Middle East

'Crucial time in the Middle East': Sen. Lindsey Graham to visit Israel, meet Netanyahu

Graham heads to Israel to meet Netanyahu, focusing on strengthening ties and supporting freedom at a pivotal moment for the region.

US Senator Lindsey Graham holds a press conference in Jerusalem, November 2024; illustrative.
France's Minister of Overseas Manuel Valls leaves after a weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on September 3, 2025.

'If Israel falls, we fall': Fate of West tied to Israel, Former French PM tells 'Post' - interview

A PROTESTER holds a placard in Berlin on Monday showing Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi alongside his parents, the former shah and Empress Farah, calling for the return of the Pahlavi dynasty, as chants once erased from Iran’s streets resurface amid nationwide unrest.

'Pahlavi will return': Nearly 50 years after the Shah fled, Iranians want his son back

Protestors burn images of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally held in Solidarity with Iran's Uprising, organised by The national Council of Resistance of Iran, on Whitehall in central London on January 11, 2026.

How deeply are Israel's Mossad spymasters involved in Iran protest crisis? - analysis


'We cannot do it alone': Kurdistan Freedom Party calls on US, Israel to assist Iranian protests

Since the eruption of Iran’s protests, SMK has carried out a number of successful operations targeting Ayatollah regime elements in Kermanshah and Isfahan.

 People gather during protest on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Restore constitutional monarchy to honor lost Iranian lives - opinion

The Iranian protests call for monarchy restoration, but the world refuses to report what the protesters really want.

A person holds a picture of exiled Iranian Prince Reza Pahlavi, during a protest against the Iranian regime at the Peace Palace ahead of a NATO leaders' summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 21, 2025.

US strikes in Iran may backfire, lead to increased regime support, analysts say

Analysts warn that a strike could strengthen Tehran’s internal cohesion even as it weakens Iran’s regional network and raises the risk of wider conflict.

Demonstrators gesture outside the Iranian embassy during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in London, Britain, January 12, 2026.

The Middle East’s once-in-a-century moment

This is not chaos but convergence: a historic opening to dismantle regional extremism and replace it with integration, stability, and growth.

he Middle East’s Once-in-a-Century Moment

IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, citing repeated ceasefire violations

Shortly after the strike began, rocket sirens sounded in Kibbutz Nahal Oz in the Gaza border community. The sirens were almost immediately deemed a false alarm.

UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) and Lebanese military vehicles patrol in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, January 8, 2026

Free Iran would immediately recognize Israel, normalize US ties, Pahlavi declares

Iran will eventually “rise again from [the] ashes” of the Islamic Republic, exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said.

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

US Embassy issues warning for citizens traveling to Israel, cites 'ongoing regional tensions'

The embassy's warning does not carry any specific instructions beyond a general raised level of awareness and preparedness for US citizens in Israel.

The US Embassy in Jerusalem

Iran temporarily closes airspace, Western military official says signals show US attack 'imminent'

"All the signals are that a US attack is imminent, but that is also how this administration behaves to keep everyone on their toes," a Western military official said.

Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025

The Kingdom of Gaza: How a constitutional monarchy can bring freedom from theocracy - opinion

The idea is to treat constitutional monarchy as a piece of political technology. A way of concentrating legitimacy in a single, recognizable figure while locking his power in a box.

Street lights illuminate the Gaza skyline as the sun rises over fishermen as they bring their catch into the port in Gaza City, February 14, 2019.

IDF launches medical revolution with AI-PTSD treatment, whole blood drone delivery

The IDF's medical research tech commander updates the Post on post-war developments, as the improvements are settled to help soldiers with PTSD treatment and whole blood delivery in battle field.

IDF helmet developed to get neuro feedback relating to PTSD.

Where are the American bases in the Middle East Iran threatened it might strike? - explainer

Trump warned Iran that if it retaliated against the US, the US would respond at levels “never seen before.”

Qatar Emiri Air Force personnel load aid onto a military cargo plane headed to Syria, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, December 30, 2024.