29, 2015ByREUTERS
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) stands with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (C), and Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi during the 26th Arab Summit in Sharm al-Sheikh, in the South Sinai governorate, south of Cairo, March 28, 2015.