Iran distances itself from Houthis as its terror proxy network falters – analysis

Tehran insists the Houthis act independently as US airstrikes intensify—what does this mean for Iran’s proxy network? By SETH J. FRANTZMANMARCH 16, 2025 17:34Updated: MARCH 17, 2025 15:02  Houthi activists lay flowers under a poster at the gate of the Iranian embassy as they offer condolences over the deaths of late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and others, […]

IDF strikes terror targets in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, said to kill at least 9

Military says it hit Hezbollah surveillance operatives, terror group’s sites in Lebanon; weapons in Syria; Palestinian suspects trying to plant bomb near troops in Strip By Emanuel Fabian,  Agencies and ToI Staff17 March 2025, 11:50 pm   Smoke rises from a village in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, on March 17, 2025. […]

Trump Vows to Hold Iran Responsible for Houthi Attacks, Warns of ‘Dire Consequences’

March 17, 2025 3:38 pm by Ailin Vilches Arguello v US President Donald Trump has declared that Iran will be held directly responsible for any future attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have targeted US and Israeli ships in the Red Sea in retaliation for Jerusalem’s ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip. “Every shot fired by the […]

Israel, Azerbaijan Strengthen Strategic Alliance With Gas Exploration Deal Signing in Jerusalem

March 17, 2025 1:45 pm by Ailin Vilches Arguello  Israeli Minister of Energy Eli Cohen (right) shaking hands with Azerbaijani Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov as Israel and Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR sign a gas exploration license agreement in Jerusalem, March 17, 2025. Photo: Screenshot Israel and Azerbaijan strengthened their strategic alliance on Monday […]

IDF stikes Assad regime military sites in southern Syria

  Mar 17, 2025, 9:16 PM (GMT+2) The IDF announced that it is currently striking military targets in southern Syria, including command centers and military sites containing weapons and military vehicles belonging to the old Syrian Regime, which they are attempting to make reusable. “The presence of military assets in southern Syria poses a threat to […]

Israel resumes Gaza strikes, says Hamas collapsed truce by refusing to free hostages

IDF says it targeted mid-level Hamas commanders, is prepared to widen offensive beyond airstrikes; death toll reportedly over 300; White House backs attacks, says it was consulted By Jacob Magid,  Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan Today, 5:53 amUpdated at 10:02 am   An ambulance carrying victims of an Israeli army strike arrives at the hospital in […]

IAF strikes in Gaza Strip kill five senior Hamas officials – report

On Monday night, the IDF began striking the Gaza strip, in a move that the Prime Minister’s Office said was in response to Hamas’s refusal to release the hostages still held in Gaza. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFMARCH 18, 2025 08:15  Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, and mourners attend the funeral of […]

Trump says some Biden presidential pardons ‘void, vacant,’ claims they were done by autopen

Trump also accused the previous president of not approving or even knowing about pardons he made. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFMARCH 17, 2025 09:29Updated: MARCH 17, 2025 09:35  U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) attend a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 24, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/BRIAN SNYDER) US […]

Report: Trump Urged Lebanon to Eliminate Hezbollah or Israel Would Do It

By David Israel  – 17 Adar 5785 – March 17, 2025 A report from Al-Arabiya this week states that the Trump administration has been delivering strong messages to the Lebanese government in recent weeks regarding the security situation in southern Lebanon. Sources familiar with the discussions indicate that the US is demanding swift and tangible […]

Israel preparing for potential missiles from Yemen following US strike on Houthis

Israeli air defense raises alert level to highest possible over concerns of Houthi strike, despite lack of concrete threats. Israel National News   Mar 17, 2025, 8:04 AM (GMT+2) Houthi rebels in YemenMohammed Hamoud / Anadolu Israel is preparing for the possibility that the Houthis will respond to US strikes on Yemen by launching missiles towards Israel, Channel 12 […]

Trump says he’ll speak with Putin Tuesday to discuss ending Ukraine war

US president tells media that talks between Washington and Moscow officials have addressed land, power plants and ‘dividing up certain assets’ By AgenciesToday, 8:02 am   L: Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, February 17, 2025. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP); R: US President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago […]

Russia urges US to halt Yemen strikes, engage in dialogue

By ReutersToday, 10:00 am   This image taken from video provided by the US Navy shows an aircraft launching from the USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (US Navy via AP) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urges the United States to cease strikes against Yemen’s […]

PM instructs negotiators to prepare for talks on Witkoff proposal, under which 11 living hostages would be freed immediately

By Lazar Berman  Today, 12:16 am   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) meets with US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in his office in Jerusalem on January 29, 2025. (Maayan Toaf/GPO) After meeting with his top aides, senior ministers, and security chiefs, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructs the hostage negotiating team to prepare […]