Memorandum of Understanding

Gaza mediators condemn Israeli strikes, Iran seeks to strengthen Iraqi ties

Katz: Erdogan dragging Turkey into 'dangerous adventures' in Syria • Experts: Israel avoided 'direct clash' with Turkey by striking Syrian airfield • Iran FM mocks Trump's 'Economic D-Day'

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A military helicopter flies above a Syrian flag during the Syria Summer Family Festival in Damascus, Syria, on August 9, 2026.
An illustrative image of an Israeli flag in the center of various symbols representing innovation and technology.

The next US-Israel agreement should expand joint innovation - opinion

The 10-year memorandum of understanding between the United States and Israel, signed in 2016 and worth $38 billion, expires in 2028, and discussions about its successor are already underway.

|ByJARON LOTAN
US President Donald Trump's Truth Social post declaring Strait of Hormuz a new US territory, August 18, 2026.

Trump declares Strait of Hormuz as 'new US territory,' day after MoU deadline expires

When asked whether he was working to extend the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Trump declined to answer and shook his head no.

|ByIDAN KWELLER
FOREIGN MINISTER of Iran Abbas Araghchi, and Speaker of Iran Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf with the delegation of Iran at the Lake Lucerne Summit at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026.

'We won the war, won diplomacy': Araghchi says Iran pushed US war so it could control ceasefire

Araghchi concluded by saying that "those who tried to impose unconditional surrender on Iran begged for negotiations shortly after the war began."

|ByLIA WEIN

'Finger on trigger': Trump has not decided on large-scale attacks against Iran, sources tell 'Post'

“We’re locked and loaded,” Trump told reporters on Friday about the possibility of continuing the attacks against Iran, while no new strikes were reported during the day.

JULY 25, 2026ByIDAN KWELLER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump gestures as he disembarks the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One, while he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, US, July 17, 2026.

IDF cracks down on West Bank terror, CENTCOM confirms Iran naval blockade still ongoing

Senior Iranian official threatens Israel with ‘new target bank’ if Israel enters war • Trump has not decided on large-scale attacks against Iran, sources tell 'Post' • Saudi-Houthi conflict escalates

JULY 25, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operate in the West Bank village of Mukhmas, July 3, 2026.

Trump says US prepared for intensified strikes on Iran as Tehran continues attacks on Gulf states

Iranian financial evasion network sanctioned by US Treasury • Saudis strike Yemen's Hodeidah port • US military disables tanker trying to breach blockade of Iranian ports

JULY 24, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. Sailors signal an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the deck of USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as the aircraft carrier transits the Arabian Sea.

Israeli normalization with Syria may be Trump's only tangible Middle East win left - analysis

Is Syria Trump’s best chance for a Middle East diplomatic win?

JULY 23, 2026ByERIC R. MANDEL
US President Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during regional diplomatic talks on May 14. The Trump administration is weighing whether engagement with Damascus could produce a broader regional breakthrough.
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JD Vance's antisemitism is showing - opinion

US Vice President JD Vance failed to sell the MoU, failed to close the deal or to manage the fallout, and here we go again. He blames the Jews, and it’s hardly the first time. 

JULY 23, 2026ByJEFFREY LAX
US Vice President JD Vance attends a Breitbart News policy event in Washington, November 20, 2025; illustrative.

CENTCOM completes latest round of strikes aimed to degrade Iranian attack capabilites on ships

Several explosions were heard in the southern Iranian city of Sirik on Thursday morning

JULY 23, 2026ByESTHER DAVIS
An explosion at an unknown location, during what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 20, 2026.

Trump warns of stronger strikes against Iran as regime continues attacks across Middle East

Oil tankers turn around, avoid Red Sea following warnings by Yemen's Houthis • Israel, Lebanon delegations to meet in Rome on August 4 for new negotiations round

JULY 22, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Boats float near the coast of Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, April 2, 2026.

Iran's Araghchi admits six-member committee led nuclear talks, says he never met Khamenei

Experts have frequently called into question the role of Khamenei, who has not been seen since being injured in the same attack that killed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

JULY 21, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a press conference alongside Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (not pictured), in Baghdad, Iraq, June 28, 2026.

US CENTCOM completes fresh round of strikes on Iran after explosions sound in country's south

Explosions in Bandar Abbas, Sirik Island, and Qeshm were reported as US Central Command announced its tenth day of strikes against Iran.

JULY 20, 2026ByESTHER DAVIS, ARIELLA ROITMAN
Smoke rises from an explosion at an unknown location, during what US Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this still image taken from a handout video released on July 19, 2026.

Conflict continues as Iran weighs costs of future US strikes, returning to negotiations - analysis

Iran may hint that it is willing to hold talks again and continue to play the “good cop, bad cop” game it has played in the past. The IRGC would act as the bad cop and the government as the good.

JULY 20, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
(Illustrative) A projectile is fired during what the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said was a third round of strikes this week against Iran, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 11, 2026.