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Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:37:30 GMT
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A woman holds a portrait of Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah of Iran, during a “Freedom for Iran” protest in support of the Iranian people in New York on March 2, 2026. (photo credit: Ryan Murphy / AFP via Getty Images)
As celebration, uncertainty, and long-suppressed grief collide, Iran wait to see how the war will play out - and what comes next.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:21:42 GMT
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Flags of Israel and Iran painted on a cracked concrete wall with soldier shadow. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)
The soldiers who spoke with the outlet reported that since the killing of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, confusion has erupted within the Iranian military.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:30:21 GMT
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Masked demonstrators hold placards during a pro-Palestinian rally, reflecting the polarized regional reactions to the Israeli-US strike on Iran. (photo credit: Yasin AKGUL / AFP via Getty Images)
From Ramallah’s cautious diplomacy to Hamas’s open backing of Tehran, Palestinian leaders and civilians are navigating a war that exposes old rivalries and new anxieties.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:36:21 GMT
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People march during a protest against the war in Iran on March 2, 2026 in New York, New York. U.S. (photo credit:  Adam Gray/Getty Images)
From Times Square to major newsrooms, moral confusion over Israel and Trump is muting outrage at Tehran’s repression, terror, and slaughter of its own civilians.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 02:15:03 GMT
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Anti-missile system fires interception missiles as missiles fired from Iran as it seen over central Israel, March 5, 2026. (photo credit: YOSSI ALONI/FLASH90)
In general, advanced warning times for Iranian ballistic missile attacks are usually issued at least five minutes before sirens sound, and often even further in advance.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:37:37 GMT
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Smoke rises after reported Iranian missile attacks, following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, as seen from Doha, Qatar, March 1, 2026.  (photo credit: MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS)
Russia has reportedly given Iran the locations of US military assets, including warships and aircraft, since the start of the war.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:42:28 GMT
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Ahmad Vahidi, then deputy commander of Iran
Ahmad Vahidi, the suspect of the AMIA Jewish Community center bombing, was appointed head of the IRGC a day after Supreme Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 03:08:15 GMT
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Jewish service members hold a torah scroll while wearing tefillin at the Aleph Institute
Rabbi Laurence Bazer, who endorses Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox rabbis and cantors as military chaplains, said Jewish groups are working together on the issue
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:10:17 GMT
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Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.  (photo credit: THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS)
An Israeli source cautioned that there was pushback from the Iraqi Kurds, and without their practical support it would be hard for the Iranian Kurds to mobilize.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:57:31 GMT
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference on Universal Childcare at the Sugar Hill Children
One of the posts described the attack as a form of resistance to “apartheid,” while another showed people on a captured IDF vehicle with messaging about opposing "occupation" and "oppression."
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:42:40 GMT
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Britain
Starmer stated that additional British fighter jets, helicopters, and a destroyer were being sent to the Middle East, and affirmed that the UK would support the defence of Saudi Arabia if needed. 
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:16:36 GMT
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Women. Life. Freedom. (photo credit: Courtesy)
Six women lead with courage
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:42:41 GMT
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“It was a secret poll which said that 92% of the Iranian people hate their regime,” Sabti said, according to a transcript provided to The Jerusalem Post.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:57:00 GMT
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Social media influencer Loay Alshareef at The Jerusalem Post conference in Miami, Florida (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
Speaking at the Jerusalem Post Miami Summit on Wednesday, Alshareef called on Israel and the Jewish people to back Iranians seeking freedom, as Netanyahu voiced solidarity with the protesters.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:10:20 GMT
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Ido Mahatzri ,CEO TALMA (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
At the Jerusalem Post Miami Conference, TALMA CEO Ido Mahatzri showed how teachers, language and values reshape Israel’s periphery.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:48:03 GMT
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Panel - Israeli Society and the Jewish People – 2036 (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
Speaking at the Jerusalem Post Miami Conference, IDF veterans and civil-society leaders highlighted service, dignity, and Diaspora responsibility as pillars of Israel’s next chapter.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:27:15 GMT
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Jerusalem Post Miami Conference 2025 (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
Amid changing geopolitics and evolving Diaspora-Israel relations, the conference served as a platform for powerful ideas, bold discussions, and building bridges across continents.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:30:34 GMT
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An Israeli flag flutters as police secure the area of the embassy of Israel in Berlin, Germany, October 20, 2024.  (photo credit: REUTERS/LISI NIESNER)
Updated measure come as Azerbaijani security services say they thwarted an Iranian plot to attack the Israeli embassy in Baku and other Jewish targets in the country.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:59:16 GMT
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A site of overnight Israeli airstrikes is pictured in the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 6, 2026. (photo credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)
The attacks come amid more than 500 strikes on targets in Lebanon since the start of the operation, the IDF added.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:15:00 GMT
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Finance Minister and head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the 40-signatures debate at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on February 23, 2026. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
He reportedly received only light wounds and is in stable condition.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:26:59 GMT
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A demonstrator holds an image of deceased Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest outside City Hall against the U.S. and Israel
The IDF said that 50 aircraft targeted the secret underground lair spread over several blocks in the heart of Tehran, with over 100 munitions.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:19:57 GMT
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An Israel Air Force fighter jet on the way to strike targets in Iran on March 4, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON
The IDF noted that it had struck infrastructure belonging to the Islamic regime in Tehran and Isfahan.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 02:44:09 GMT
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The Institute of Southern Jewish Life
The arson attack struck an institution that, since its founding, has linked far-flung congregations across the South and imbued generations of Jewish leaders with appreciation for Jewish life.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:59:21 GMT
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Political commentator Tucker Carlson speaks during a memorial service for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, US, September 21, 2025.  (photo credit: Daniel Cole/Reuters)
After Netanyahu and Trump struck Iran, Tucker Carlson claimed that a demonic spirit had been unleashed. He is 100% correct, but he is that demonic spirit.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:58:30 GMT
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IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. September 18, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON
There is also no other nation with such a vast and active reserve force.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:11:32 GMT
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A man walks his dog as the HMS Dragon is undergoing ammunitioning operations at Upper Harbour Ammunitioning Facility (UHAF) in Portsmouth Harbour, March 4, 2026.  (photo credit: REUTERS/CARLOS JASSO)
British trade union says cost-cutting slowed HMS Dragon’s readiness as Britain moves to bolster defenses near Cyprus following Iranian-linked threats.