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Jeffries calls for ‘dramatic change’ in US military aid to Israel after Democrats' election victory

Jeffries also sharply criticized US President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, describing it as a “reckless and costly war of choice” that had harmed American interests.

 House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D- NY, speaks during a news conference on March 24, 2025, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.
A COP31 logo is pictured near the venue ahead of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP31, in Antalya, Turkey, November 8, 2026.

Climate confab in Turkey becomes networking opportunity for leaders - analysis

 Iranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.

Israel needs to turn military pressure on Iran into political change - opinion

US Special Envoy for Syria and Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack speaks during a session at Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, April 17, 2026.

Can Kurdish leaders, US envoy help end Kurdistan Regional Government crisis?


After US midterms, is there a time limit on the Iran war? - analysis

There is also a lack of clarity about why the nuclear program, which has been singled out as the reason for the conflict, has not been eviscerated, despite the time provided for the conflict.

 Iranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.

Pahlavi to 'Post' ahead of Freedom Prize: 'Europe's leaders understand Iran's regime must go'

Ahead of accepting the Friedrich Naumann Foundation’s Freedom Prize, Reza Pahlavi tells the ‘Post’ that European leaders increasingly recognize the need to end the Islamic Republic.

CROWN PRINCE Reza Pahlavi has been entrusted with accepting the 2026 Freedom Prize on behalf of the Iranian people, in recognition of its struggle against the Islamic Republic. The award, he told ‘The Jerusalem Post,’ is an opportunity to bring international attention to the people’s sacrifices.

Saudi Arabia, Syria sign military, financial pacts in Riyadh as ties between countries deepen

Although details of the military agreement have not been made public, Reuters previously reported that Syria was considering assisting in the war against the Iran-backed Houthis.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa ​meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 4, 2026.

Saudi Arabia issues alerts of potential danger in Yanbu as Houthis continue attacks on region

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said it destroyed a missile launched by the group towards Islam's holy city of Medina.

Fighters from the Saudi-led coalition sit on a pick-up truck mounted with a heavy machine-gun as they hold a position during clashes with Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen's northwestern Jawf province on November 2, 2026. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on November 3 that Saudi strikes had killed 17 civ

Abdul El-Sayed’s historic Senate victory sparks mixed reactions across Egypt, the Middle East

Samir Ragheb, President of the Arab Foundation for Development and Strategic Studies, told TML that although El-Sayed "carries weight across the Arab and Muslim worlds … Cairo heard criticism."

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks Sunday in Detroit in the waning days of the race.

Iran's IRGC says two tankers and tugboat caught fire in Strait of Hormuz

The IRGC said one tanker hit a mine south of the strait, while another caught fire exiting the waterway in the east.

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 12, 2026.

South Korea to expand anti-piracy unit operations closer to Strait of Hormuz

South Korea's government will ask parliament to extend the unit’s Middle East deployment, which expires at the end of 2026.

FILE PHOTO: Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam Thursday, 10th September 2026, 09:00

Israel has made regime change in Iran its main strategic objective - opinion

Israel must recognize that success will depend on sustained US support and on a combination of military, economic, and political pressure.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Israel needs a unity government to confront Iran and reassure Washington - opinion

The Iranian regime will remain a challenge to American and Israeli interests regardless of who occupies the White House or controls Congress in the years ahead.

Illustrative image of Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot

Trump says US has no immediate plans to strike Iran, ‘getting everything we want’ in negotiations

US Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that there had been "a number of good conversations with the Iranians" after officials from the Islamic regime met with Qatari mediators in Doha.

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks ahead of the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, after being reopened following months of repairs, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, November 2, 2026.