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Editor's Notes: What one Arab post reveals about how the Gulf now talks about Israel - comment

The Gulf is not growing warm toward Israel; it is becoming more specific in the way it discusses Israel. In this region, word choice is often the first sign that strategy is moving.

Iranian newspapers with cover photos related to the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) protests, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 14, 2026.
A plume of black smoke rises from an ongoing fire near fuel depots at the port of Fujairah in the gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 4, 2026. Iran's strikes on Gulf neighbours since February 28, following the US-Israeli attack, forced the UAE to shut its airspace, blindsiding travellers.

Forced off the fence: How neutrality towards Iran has failed Gulf states - editorial

 IDF troops from the 91st Division operating in Southern Lebanon, published on March 16, 2025.

Ex-Fire and Rescue Service chief Simchi: Civilians face shelter-or-slaughter dilemma amid threats

Fiverr building in Tel Aviv

Israeli nonprofit and Fiverr launch overnight AI marathon to combat online antisemitism


UAE says it broke up terror cell tied to Hezbollah, Iran amid Gulf tensions, arrests suspects

According to the state news agency, the network was involved in "money laundering, financing terrorism and threatening national security."

Hezbollah terrorists march in the funeral of senior terrorist Haytham Ali Tabatabai, others killed in IDF airstrike, in Beirut, November 24, 2025; illustrative.

Sirens sound across Israel, Iran sends multiple missile barrages

Sirens sounded across Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the North on Thursday night, after Iran sent multiple missile barrages toward the country. No injuries or casualties have been reported.

An Iranian missile flies over the city, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem, March 18, 2026.

Week three of Roaring Lion: Iran's leadership hollowed out, Arab world reaches breaking point

As the war enters its third week, the regime's top officials are being killed faster than they can be replaced, and Iran's neighbors are running out of patience.

Iran’s strategic shifts and the escalating Middle East crisis: analyzing week 3.

WATCH: PM Netanyahu: Iran at its weakest thanks to US, Israel cooperation, regime change possible

Netanyahu claimed that the Iranian regime was around a year off from creating intercontinental ballistic missiles that could have hit the United States.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu giving a press conference, March 19, 2026.

Macron: Shut down Tehran’s terror embassy in Paris immediately - opinion

France must set an example for the whole of Europe.

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a joint press conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, March 13, 2026.

How the air force broke down Iran's air defenses: Operation Roaring Lion vs. Operation Rising Lion

The top tier of Iran's remaining air defenses consists of mobile anti-aircraft missiles, often grouped together in a dozen or more on a vehicle, around 92% of which have been destroyed.

A Shahed drone on display during the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran February 11, 2026.

New air force tactics reduce refueling needs for attack runs on Iran

The new tactic is for air force jets to accelerate to high altitude on a much faster, steeper trajectory when taking off from Israel to save fuel.

An IAF F-35 participates in Operation Roaring Lion, March 5, 2026.

Hegseth says biggest attack on Iran to come, US-Israel goals are questioned

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

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth salute during a transfer of the remains of two Iowa National Guard members and an interpreter killed in Syria, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, US, December, 17, 2025.

US F-35 hit, forced to make emergency landing, IRGC takes credit

This would be the first time Iran has hit a US aircraft in the war. Both the US and Israel are using F-35s, which are fifth-generation stealth jets costing upwards of $100 million.

An IDF F-35 "Adir" shot down an Iranian Air Force YAK-130 fighter jet on March 4, 2026.

Israel makes progress against Iran missiles, but disputes within IDF about the extent

One top IDF source said on Sunday that the air force had destroyed or neutralized 75% of Iran's missile launchers. On Thursday, another senior IDF source said that the percentage was only around 60%.

A fragment of an Iranian ballistic missile intercepted by Israeli air defense systems is seen lodged in the ground in the Golan Heights, March 19, 2026