Tehran doubles down on repression, believing US reluctance will delay new strikes

ANALYSIS

Iran temporarily closes airspace, Western military official says signals show US attack 'imminent'

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, September 9, 2025.
Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
A motorhome painted in support of the Iranian protesters and decorated with an Iranian flag from the time before the 1979 revolution with the Lion and Sun emblems is pictured in front of the closed Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on January 14

The war in Israel is in a lull, but Jewish soldiers are still fighting in Ukraine

One of the Jewish soldiers fighting in Ukraine.
Social media influencer Loay Alshareef at The Jerusalem Post conference in Miami, Florida

Alshareef: Israel, Jews, should help Iranians seek liberty to ‘repay debt to Cyrus’

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Free Iran would immediately recognize Israel, normalize US ties, Pahlavi declares

Israel's Dead Sea area trembles as 4.2 magnitude earthquake felt

 The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) continued its operations today to provide vital food aid for the people in Gaza

Iraq’s humanitarian aid to Gaza marks growing regional influence

REPORT
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026.

US military intervention in Iran may begin within 24 hours, European officials say

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, December 11, 2025.

US to discuss demilitarization, amnesty with Hamas, Israel, US officials say

A member of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard as Syrian Kurds attend a protest in solidarity with people in Sweida, on July 17, 2025.

Syria's Kurdish outreach masks plans for new offensive against SDF in Aleppo

ANALYSIS
US President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan, US, January 13, 2026.

Trump would want US strikes to be a decisive blow to Iranian regime

REPORT
LEBANESE FOREIGN MINISTER Youssef Rajji attends a press conference during his Syrian couterpart Asaad Al-Shibani's first official visit since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, at the foreign ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, October 10, 2025.

'Israel has the right to continue its attacks,' Lebanese Foreign Minister announces

'Corporations must take responsibility for the communities they serve'

WATCH
vi Levi, President and CEO of Israel Discount Bank,

Watch: The Jerusalem Post Miami Summit

WATCH

Haim Bibas to Miami Summit: Local leaders led Israel through war and will lead its renewal

Jerusalem Post Miami Conference 2025

Jpost Conference Co-Chair Nancy Jacobson at Miami Summit

Avner Mendelson ,President & CEO, IDBNY.

President & CEO of Israel Discount Bank New York at Jpost Miami Conference

Photojournalist Chen Schimmel

Bearing Witness: Chen Schimmel brings the memory of October 7 to the Miami Summit

IDF troops operate in southern Lebanese town, demolish two houses

REPORT

IDF Givati Brigade soldier arrested, charged in suspected Iran espionage

IDF troops operate in the Hebron, in the West Bank to destroy the home of Imran al-Atrash, one of the terrorists responsible for the November 18, 2025, ramming and stabbing attack that resulted in the death of 70-year-old Kiryat Arba resident Aharon Cohen. January 15, 2026.

US Embassy issues warning for citizens traveling to Israel, cites 'ongoing regional tensions'

The US Embassy in Jerusalem
ANALYSIS

As phase two of Gaza plan begins, key questions remain over Hamas's willingness to disarm

DOES THE West underestimate how ideology shapes lives in the Middle East? Here, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, flanked by US Vice President JD Vance (left) and Jared Kushner, speaks during a press conference following a military briefing at the Civil-Military Coordination Center on Tuesday in Kirya
WATCH

IDF unveils rare footage of clear ambush, close-quarters gunfight with Hamas

  Conservative Judaism has been trying to chart a middle path between Jewish tradition and acceptance of the reality of interfaith families.

Conservative Judaism’s new line on intermarriage is a great start. What comes next is key - opinion

OPINION
MK Boaz Bismuth seen with haredi MKs and Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer in the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 14, 2026.

IDF draft equality is minimum condition to restore Israeli solidarity

EDITORIAL
OMER ETZION, acting as US President Donald Trump on Eretz Nehederet.

‘Maybe we’ll bomb them, maybe I’ll just dance’: Eretz Nehederet laughs at Trump’s Iran attack plan

Women will soon be able to serve in the Israeli Air Force's elite  669 Search and Rescue Unit as well as the Yahalom combat engineering unit.

Forum Dvorah demands clear support for women in combat as IDF gender debate escalates

Betar founder to 'Post': NY order a 'chilling decision' that should 'terrify' Zionists and Jews

EXCLUSIVE

Mamdani praises disbanding of Zionist organization Betar accused of Islamophobia, extremism

A pro-Palestinian activist holds a sign during the "Autonomous Noise Demonstration for Gaza" near supporters of Israel holding Israeli flags (R) outside the hotel of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York City on September 25, 2025.

Jackson synagogue arsonist unconnected to pro-Palestinian movement

AMBASSADOR DEBORAH Lipstadt, US Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism speaks during 'March For Israel' at the National Mall on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC.
ANALYSIS

Australia, Sweden arrests show Iran's long arm of terror against Israelis, Jews in West

Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

UK declares 'no confidence' in police chief behind ban on Israeli soccer fans

Where are the American bases in the Middle East Iran threatened it might strike?

EXPLAINER

After Kurdish forces were expelled from Aleppo, Kurds fear new Syrian offensive

ANALYSIS
Qatar Emiri Air Force personnel load aid onto a military cargo plane headed to Syria, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, December 30, 2024.

IDF makes no change to home front instructions as US, Iran tensions escalate

US President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, May 5, 2025

Trump: Iran's killing of protesters 'is stopping, no plan for executions'

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the weekly rally at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2025.

Trump’s Gaza peace plan officially entering Phase II, Witkoff announces

A tale of two snatches: A libertarian take on Trump’s Venezuela gambit

OPINION

The divide in Iran's protests: Why ethnic minorities are not taking to the streets

OPINION
An activist holds a poster that reads ‘Condemns Donald Trump’s military aggression in Venezuela’, during an anti-US protest, after the US struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, outside the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 6, 2026.
WATCH

How Iranian women could shatter the regime's oppression

 How Iranian women could shatter the regime's oppression.
ANALYSIS

Gantz willing to make agreement with Netanyahu as 2026 elections approach

Benny Gantz (Blue and White) at the Knesset in Jerusalem. December 22, 2025.
OPINION

How Turkey’s dangerous course in the Middle East fuels massacres

ByVEYSI DAG

IDF launches medical revolution with AI-PTSD treatment, whole blood drone delivery

Israeli defense company Omnisys unveils new 'proactive' counter UAS system

IDF helmet developed to get neuro feedback relating to PTSD.

Israel poised to launch defense privatizations in months, says government official

Axon Vision's AI powered solutions

Axon Vision secures Leonardo DRS order for new AI‑driven counter‑UAS systems

French forces pose at COAC, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar; illustrative.

CENTCOM creates new air, missile defense coordination cell at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

'I don't know how he'd play': Trump questions Reza Pahlavi’s ability to lead Iran if regime falls

US to suspend visa processing for 75 nations, State Department says

US President Donald Trump is interviewed by Reuters White House correspondent Steve Holland (not pictured) during an exclusive interview in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026.

Trump, Venezuela's Rodriguez tout positive phone call, Trump finds Senate win

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan, US, January 13, 2026.

Denmark wishes for 'common way forward' with Trump, President undeterred in quest for Greenland

 Anti-MAGA cap "Nu det NUUK!" which is sold in the clothing store McKorman on Noerrebrogade, is displayed, in Copenhagen, Denmark January 13, 2026. The message "Nu er det NUUK!" and "Make America go away" is embroidered on the cap.
REPORT

FBI searches 'Washington Post' journalist's home, investigating possible intel leaks

Members of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force stand in the front yard as they search a home in Dearborn, Michigan, on October 31, 2025.

At the crossroads of Holocaust remembrance

President Isaac Herzog (C) flanked by Dayan and IHRA Secretary-General Michaela Küchler at the IHRA plenary

Netzah Yehuda: Bridging faith, service, and national unity

 NETZAH YEHUDA soldiers at the dedication of a Torah scroll at the Erez Crossing.

Where women are already leading

Meira Lerner, Director of World Emunah, at the World Emunah Women in the Arts event

Israeli tech draws major crowds at CES 2026, export institute says

LA real estate investor donates $100M office tower to Chabad for largest Jewish center

Israeli tech draws major crowds at CES 2026, export institute says
OPINION

Israel can turn tech dominance into global gaming success

Gaming.
ByLANCE JAMES
REPORT

Ayandeh Bank's collapse highlights breakdown of Iran’s financial system

Iranians walks past a Bank Ayandeh and Parian, on the first anniversary of the nuclear agreement, in the capital Tehran on Jaunary 14, 2017.

Arkin raises $100m for early-stage biotech fund

One Israeli killed, another missing as winter storm sweeps Israel

Up to 100 km/h winds: Emergency responder gives safety tips for this weekend's stormy weather

Heavy flooding inundates a road in the village of Abu Gosh, outside Jerusalem, as vehicles and heavy machinery make their way through floodwaters following winter rains.

Israel braces for storm with wind gusts up to 110 km/h, red alert in Center, Northern Israel

CFA firefighters conduct black-out operations at dusk as they mop up remaining hot spots following bushfire activity near Alexandra, Victoria, Australia, as extreme fire danger conditions persist across the state, January 10, 2026.

Victoria's bushfire crisis deepens: Human remains discovered as fires consume 860,000 acres

View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025

Multiple injured as severe weather causes tree collapses in Ashkelon, Bnei Brak

Doctors in Tehran report hundreds of eye injuries from gunshots during Iranian protests

Supporting Israel’s soldiers: Alon Center helps reservists rebuild their lives

FEATURE
Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

PA President Abbas undergoes 'routine medical tests' in Ramallah hospital

FDA clears first US trial of Israel’s EndoArt synthetic corneal implant

Rambam, Rabin, and Sheba: Health Ministry reveals Israel's top hospitals

IDF unveils ‘Olim Al Bet’ program for fast-track immigrant reserve enlistment

Australian family makes aliyah from Sydney, becoming 2026's first olim

 IDF reservists joining the "David Brigades," the five new reservist brigades announced by IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, December 17, 2024.
INTERVIEW

Saving lives under fire: A Brazilian doctor’s journey from Brazil to the IDF

Captain Dr N of 51st Battalion Golani during his service
INTERVIEW

Aliyah: Navigating the contours of academia

Alisa Rubin Peled (2nd row, C) in blue dress, with Argov class of 2025.

From Paraguay to Israel: Daughter inspires family to make aliyah

Esther Levin and her family at a simcha before their aliyah.

Luxury with roots and a vision for the future

The education revolution in Acre: Three new schools to open in the upcoming school year

Renderings of Noga 1 in Jaffa.

Evacuation and reconstruction - opportunity or trap?

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Modi'in closes a street: Ten buildings to be built in a row

Tabenkin Street in Haifa is changing its face.

Boutique renewal: Who said entire neighborhoods must be redeveloped?

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Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

Miami Summit 2026

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Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

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Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

Conference   

The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion Museum, in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025

LIVE: The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

Past Event - Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

'Biggest issue in Israeli society': First Lady Michal Herzog at 'Post' Trauma Conference

MDA Heroes   

 Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

Michaela Berku on volunteering, MDA, and saving lives through service

MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

'I’ll keep showing up': MDA paramedic who saved dozens on Oct 7 recounts 600 days

Podcasts   

Members and supporters of the Association of Anglo-Iranian Women in the UK and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) hold a rally in solidarity with the Iranian people's uprising, outside Downing Street in London, Britain January 14, 2026.

Will the US, Israel, intervene in Iran?

Maduro's downfall: Was the US capture of Maduro legal?

As Iranian unrest grows, chants for Reza Pahlavi surge as demonstrators unify

US Politics   

US President Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Trump tells Ford employee to 'f*** off' for calling him 'pedophile protector,' flips middle finger

US urges citizens to leave Iran amid escalating protests and violence

Iran accuses Trump of inciting violence, threatening sovereignty in UN letter

Diaspora   

Zionist youth congress in Budapest.

Zionism built on shared responsibility, not ideological conformity

‘Synagogue of Satan': Beth Israel arson suspect laughed when admitting crime to father

Jewish woman once held up by Nazis as ideal Aryan baby dead at 91

Judaism   

Shofarim. Illustrative.

The return of the lost Jews - and the ‘great shofar’

'Why Am I a Jew?' A sincere attempt at addressing big questions about Judaism

Why I can’t live without Shabbat

Christian World   

Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets with Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz at the President residence in Jerusalem, December 6, 2025

Herzog expresses concern over exodus of Christian families from Israel

New book traces Christian pilgrims' ancient path through Jerusalem

Pope Leo decries use of military force in fiery 'state of the world' speech

Food   

The brewer of four Shomron beers says that brewing is what cured him from post-trauma after many years of active combat duty.

New Israeli craft beers tell stories of war, recovery, and creativity

Meshek Barzilay in Tel Aviv: Veteran vegan cuisine

Winter in Jerusalem: Cozy soups, simple treats to warm your heart and home

Archaeology   

A damaged tomb is pictured in the abandoned Turkish Cypriot cemetary in the village of Kofinou, in the south of the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, on July 10, 2024.

Ancient tomb linked to King Midas’ family sheds new light on ancient kingdom

Israeli archaeologist whose work reshaped Jerusalem archaeology, dies at 81

Israeli archaeologists launch project to trace origins of ancient pottery

Science   

A piece of tissue from a woolly rhinoceros that was found inside the stomach of an Ice Age grey wolf puppy discovered in permafrost near the Russian village of Tumat in northeastern Siberia is seen in a laboratory in Vienna, Austria, in this handout picture taken in 2020.

Scientists recover genome from woolly rhino eaten by Ice Age wolf puppy - study

Astronomers spot white dwarf star creating a colorful shockwave

BIU study reveals that origin of sleeping in humans is deduced from jellyfish, sea anemones

Culture   

Shimon Smotritsky (left) and James Porter at the weigh-ins ahead of their match at the 559 Fights 120 event in Porterville, California.

Israeli MMA fighter Shimon Smotritsky earns unanimous decision win at 559 Fights 120

Israel will take part in the first Eurovision semifinal, EBU announces

Maccabi Tel Aviv defeats Hapoel Jerusalem

History   

The entrance of the former German Nazi concentration camp in Dachau near Munich, Germany.

From Auschwitz to Dachau: How a pharmacist became central to Nazi camp medical crimes

This week in Jewish history: Yearning for Zion

Inside the Jewish Brigade’s untold Holocaust survivor rescue operations

OMG   

Illustrative image of a UFO

British intelligence agency investigated UFOs, secret documents show

Belgian 12-year-old caught driving in place of drunk father while sober mother sat in back seat

Animated Putin joins talking cat, dog for New Year's message in popular Russian cartoon

Consumerism   

SO.KO by Super-Pharm

The Korean trend arrives in Israel: Single-use skincare capsules at Super-Pharm

A place that feels like a hug: The hottest trends in home design

Chery lowers prices: Tiggo 4 will cost almost as much as Picanto. But there’s a catch

Astrology   

Horoscope.

Daily Horoscope for December 15, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

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President-CEO Eric Fingerhut addressing attendees at the 2024 General Assembly.

“We know what needs to be done”: Eric Fingerhut enters JPost DC Conference with hopefulness

Chen G. Schimmel and the demands for truth: A new generation bearing witness

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