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Let us not fool ourselves: Iran has not changed - opinion

The Iranian leadership has not changed its goals or ideology, and the chants to kill Americans and Israelis are still what the public hears from its government.

|ByELIE KLUTSTEIN
Smoke and flames rise after an explosion in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on July 8, 2026.
Former deputy minister of foreign affairs Danny Ayalon seen at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on October 23, 2012.

'Massive surrender to Iran': Former Israeli ambassador to US Danny Ayalon admonishes US-Iran MoU

"What is happening today is massive surrender by the US to Iran; the Iranians are setting the tone, the US is releasing funds to Iran," he said.

|By103FM
PEOPLE RIDE motorcycles near a billboard with an image of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2026.

Iran prepares to bury slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with week of mass mourning

Iran's supreme leader was killed by US and Israeli strikes in their first attack of the war and the funeral events will begin over the weekend in Tehran, with mass processions planned next week.

|ByREUTERS
A man holds a photo of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, while the flags of the US and Israel are burnt, as people gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026.

The scorpion never changes: a brutal lesson in foreign policy - opinion

The most dangerous assumption in foreign policy is not overestimating an enemy’s strength; it is assuming an enemy secretly wants what we want. 

|ByLOUIS LIBIN, MICHAEL J SALAMON

‘America First’ meets Mideast: What Trump's strikes on Iran means for US foreign policy - opinion

Amid rising tensions in the Middle East and Iran’s regional assertiveness, a partial retreat from US isolationism has emerged.

JUNE 24, 2025ByHADAS LORBER
STEVE BANNON speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in February. He had warned that a US strike in Iran would tear America apart, states the writer.

Israel does the dirty work – and Europe fires back with sanctions - opinion

While Israel is fighting a war for its survival, Europe is distracting it on two levels - on the leadership level and on the people's level.

JUNE 24, 2025ByGOL KALEV
ON DAY ONE, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer labeled Israel’s operation in Iran ‘concerning,’ characterized it as an escalation, and urged ‘all parties to step back and reduce tensions,’ the writer notes.

The US, Israel should give Iran terms of surrender now - opinion

The immediate handover of all enriched uranium above 3% level permitted for civilian use; a complete cessation of support for regional proxy militias; and an end to Iran’s ballistic missile program.

JUNE 23, 2025ByDAN PERRY
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds a meeting, with Vice President J.D. Vance alongside him, in the Situation Room at the White House on Saturday. There should be a swift pivot to negotiations, presenting Tehran with clear and firm terms, says the writer.

US-Israel aid: The real cost, and why it’s worth every penny - opinion

This war has demonstrated how dependence on US weapons systems and aid allows American administrations to interfere in Israel’s strategic and tactical military decisions.

JUNE 23, 2025ByPESACH WOLICKI
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon in February. Netanyahu’s suggestion that Israel should begin drawing down US aid deserves serious consideration, says the writer.

Operation Rising Lion: A declaration of Jewish sovereignty in the Middle East - opinion

By striking deep into the heart of Iran’s nuclear and terror infrastructure, Israel has sent a message to Tehran and its proxies: the Jewish people will not be passive targets of genocidal regimes.

JUNE 18, 2025ByWILLIAM DAROFF
IRANIAN FLAGS fly as fire and smoke rise from an Israeli attack on the Sharan oil depot in Tehran on Sunday. The world watches as Israel exercises the most basic right of any sovereign state: the right of self-defense, says the writer.

Sen. Lindsey Graham urges US to 'go all in with Israel' if Iran refuses nuclear talks - interview

Graham said Operation Rising Lion could be the most successful coordinated military and covert campaign in the history of the Jewish state.

JUNE 13, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
US Senator Lindsey Graham speaks outside the White House, in Washington, DC, US, February 28, 2025.

Jared Kushner advising Trump team ahead of key Middle East visit - report

The primary goal of the trip is to secure investment deals from Gulf states that would support economic initiatives in the US.

MAY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jared Kushner looks on during a swearing-in ceremony of Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, May 6, 2025.

Trump, Netanyahu on 'same side of every issue' US president claims after phone call

"The call went very well," Trump wrote, adding "we are on the same side of every issue," without elaborating further.

APRIL 22, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 7, 2025.

Netanyahu appoints Dr. Yechiel Leiter as Israel's next US Ambassador

Leiter was Netanyahu's chief of staff at the Finance Ministry in the past and will step into his role on January 10.

NOVEMBER 8, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dr. Yechiel Leiter, Israel's Ambassador to the United States.

US is fully, fully supportive of Israel, Biden says after Iran attack

President Biden affirmed full support for Israel after defending it from a large Iranian missile attack, warning of severe consequences.

OCTOBER 1, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Iranians celebrate on a street, after the IRGC attack on Israel, in Tehran