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Trump confirms US operation in Iran, tells IRGC to lay down arms • Blasts heard in Tehran – Khamenei moved to ‘secure location’ • Security official: Op. planned for months, timing set weeks ago. https://player.jpost.com/public/player.html?player=jpost&media=4020859&url=https://www.jpost.com/Smoke rises in Tehran as Israel launches a strike on Iran, February 28, 2026 (VIA WALLA/SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT) BySHIR PERETS, JAMES GENN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY 28, 2026 08:21Updated: FEBRUARY 28, 2026 10:34 Israel and the United States launched an attack on Iran on Saturday morning, with Iranian state media reporting explosions heard in Tehran, Qom, Isfahan, Kermanshah, and Karaj. A security source confirmed to Walla …

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American F-22 fighter jets landed at an Israeli Air Force base on Tuesday evening amid rising tensions between the US and Iran.  US President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick speaks during a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs, in Washington, DC, US, February 20, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE/FILE PHOTO)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFFEBRUARY 24, 2026 16:54Updated: FEBRUARY 25, 2026 12:30 US President Donald Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with the limits of US military leverage against Iran, according to CBS News, citing sources familiar with the matter.  …

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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. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.(photo credit: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS )ByJAMES GENN FEBRUARY 17, 2026 14:46Updated: FEBRUARY 17, 2026 21:35 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened the US military, saying that the “strongest military force may be struck so hard that it cannot get up again,” in a post on X/Twitter on Tuesday. In reacting to the US sending aircraft carriers to …

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At Jerusalem gala, Prime Minister outlines strict Iran terms, vows to disarm Hamas, phase out US aid and confront rising antisemitism. Israel National News Published: Feb 15, 2026, 9:09 PM (GMT+2)   Netanyahu, William Daroff, Betsy Berns Korn, Malcolm HoenleinCourtesy, Conference of Presidents Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the opening gala of the Conference of Presidents […]

An initial NIS 244 million is allocated for land registration for years 2026-2030, process could take 30 years. Levin, Smotrich laud ‘deepening grip’ on West Bank By Jeremy Sharon  15 February 2026, 9:31 pm The illegal settlement farming outpost of Hesed Olam in the central West Bank where a ‘conference of appreciation’ for illegal farming outposts […]

The images revealed the regime has covered the middle and southern entrances of the nuclear facility with soil, and the northernmost tunnel entrance, which features additional passive defense measure A satellite imagery taken on February 1, 2026, shows a new roof over a previously destroyed building at Isfahan nuclear site, Iran.(photo credit: 2026 PLANET LABS PBC/Handout via REUTERS)ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDFEBRUARY 10, 2026 18:27Updated: FEBRUARY 10, 2026 21:22 The Islamic Republic is likely preparing for the possibility of a US strike, experts told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday after reviewing high-resolution Sunday satellite images of the Isfahan nuclear complex. Center and southern entrances to the …

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Tehran’s Islamist despots can’t be trusted to abide by agreements. Throwing them a lifeline, which they will use to go on spreading death and terror, would be a major blunder. Listen to this article: https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/2PNtBH5YX2ADxn2HLhOd0B?si=eff71f1ae4224807&theme=0&utm_source=oembed U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the America Business Forum Miami at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla., Nov. 5, 2025. Credit: Molly Riley/White House. Jonathan S. Tobin Jonathan S. Tobin is editor-in-chief of the Jewish News Syndicate, a senior contributor for The Federalist, a columnist for Newsweek and a contributor to many other publications. He covers the American political scene, foreign policy, the U.S.-Israel relationship, Middle …

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Israeli and Arab officials urge Trump to delay major strikes on Iran despite intense protests and rising casualties, according to NBC News. Israel National News Published: Jan 14, 2026, 5:24 AM (GMT+2) Trump with Iran protests in the backgroundWhite House Photo by Daniel Torok, Reuters Israeli and Arab officials have privately cautioned the Trump administration in recent days that Iran’s regime may not yet be weakened enough for US military strikes to deliver a decisive blow, NBC News reported Tuesday. The report cited a US official, a former US official briefed on the talks, a source familiar with Israeli leadership thinking, and two …

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By ReutersToday, 10:52 am Iran warned regional countries it will strike US military bases in those countries in case of a US attack, a senior Iranian official tells Reuters, following President Donald Trump’s threats to intervene amid nationwide anti-government protests. “Tehran has told regional countries, from Saudi Arabia and UAE to Turkey, that US bases in those countries will be attacked if the US targets Iran… asking these countries to prevent Washington from attacking Iran,” the official says.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claims that foreign actors, including Israel and the United States, are sending terrorists disguised as protesters to destabilize the regime. Dalit Halevi Published: Jan 12, 2026, 4:38 AM (GMT+2) Masoud PezeshkianReuters/Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described the growing wave of protests against the Islamic regime as “terrorist acts” carried out by “the enemy,” which he claims has sent “terrorists” into Iran to undermine internal stability. In an interview with Iranian television, Pezeshkian asserted that the United States and Israel had directed sabotage groups to carry out “acts of destruction and violence” within the country, exploiting civilian …

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Trump says Iran is nearing his red line as protests escalate, warning the US is reviewing “very strong options” and monitoring developments “every hour.” Elad Benari Published: Jan 12, 2026, 2:34 AM (GMT+2) Updated: 4:23 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/420750 US President Donald Trump said on Sunday night that the US is watching Iran closely and weighing possible responses as unrest in the country grows. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump stated that Iran is starting to cross his red line. “There seems to be some people killed that aren’t supposed to be killed. We are looking at it very seriously, the military is …

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Reports say Iran’s forces are using lethal fire on protesters nationwide, with at least 2,000 killed in the last 48 hours, amid a near-total internet blackout. Israel National News Published: Jan 11, 2026, 2:32 AM (GMT+2) Protests in IranReuters Informed sources told Iran International on Saturday night that Iranian security forces are using lethal force against protesters across the country, with early estimates pointing to mass casualties as a sweeping crackdown intensifies under a near-total internet shutdown. Footage sent from Kahrizak, south of Tehran, shows several dead bodies in body bags. Eyewitnesses who provided the videos said dozens of bodies can be seen …

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By Lazar Berman FollowToday, 1:28 pm Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in an interview with The Economist in Jerusalem, January 8, 2026. (Screen capture: Youtube/The Economist) Speaking at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel and Iran will become partners again after the regime in Tehran falls. “We are sending strength to the heroic and courageous citizens of Iran — and once the regime falls, we will do good things together for the benefit of both peoples,” he says, according to Hebrew media reports. Earlier today, the Iranian parliament’s speaker threatened that Iran would strike …

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