Middle East

IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon alongside Air Force strikes on Hezbollah terrorists

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

 Israeli soldiers operate near the northern border with Lebanon, on February 21, 2024
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.

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

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.

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

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.

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


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.

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.

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.

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.

 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

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

El Al to begin rescue flights for Israelis stranded due to Operation Roaring Lion

The airline said it is prioritizing passengers whose flights were canceled and that rescue flights for El Al and Sun d’Or customers will be operated at no additional cost.

AN EL AL flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025.

Marine insurers cancel war risk cover for ships due to conflict in Iran, Middle East

War risk cover will be excluded in Iranian waters, as well as the Gulf and adjacent waters, according to the notices.

A cargo ship is pictured at a port in Keelung, Taiwan, January 7, 2022.

US fighter jets downed near American embassy in Kuwait in friendly fire, local authorities confirm

Kuwait's Defense Ministry confirmed later in the morning that several American warplanes had crashed in Kuwaiti territory, but that the crews had survived. 

A drone view shows Kuwait City, in the aftermath of strikes by Israel and the US on Iran, in Kuwait, February 28, 2026.

Nineteen Israelis wounded as Iran missile hits Beersheba buildings

The local municipality said scans were taking place for further casualties within the wreckage caused by the missile, which said to have destroyed several homes in the area.

Emergency responders attend the scene of an Iranian missile strike, in Beersheba, southern Israel, March 2, 2026

Lebanon will ban Hezbollah's military activities, PM says, as IDF strikes in Beirut

The IDF's precision strikes were carried out in retaliation after Hezbollah launched several projectiles towards northern Israel overnight.

Aftermath of Israeli strikes following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 2, 2026