Persian Gulf

An Israeli letter to Iran’s brave protesters: We see you, and we stand with you - opinion

Right now, as dark forces block your internet access and try to crush you in every possible way, I salute your fighting spirit. 

Iranians protest outside the US Consulate General in Frankfurt for an end to the regime in Tehran and call for the USA to intervene in the conflict, January 15, 2026.
Hooman Khalili's 19th Woman, Life, Freedom mural in Israel unveiled on December 3, 2025, in Ibim.

New ‘Woman, Life, Freedom' mural unveiled in Ibim, near Gaza border

A person holds an umbrella with a sign that reads: "Free Iran" as supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran gather to protest against the Iranian regime, in Berlin, Germany, June 21, 2025.

How to prevent civil war in Iran should the Islamic regime collapse

 Ali Abdullahi Aliabadi is a Brigadier General in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

‘Mossad’ Farsi X account crowns exile journalist for cracking Iran’s hush-hush war-chief mystery


Scientists find sarin gas, genes behind Gulf War illness

Veterans exposed to sarin nerve gas were more likely to develop GWI and this risk was affected by a gene known as PON1.

US Marines roll into Kuwait International Airport in light armored vehicles after the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. At right is a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter.

Iran’s IRGC head warns Israel against role in Persian Gulf

He then slammed Israel, which he referred to as “Zionists.”

 Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami smiles during a joint exercise called the 'Great Prophet 17' in the southwest of Iran

Fire on Iran navy ship at mouth of Gulf, crew evacuated -report

Firefighting operations continued on board the ship which was near the Iranian port of Jask situated on the Gulf of Oman, the statement said, adding that the vessel was on a training mission.

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IRGC boats harassed US Coast Guard in Persian Gulf - report

Three boats swarmed a US vessel in the Persian Gulf just a day after an announcement about talks to return to the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal.

A boat of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) sails, at undisclosed place off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran August 22, 2019.

Iran, Kurdish regions prepare for Nowruz festival

As it occurs around the same time as Passover the seven symbolic items of the Haftseen table, which include an apple, garlic, wheat and other things, can draw comparisons to the Passover plate.

People wear a protective face masks, amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as they walk at the Grand bazar, ahead of the Iranian New Year Nowruz, March 20, in Tehran, Iran March 19, 2020

Understanding the increase in attacks on ships in the Middle East

Naval tensions have increased dramatically since a series of incidents in 2019.

Damage is seen on Iranian-owned Sabiti oil tanker sailing in the Red Sea, October 13, 2019

Queen Esther helped me become the hero of my own Persian Jewish story

When met with a crisis — when the king’s evil adviser, Haman, decreed that all the Jews were to be killed — Esther looked deep within herself and realized she had strength.

'Ahasuerus and Haman at the Feast of Esther' by Rembrandt, 1660, at Moscow's Pushkin Museum

Behind the Book of Esther’s mask - A Purim story

Persian scholar explains how Purim was shaped by Near Eastern myths

THAMAR EILAM GINDIN: This is why the Rabbis decided to include the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible, to have this constant thread of fighting with Amalek throughout the work.

UAE-Israel-Bahrain launch joint trade forum

After the historic Abraham Accords paved the way for a dramatic redefining of trade opportunities in the Middle East, what will Israel with these newfound opportunities?

The Gulf-Israel Women's Forum brings children draped in the flags of Bahrain, Israel and the UAE to Jerusalem's Old City.

Three decades to get here: Israel’s leading expert looks back at Gulf ties

“The Gulf is a special place. In many ways – economy and history and culture – it is more related to the Indian subcontinent and Asia."

Israeli model May Tager, holding an Israeli flag, poses with Dubai-resident model Anastasia, holding an Emirati flag, during a photoshoot for FIX's Princess Collection in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 8, 2020.