Tehran

Iranian gov't paid Romanian men to carry out stabbing attack on UK-based journalist, court told

They had "committed a planned attack preceded by reconnaissance, and which was ordered by a third party acting on behalf of the Iranian state," the prosecutor said.

Police officers work as people gather outside the Old Bailey after British police officer Martyn Blake was acquitted of the 2022 murder of Chris Kaba, in London, Britain, October 21, 2024.
A vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla, pictured April 12, 2026; illustrative.

Naval forces detain flotilla activists again, Trump gives sharp Iran warning

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2016.

Iran regime 'incapable of change' post-war, expert says

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaks at a weekly news conference in Tehran, Iran, on March 16, 2026.

Iran a victim of 'illegal expansionism and war mongering', Araghchi says


Former Iranian FM Kharazi dies from wounds following airstrike, state media says

Kharazi's home was struck by the "American-Zionist enemy" on April 1 as part of operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury, according to state-run Iranian media at the time.

Then-Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi speaks during a press conference in Tehran 19 June 2005.

What just happened? Breaking down the ceasefire

The US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire after weeks of tension. What changed? And is this a real de-escalation or just a temporary pause?

What just happened? Breaking down the ceasefire

Iran nuclear chief says enrichment cannot be stopped, calls US-Israel actions ineffective

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.

Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), arrives on the opening day of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, September 15, 2025.

Iran’s ‘jihad of knowledge’ was never about its people - opinion

How the Islamic Republic weaponized science, hollowed out its universities, and left its citizens to pay the price

The ‘jihad of knowledge’ is a state doctrine, introduced by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated by Israel and the US in the opening strike of the current war.

Iran's nuclear enrichment cannot be stopped, US-Israel defeated, Tehran's nuke chief Eslami claims

The US and Israel have reached a "stage of desperation," and a "request for a ceasefire indicates their defeat," Iran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said.

Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), speaks during the 69th annual International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) general conference on September 15, 2025 in Vienna, Austria; illustrative.

Iran's shattered economy means any success in war may be fleeting

Even as Iran appears emboldened on the regional stage after exerting its control over crucial energy supplies, it faces mounting internal problems.

An Iranian flag hangs amidst the rubble of a building of the Sharif University of Technology, which was damaged in a strike, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026.

Five things to watch amid the ceasefire with Iran

The upcoming issues include Lebanon, Iraq, JD Vance, domestic political fallout, and the details of Iran's 10-point plan.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (L) looks to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine as he speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on April 08, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia.

Tehran synagogue damaged by missile strike according to Iranian media reports

Footage and reports circulated by Iranian outlets and social media accounts identified the site as the Rafi Niya Synagogue, located near Palestine Square in central Tehran.

A reported photo of the damage to the  Rafi Niya Synagogue as the result of a strike in Tehran.

Trump's deadline approaches, Russia caught with Iran

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs — the top stories, clear and concise.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch with the Kennedy Center board members in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 16, 2026.

Netanyahu confirms strikes on bridges, railways across Iran to thwart IRGC launcher capacity

The IDF said it had completed a wide-scale operation on Iran after reports that railways in Karaj and Qazvin, as well as bridges in Kashan and Tabriz-Zanjan, were destroyed.

IDF strikes bridges across Iran.