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Trump considers limited strike on Iran, most air power since 2003 arrives in Middle East - WSJ

A smaller attack on Iran would target a few military or government sites, designed to be small enough not to provoke major retaliation and force Iran to agree to a deal favorable to the US. 

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
US President Donald Trump makes a fist at the end of an event during a visit to Coosa Steel Corporation, in Rome, Georgia, U.S., February 19, 2026.
An Iranian military ship takes part in an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, in this picture obtained on December 31, 2022

IRGC navy chief: ‘Ready to close Strait of Hormuz’ as Iran expands Gulf drills

Iranian Admiral Tangsiri says decision rests with Tehran’s leadership, highlights 24-hour intelligence control over strategic waterway

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
Iranians living in Greece chant slogans during a rally, marking the Global Day of Action for Iran, to support Iran's Lion and Sun Revolution, in Athens, Greece, February 14, 2026

Iranians to N12: People 'on edge,' awaiting US launch of 'decisive' war to topple the regime

As 40 days of mourning end and US forces mass in the region, voices from Tehran and Mashhad speak of anger, fear and hope for change.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

US likely to attack Iran, but Trump has not yet decided to do so, sources tell 'Post'

Although the decision is not final, Trump expressed disappointment in Iran's negotiating positions throughout the week, according to sources.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Eytan Gittler: The lone soldier saving Israeli civilians under Iran missile fire

For two hours, his team walked the stairs up to the top of the 42-story building and then to the bottom, knocking on doors and helping residents leave their apartments.

JULY 19, 2025ByBARBARA SOFER
ON THE scene of a building struck by an Iranian ballistic missile.

Justice Dept. sanctions Iranian US resident for smuggling electronics, including for Iran railways

Bahram Mohammad Ostovari, a 66-year-old resident of Santa Monica, California, and Tehran, Iran, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly bypassing Iranian sanctions.

JULY 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Iranian train at a railroad station in Khaf, December 10, 2020; illustrative.

Iran's new posture on nuclear talks is not a breakthrough - it is a stalling tactic - opinion

Tehran, long adept at delaying diplomacy while advancing its nuclear program, had assumed 2025 would play out like previous rounds. But this time, the Islamic Republic misjudged.

JULY 13, 2025ByERIC R. MANDEL
Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff attends a meeting in the White House Situation Room on attacking Iranian nuclear facilities, last month. Now there is anticipation over new nuclear talks.

Iran's enriched uranium remains at nuclear sites, Israeli official says

The official suggested that the Iranians might still be able to gain access to Isfahan, but it would be hard to remove any of the material there.

JULY 10, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by US airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025.

French intelligence chief: No certainty on whereabouts of Iran's uranium stocks

Nicolas Lerner, who heads the DGSE, said all aspects of Iran's nuclear program had been put back by several months following the air strikes.

JULY 8, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by US airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025.

Iran denies requesting meeting with US, state media reports

US President Donald Trump's Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff said he would meet with Iranian diplomats "next week or so."

JULY 8, 2025ByREUTERS
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaee speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, October 21, 2024.

WATCH: Tucker Carlson announces upcoming interview with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian

Tucker Carlson announced that he did the interview despite the expected backlash so that the American people have access "to all of the information they can gather about matters that affect them."

JULY 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian and American political commentator Tucker Carlson.

Iran, US seek to resume back-channel efforts to restart nuclear talks, Iran's foreign ministry says

Esmaeil Baghaei, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, had said that the US needed to show it had a genuine desire for peace with Iran.

JULY 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Tehran-linked bot army targeted Americans during war with Israel, Diaspora Ministry says

Iran-linked bot network flooded X with antisemitic and anti-Israel posts during the June conflict to weaken US support, a new report reveals.

JULY 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Blinken's critique of Trump omits vital details about Obama's failings with Iran - opinion

What Blinken’s essay leaves out is that Obama employed weak negotiating tactics that allowed Tehran to evade several key issues.

JUNE 30, 2025ByNORMAN J. KURZ
THEN-US SECRETARY of state Antony Blinken meets with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi at the State Department in 2021. The US ignored Iran’s expansion of ballistic missile technology, the writer maintains.