Middle East

IDF destroys secret nuclear site, over 3,000 ballistic missile launchers across Iran

Naming the site as Min Zadai, on the northeast outskirts of Tehran, Deffrin said that the site is related to weapons group developments.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Screengrab of an IDF graphic showing the covert ‘Minzadehei’ Iranian nuclear compound struck by the IDF on March 3, 2026.
Iranian missiles are displayed in a park in Tehran, Iran, January 31, 2026

Iran can terrorize, but can't win a modern war against Israel's technological edge - opinion

Iran's Rockets and drones can’t match Israel’s technological edge in war and its battlefield strategy.

|ByLOUIS LIBIN, MICHAEL J. SALAMON
A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026.

Targeting the new Middle East: Iran attacked the UAE because it cannot defeat its model - opinion

The ghosts of the old Middle East are departing, one funeral at a time.

|ByNADIM KOTEICH
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.

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

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.

MARCH 3, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Iranian flag and cyber code [Illustrative]

Senior Quds Force commander linking Hezbollah to Iran killed in IDF Iran strike

Iranian Quds Force Lebanon Corps commander Daoud Ali Zadeh was killed in Tehran, the IDF said, dealing a blow to Hezbollah’s military coordination.

MARCH 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, March 3, 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.

MARCH 3, 2026BySHARON PARDO
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.

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.

IDF intercepts rockets launched from Lebanon, kills Senior Quds Force commander

Iranian missile hits in central Israel • US denies targeting school in Iran • Iranian Quds Force Lebanon Corps commander Daoud Ali Zadeh was killed in Tehran.

MARCH 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Emergency responder works at the site of an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, 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.