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Kremlin says US has rejected its proposal that Russia take Iranian uranium stocks

Russia first proposed last June that it take control of Iran's uranium stock, but no action was taken. According to news reports, Russia reissued the proposal again this week.

|ByREUTERS
ALMOST FOUR years into the Ukraine-Russia war, Russian President Vladimir Putin has proved the adage that Russia was not as weak as some thought, but not as strong as some assumed. Here, Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via video link at the Kremlin, in Moscow last month.
Pavel Talankin poses with his Oscar statuette next to a poster for Mr. Nobody Against Putin, which won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, on March 27, 2026 in Paris, France.

‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’: Why a documentary on Russia resonated with the world - opinion

Like in the era of Joseph Stalin, when people whispered in their own homes out of fear of repression, today’s reality in Russia increasingly echoes those patterns.

|ByCORINNE BAUM, YAEL LIFSHITZ
P1-Sun FPV interceptor drone is displayed at an exhibition of Ukrainian drone makers in an undisclosed location in Ukraine

Ukraine’s drone revolution is transforming the landscape of the ground war - analysis

Necessity is the mother of invention, so the saying goes, and Ukraine has had to innovate. Like Israel, Ukraine is an innovator in drones and unmanned ground vehicles.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A drone carries a Hezbollah flag, May 21, 2023

What can the IDF learn from Ukraine about emerging Hezbollah FPV threat? - comment

Hezbollah is increasingly deploying FPV explosive drones against IDF forces, drawing on tactics seen in Ukraine, raising concerns over Israel’s preparedness for the evolving threat.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

Israel’s ambassador to Russia summoned over IDF strike in Lebanon injuring RT journalist, crew

“Any attempt to portray this as an intentional strike that was targeting journalists is absurd and far removed from reality,” he said, underscoring that the IDF operates against militant threats.

MARCH 20, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN, CORINNE BAUM
Members of the Lebanese Civil Defence inspect a damaged building after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following renewed hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 9, 2026.

WATCH: Iranian gas, oil infrastructure at Iran’s South Pars and Asaluyeh hit in Israeli air strike

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim News Agency corroborated that petrochemical facilities in South Pars were targeted, stating that the extent of damage was not yet clear.

MARCH 18, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN, REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Cars drive down a highway as smoke billows after overnight airstrikes on oil depots on March 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

President Zelensky: Russian aggression, Iranian weapons, and Israel's fight

In an exclusive interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky opens up to The Jerusalem Post’s Amichai Stein about Ukraine's ongoing fight against Russia's aggression.

MARCH 17, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
President Volodymyr Zelensky: Russian aggression, Iranian weapons, and Israel's fight

Putin's war machine helped Iran improve Shahed drones, Zelensky tells 'Post' - exclusive

Israel has what we need [against Russia], and we have what Israel needs [against Iran], Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.

MARCH 16, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
Ukranian President Zelensky meets with The Jerusalem Post's Amichai Stein, March 16, 2026.

Mediterranean states say adrift Russian tanker is 'imminent and serious' threat

Russia's Foreign Ministry acknowledged that the vessel was adrift in the Mediterranean and said Russia's further involvement in resolving the situation depended on "concrete circumstances."

MARCH 16, 2026ByREUTERS
A Russian LNG tanker, Arctic Metagaz, damaged earlier this month and currently adrift without crew, floats in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and the Italian islands of Lampedusa and Linosa, in this handout picture released on March 13, 2026.

Moscow protests after Israeli strike hits near Russian scientists in Iran’s Bushehr

The attack ended without Russian casualties, with Russian officials stating that repeated strikes near Russian experts are unacceptable, warning that Israel must take precautionary measures.

MARCH 15, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Moscow-installed head of the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 10, 2026.

Russia is supplying Iran with Shahed drones, Zelensky says

Zelenskiy told CNN's Fareed Zakaria that it is "100% facts" that Iran has used Russian-made Shaheds to attack US bases.

MARCH 15, 2026ByREUTERS
A Shahed drone on display during the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran February 11, 2026.

Stop fretting: Trump won’t abandon Israel in the war with Iran - opinion

Trump’s strategy against Iran shows decisive leadership, moral clarity, and steadfast support for Israel.

MARCH 14, 2026ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
US President Donald Trump gestures at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, March 11, 2026.

Trump rejects Putin's proposal to move Iranian enriched uranium to Russia, end war - Axios

According to sources close to the matter, Trump had a phone call with Putin on Monday during which he rejected one of the Russian president's proposals.

MARCH 14, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
US President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025; illustrative.

Trump must sell why Iran war is America First - opinion

Winning the fight against Iran requires winning the argument in the US, not just on the battlefield.

MARCH 13, 2026ByJEFFREY KAHN
WOODROW WILSON and Donald Trump,