Persian Gulf

Iranian drone attack kills one, wounds several, damages int'l airport in Kuwait, flights diverted

According to the Health Ministry,  following the event, there were a total of 63 cases of injury, and seven major emergency surgeries performed.

|ByJAMES GENN, GOLDIE KATZ
Passengers arrive at Kuwait International Airport, June 1, 2026; illustrative.
US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing on "proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Treasury" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 22, 2026.

US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran's military oil sales, Treasury says

In a post on X/Twitter, Bessent asserted that “the Iranian economy and currency are in free fall,” as the US continues enforcing its blockade on Iranian ports along the Strait of Hormuz.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ, REUTERS
Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters gather during an intensive security deployment after Islamic State militants took it over the previous day in Luhaiban village in Kirkuk, Iraq December 6, 2021.

Iraq’s 1,200-km. trade route could redraw the Middle East - analysis

Iraq has some reticence, in part because Iranian-backed militias in Iraq oppose the new government in Damascus. However, trade may prove more important than sectarian ideology.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
An illustrative map indicating the location of Qeshm Island between the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.

Explosions heard in Iran's Qeshm Island in Strait of Hormuz, cause unknown, news agency says

Explosions were heard on Qeshm Island, where air defenses had been triggered, and pro-regime protesters chanted against Israel and the UAE, following US warnings of possible strikes.

|ByJAMES GENN, REUTERS

Iran's threat to burn ships is choking off Persian Gulf oil flow to world - explainer

Shipping companies are already heeding Iran's warning, and the price of a gallon of gas is rising, most notably in California.

MARCH 8, 2026ByNABIH BULOS/LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS
US military forces boarded the crude oil tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean after pursuing it from the Caribbean. The vessel was accused of breaching Washington's blockade on sanctioned vessels traveling to or from Venezuela. February 9, 2026.

Who benefits from the 'break Iran apart' narrative? - opinion

Why the idea of dividing Iran serves propaganda more than geopolitical reality.

MARCH 7, 2026ByELHAM YAGHOUBIAN
Protesters including Iranians hold up portraits of son of Iran's last shah, Reza Pahlavi, former Iranian flags and American flags during a solidarity march with Iranian people on Dam Square in Amsterdam on March 7, 2026.

Purim 2026: History repeats itself as Jews forge their fate in Persia - opinion

In both the Purim narratives, we are given the ability to forge our own fate, to take matters into our own hands, and to carry our nation further towards redemption.

MARCH 3, 2026BySTEWART WEISS
A person holds an image of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iranian demonstrators protest against the US-Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026

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

FEBRUARY 19, 2026ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
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

Khamenei's threat: Iran can hit US Navy so hard it 'cannot get up again'

Iran’s supreme leader threatened US military power, rejected limits on Iran’s missile program, and criticized Washington after US aircraft carriers were sent to the region.

FEBRUARY 17, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.

IDF's Farsi-language account urges Iranian dissidents for contact

"We ask patriotic Iranian people to please follow only our official contact channels and get in touch with us for any kind of cooperation," the IDF's official account in Farsi posted.

FEBRUARY 12, 2026ByCORINNE BAUM
Graphic of an IDF emblem and an Iranian flag.

Iran's IRGC seizes two vessels in Persian Gulf, official threatens US with 'massacre and hell'

The IRGC Navy’s Public Relations Department alleged that more than one million liters of smuggled fuel were found on the ships.

FEBRUARY 5, 2026ByFRAIDY MOSER
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy's speedboats move during an exercise in Abu Musa Island, in this picture obtained on August 2, 2023

US fighter jet downs Iranian drone near aircraft carrier, gunboats approach US-flagged tanker

Iranian Shahed-139 drone shot down by F-35 jet over Arabian Sea • In separate incident, six Iranian gunboats approach US-flagged oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

FEBRUARY 3, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM 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.

Israel is awaiting potential Iranian attacks as uncertainty rises - opinion

Citizens of Israel are adapting their daily routines while preparing for the possibility of Iranian missile attacks.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026ByDEBORAH DANINO HARKHAM
Donald Trump over a backdrop of an Iranian flag. (Illustrative)

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. 

JANUARY 16, 2026ByDANIELLE ROTH-AVNERI
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.