Middle East

Iran’s escalation risks turning a limited war into a regional inferno - opinion

Iran’s escalation has already produced severe outcomes, including increased military activity, threats to critical infrastructure, and growing instability across the Gulf.

|ByAHMED ALKHUZAIE
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.
A large crowd of demonstrators gather near the Federal Building in the Westwood area to celebrate and call for freedom for the Iranian people in the wake of U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 1, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

For Iranian Jews in US, war brings jubilation, unease, dreams of a future visit

In Los Angeles, home to the largest Iranian community outside of Iran, including tens of thousands of Iranian Jews, synagogues and community leaders say the moment feels historic.

|ByASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
Screengrab of an IDF graphic showing the covert ‘Minzadehei’ Iranian nuclear compound struck by the IDF on March 3, 2026.

IDF destroys secret nuclear site, over 300 ballistic missile launchers across Iran

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

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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

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.

MARCH 3, 2026ByNADIM KOTEICH
A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026.

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.

MARCH 3, 2026ByDOUGLAS ALTABEF
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.

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 launches broad wave of strikes across Iran after barrage of ballistic missiles

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
Smoke plumes rise following missile strikes in Tehran on March 1, 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.