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Iran is losing the Gulf while gaining ground in Washington - opinion

The Gulf is drifting toward Israel faster than any normalization summit could have achieved, but internal American politics is lowering the pressure on Iran.

 Iran's Shahed 107 drone on display, June 2025.
Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran amid the war with Iran, March 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

Why Israel could not let Iran’s missile attack go unanswered - analysis

IDF strikes Iranian targets. June 8, 2026

Watch: IDF strikes key targets throughout Iran in response to missile barrages

Iranian Rials are displayed in Tehran.

Bankrupt Iran’s regime before it bankrolls more terror - opinion


Student protests erupt in Iran over education policies, as regime resumes crackdowns

Demonstrators are reportedly demanding that the regime cancel the fixed impact of 11th-grade GPA scores on the national university entrance exam, according to Iran International.

IRANIAN STUDENTS protest the regime's educational policies.

If Trump and Netanyahu are crazy, what does that make the rest of us? - comment

Trump, Netanyahu, and Hezbollah are locked in a cycle of conflict that offers no easy answers for Israel.

Israeli ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks next to State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler during a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States, in Washington, on Wednesday.

Iran’s dangerous shift from deterrence to destiny - opinion

When states begin interpreting geopolitics as divine destiny, the Middle East enters a far darker and far more unpredictable phase.

MEMBERS OF the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) participate in an exercise in southern Iran.

Every diplomatic lifeline to Tehran tightens the noose on Iranians - opinion

The real Iranian people are waiting for the world to stop believing Tehran’s lies

Demonstrators take to the streets in Paris to support the mass rallies denouncing the Islamic Republic in Iran, in January 2026.
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US, Iran talks stall as Trump warns war will only resume if American troops are attacked

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

Iranian Americans and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran take part in a march passing in front of the U.S Department of Labor building with a banner with the image of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, US, May 16, 2026.

Iran demands frozen assets be released in initial phase of deal with US, leading to stalemate

The dispute has emerged as one of the central obstacles preventing progress toward a memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington, which would be just the first step.

 US President Donald Trump seen over an illustrative image of American-Iranian ties (illustrative)

Middle East on edge: Iran strikes Kuwait as Hezbollah defies ceasefire talks

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

Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran.

Iran’s ring of fire collapses: Why Oct. 7 was Tehran’s greatest strategic miscalculation - opinion

Tehran hoped the conflict would freeze regional integration and restore fear as the organizing principle of Middle Eastern politics. Instead, the war exposed the fragility of Iran's system.

A man is seen carrying a cardboard cutout of Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

Iran’s war strategy: Winning by making war too costly - opinion

Trump’s domestic political standing is often tied to energy costs and inflation. Iran understands that a spike in oil prices can destabilize Western economies and fracture international coalitions.

 A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025.

Trump, Netanyahu call halts Beirut strike as Barnea calls to topple Iran’s regime

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

A PLACARD sends a clear message featuring US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as protesters gather near the UN office during US-Iran nuclear talks, in Geneva, Feb. 17.