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Tehran appears to prepare for long war despite heavy early losses - analysis

Gulf states are not ready to join the war, but they have gone to the UN to get condemnation for Iran’s actions.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A protester throws a stone near a fire as other demonstrators gather while blocking a street in Shiraz, Iran, on January 10, 2026.
An Israel Air Force fighter jet on the way to strike targets in Iran on March 4, 2026.

Operation Roaring Lion signals a new era in Middle East power politics - opinion

Operation Roaring Lion shows unprecedented US-Israel cooperation while exposing Iran’s isolation and new regional threats.

|ByEFRAIM INBAR
Patriot missile defense system is seen at Sliac Airport, in Sliac, near Zvolen, Slovakia, May 6, 2022.

NATO boosts Turkey’s air defenses with Patriot system in Malatya

The Kurecik NATO radar base, which provides vital data for the alliance and helped identify two Iranian ballistic missiles heading toward Turkey, is located in Malatya.

|ByREUTERS
Iranian missiles are displayed in a park in Tehran, Iran, January 31, 2026

NATO confirms downing second Iranian missile entering Turkish airspace

The Turkish Defense Ministry warned that it will take necessary steps without hesitation.

|ByREUTERS

Iran war gamble risks regional chaos, global economic shock - opinion

A military gamble without a day-after plan risks regional war, nuclear chaos, and shocks to the global economy.

MARCH 8, 2026ByILAN MOR
L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

October 7 and a reshaped Middle East: Two stories define Netanyahu’s war - opinion

Israel has grown stronger strategically, but Netanyahu also bears responsibility for past failures.

MARCH 6, 2026ByYAAKOV KATZ
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Christian Conference in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025

Finland to lift full ban on hosting nuclear arms, government says

The proposed change will next go to parliament where the right-wing coalition government holds a majority.

MARCH 5, 2026ByREUTERS
A Finnish flag flies over the City Hall in Helsinki, Finland, February 10, 2024.

Iran attacking neighbors is a strategic mistake, EU's top diplomat Kallas, Poland say

"Iran's strategy is to sow chaos and set the region on fire," Kallas said.

MARCH 4, 2026ByREUTERS
EU FOREIGN POLICY chief Kaja Kallas announces sanctions against Israel last week in Brussels. The writer asks: How did Israel become a country whose prime minister declares that it is destined to turn into a super-Sparta?

NATO intercepts Iranian missile over Turkish airspace

The incident marks the first time that NATO member Turkey, Iran's neighbor to the northwest, has been drawn into the expanding conflict between Iran and the US and Israel.

MARCH 4, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Turkish soldier guard the border while Pro-Kurdish protesters gather on top of a hill as they try to march to the border zone with the Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli. January 20, 2026.

Spain’s prime minister is pushing Israel policy to the brink, and Washington may respond - opinion

Spain’s increasingly aggressive posture toward Israel risks damaging its ties with both the US and the EU, as Sánchez’s political tactics collide with geopolitical realities.

MARCH 4, 2026ByANGEL MAS
SPANISH PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sánchez leaves at the end of a news conference before summer break, in Madrid, in July. In recent weeks, he has led unprecedented moves against Israel, the writer charges.

Britain tried to stay out, Iran hit Cyprus anyway, and Hegseth’s warning landed - comment

Pete Hegseth argues for swift action against Iran, but with conflicting intelligence, is this bold strike the right move for peace?

MARCH 2, 2026ByZVIKA KLEIN
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, March 2, 2026.

Germany, France create nuclear steering group in new deterrence effort

The move comes amid rising security concerns in Europe amid doubts about the reliability of the US nuclear umbrella under President Donald Trump.

MARCH 2, 2026ByREUTERS
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose at the start of the E-3 meeting, during the Munich Security Conference (MSC), in Munich, Germany February 13, 2026.

Trump says Iran will 'never' have nuclear weapons during State of the Union address

As US-Iran tensions rise, US President Donald Trump stated that he will “never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror to have a nuclear weapon.”

FEBRUARY 25, 2026ByGOLDIE KATZ, JAMES GENN
US President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

'Russia is to Ukraine what Hamas is to Israel': Ukrainian ambassador marks four years of war

He added that Ukraine has formally designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByGUY ELSTER
Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk attends a ceremony marking the two years anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Tel Aviv on February 23, 2023.