Persian Gulf

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.

|ByDEBORAH DANINO HARKHAM
Donald Trump over a backdrop of an Iranian flag. (Illustrative)
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.

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. 

|ByDANIELLE ROTH-AVNERI
Hooman Khalili's 19th Woman, Life, Freedom mural in Israel unveiled on December 3, 2025, in Ibim.

New ‘Woman, Life, Freedom' mural unveiled in Ibim, near Gaza border

The installation features six women whose lives and stories represent different facets of courage. Among them is Shirel Haim Pour, a 22-year-old Persian Jew murdered in the October 7 assault.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
A person holds an umbrella with a sign that reads: "Free Iran" as supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran gather to protest against the Iranian regime, in Berlin, Germany, June 21, 2025.

How to prevent civil war in Iran should the Islamic regime collapse

A new report by the Henry Jackson Society explores what a post-regime Iran could look like and how a viable state can be established.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Iran likely to move ballistic missiles through Persian Gulf - report

The US has seen "indications that Iranian and Iranian proxy forces were making preparations to possibly attack US forces in the region."

MAY 7, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE
Missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran

The rabbi in the Gulf

Marc Schneier builds bridges between Jews and Muslims.

MARCH 31, 2019ByGIDI GRINSTEIN
Rabbi Schneier (sixth from left) and his delegation meet with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev in early March

Israel and the Gulf nations will establish diplomatic relations in 2019

This is our greatest opportunity to end the 100-year-old Israeli-Arab conflict.

DECEMBER 18, 2018ByMARC SCHNEIER
Rabbi Schneier with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain

Ex-IDF deputy chief: Beware of Gulf states, their values are different than ours

Yair Golan says Israel should solidify control of Golan Heights, deal more closely with Kurds.

DECEMBER 11, 2018ByHERB KEINON
Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu and Sultan Sayyid Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman.

Report: Israel sold $250m. of sophisticated spy systems to Saudi Arabia

These are the most sophisticated systems Israel has ever sold to any Arab country.

OCTOBER 28, 2018ByJULIANE HELMHOLD
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

Iran’s naval exercise threatens strategic Straits of Hormuz

The tensions come as Israel warned it will oppose any Iranian attempt to block the Bab al-Mandab straits at the south end of the Red Sea.

AUGUST 2, 2018BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
File: Military vessels from Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps at the Strait of Hormuz

The Damage Of Dammaj: How Sectarian Tensions Fuel ISIS In Yemen

The terror group is gaining ground due to ongoing chaos in the war-torn country.

JULY 18, 2018ByFELICE FRIEDSON, JOSHUA A. HOLMES/THE MEDIA LINE
People walk past a building one day after air strikes destroyed it in Sanaa, Yemen June 6, 2018.

UNESCO to defer Jerusalem, Hebron controversies in Bahrain meeting

No sites in Israel or the Palestinian territories are slated for inclusion in the list of World Heritage Sites this year.

JUNE 21, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Siège de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO) à Paris

Israel downplays reports of possible breakthrough in Israel-Bahrain ties

Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi 'not aware' of any concrete steps in the direction.

JUNE 20, 2018ByHERB KEINON
Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (R) speaks to British Prime Minister Theresa May (L) during the first Gulf Cooporative Council's (GCC) " GCC British Summit", in Sakhir Palace Bahrain, December 7, 2016.

Voices from the Arab press: Israeli celebrations in the heart of Cairo

A selection of media reports from the Arab press relating to Israel and the Middle East.

JUNE 1, 2018ByTHE MEDIA LINE
A PALESTINIAN girl living in Egypt participates in a Nakba Day protest against Israel in Cairo in 2012