Tensions rise in southern Syria: What’s next for Syria-Israel relations? – analysis

Tensions flare as rockets from Syria prompt Israeli airstrikes, despite Syria’s new government seeking stability and rejecting hostile acts. By SETH J. FRANTZMANJUNE 4, 2025 10:16Updated: JUNE 4, 2025 11:20  Members of Syrian security forces stand guard at a damaged site, after Israel carried out an air strike on the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, as reported […]

Iran seeks to help rebuild Lebanon, potentially strengthen Hezbollah – analysis

This is an important meeting because it shows Iran is seeking to redouble efforts to involve itself in Lebanon after it saw setbacks last year in Israel’s war on Hezbollah and the fall of Assad. By SETH J. FRANTZMANJUNE 4, 2025 10:31Updated: JUNE 4, 2025 10:41  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shakes hands with Lebanese Foreign Minister […]

Iran’s Khamenei rejects US nuclear deal proposal, vows to keep enriching uranium

Senior Iranian official say Iran-based consortium ‘may warrant consideration,’ but anything outside borders ‘doomed to fail’; report suggests more talks this weekend By Agencies and ToI StaffToday, 10:25 am   In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with teachers, in […]

UN Security Council to Vote on Immediate, Unconditional, and Permanent Gaza Ceasefire

By David Israel  – 8 Sivan 5785 – June 4, 2025 The ten elected members of the U.N. Security Council have called for a vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution demanding “an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza to be respected by all parties,” according to diplomats cited by Reuters. The draft resolution […]

Leading haredi rabbi calls to dissolve Knesset

Yesh Atid to submit bill to dissolve the Knesset next week following Rabbi Dov Landau’s call to back such a bill in the wake of a failed meeting with MK Yuli Edelstein Israel National News   Jun 4, 2025, 9:03 AM (GMT+3) Yuli EdelsteinHaredimDraft LawRabbi Dov Lando   Rabbi Dov Landauspokesperson Rabbi Dov Landau, a prominent […]

Israel should attack Iran, even without US support, former NSC head says

Yaakov Amidror, who led Israel’s National Security Council, said that Israel is capable of attacking Iran even without American support. By 103FMJUNE 4, 2025 08:23Updated: JUNE 4, 2025 10:51  An Iranian newspaper with a cover photo of US President Donald Trump and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is seen in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2025.(photo credit: […]

Rockets fired from Syria for first time in a year; Israel holds Sharaa responsible

IDF carries out airstrikes across southern Syria after two projectiles fired from 12 km inside northern neighbor; Houthi missile triggers sirens across central Israel; no injuries reported By Emanuel Fabian  and ToI StaffToday, 1:42 am Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa receives Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister in Damascus, Syria, on May 31, 2025. (SANA / AFP) Defense […]

Neo-Ottoman power: Erdogan positions Turkey as Israel’s main Middle East challenge

MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: As Turkey builds its power and influence, its opposition to – and agitation against – Israel is continuing unabated. By JONATHAN SPYERMAY 31, 2025 13:43  TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Istanbul, earlier this week.(photo credit: Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Reuters) It has been a good few weeks for Turkish President Recep […]

Iran preparing for Israeli, US strikes, building up air defense systems -FT

“The enemies of the Iranian nation should understand that any violation of our airspace will cause them significant harm,” Iran’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff said. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFJUNE 3, 2025 08:18  An S-300 missile system on display during Iran’s Army Day parade.(photo credit: AFP/Getty Images) Iran is strengthening its air defense systems amid preparations for the […]

Trump: Iran nuclear agreement ‘won’t allow’ uranium enrichment

 June 3, 2025 This Feb. 3, 2007 file photo shows an Iranian technician works at the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the city of Isfahan 255 miles (410 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File) President Donald Trump vows zero uranium enrichment under proposed Iran nuclear deal. By World Israel News […]

Iran sees no change in US position on sanctions, FM says

By REUTERSJUNE 2, 2025 11:19  Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that Iran will have to see if there are changes in the US position regarding sanctions, “which we have not seen so far.” The US should be clear how sanctions would be lifted to guarantee past experiences are not repeated, he added, […]

Six wounded in attack on pro-Israel hostage event in Boulder, Colorado, incl. Holocaust survivor

The attack occurred during a weekly walk held to raise awareness for Israeli hostages held captive in Gaza. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERSJUNE 2, 2025 00:32Updated: JUNE 2, 2025 06:46  An Israeli flag is placed near police tape, after an attack that injured multiple people, in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. June 1, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/MARK MAKELA) FBI personnel and […]

Hamas says ready for indirect talks to resolve ‘points of contention’ on Gaza deal

Announcement comes amid pressure from Arab mediators for terror group to soften its response to Witkoff proposal, but statement doesn’t specify whether response has been revised By Jacob Magid  Today, 3:28 am A demonstrator wearing a gag on her mouth holds portraits of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip, at a protest in front of […]

Explosions from Gaza Strip heard in central Israel after IDF introduces new tactic

The IDF has introduced a new tactic involving old armored personnel carriers (APCs) loaded with tons of explosives and operated remotely. By AMIR BOHBOT, AVI ASHKENAZIJUNE 2, 2025 00:39Updated: JUNE 2, 2025 02:49 THE IDF operates in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, on Sunday. Today, like the biblical Gideon, […]