Diplomacy

Spain reopens embassy in Tehran following US-Iran ceasefire

“Together with my committed team, I have reopened today the Spanish Embassy in Tehran in order to join in efforts for peace from every possible quarter,” the Spanish Ambassador to Iran said.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
A shuttered window of the Spanish embassy in Argentina is seen as Spain has recalled its ambassador after Argentina's President Javier Milei called Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife Begona Gomez "corrupt" during a far-right rally in Madrid, in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 19, 2024.
The Islamic Republic uses its proxies, such as Hezbollah and Hamas to conduct jihad: a religious war aimed at imposing a radical interpretation of Sharia law worldwide.

Iran sees jihad, the West sees geopolitics - and that gap is dangerous - opinion

Despite weeks of pressure, Tehran’s defiance exposed deeper failures in Western strategy, deterrence, and understanding of the conflict

|ByDANNY AYALON, MORAN ALALUF
Iran and Israel flags on Middle east geopolitical map.

Israel needs a diplomatic alternative to war with Iran - opinion

Peace usually begins not with trust but with exhaustion. When both sides conclude that war no longer serves their interests, diplomacy becomes thinkable.

|ByGERSHON BASKIN
NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) US Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich attends a joint news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium January 22, 2026.

End of multilateralism: Iran war exposed NATO's irrelevance - opinion

The resounding silence echoing from Brussels following Israel’s necessary, preemptive strikes on Iranian military infrastructure represents far more than a transient diplomatic lapse.

|ByAMINE AYOUB

Sa'ar meets with Azerbaijani president on energy, AI as Baku eyes Israeli agri-tech

The talks focused on advancing bilateral relations, with an emphasis on deepening cooperation in energy, artificial intelligence, agriculture, water management, defense, and tourism.

JANUARY 26, 2026ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar is seen meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, in Baku, on Monday, January 26, 2026.

Netanyahu warns of militant Islam and radical left antisemitism in talks with EU MPs

Delegation from Hungary, Austria, Spain and France thanked for support as Israeli branch announced

JANUARY 25, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Miri Regev meet with members of parliament fom Hungary, Austria, Spain, and France. January 25, 2026.

Faustian pact: Netanyahu's embrace of Trump's Board of Peace gambles Israel's future - opinion

Trump’s Board of Peace could not be more Trumpian: transactional, lawless, narcissistic. Netanyahu’s joining is Vintage Bibi: cynical, short-sighted, convenient for him, reckless for Israel.

JANUARY 25, 2026BySEBASTIEN LEVI
US President Donald Trump speaks during a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.

Why Trump’s money diplomacy cannot tame Hamas, Erdogan, Venezuela - opinion

Money can buy a lot. But Trump and company need to know that ideologues and fanatic theocracy-driven terrorists are beyond the price he can pay.

JANUARY 25, 2026ByYISRAEL MEDAD
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks to reporters over the North Atlantic as he returns to Washington from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, aboard Air Force One, US, January 22, 2026.

Netanyahu met Republican US Senator Ernst at Jerusalem Office, PMO says

This is the second time Ernst and Netanyahu have met in the last year, with them previously meeting in August 2025, when the war with Hamas was still ongoing in Gaza.

JANUARY 23, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Friday, 23 January 2026), at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, met with US Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA).

European Parliament adopts resolution condemning Iran’s brutal treatment of protesters

The resolution came following a heated debate on Tuesday, where the motion’s proponents decried the recent human rights violations against protesters in Iran.

JANUARY 22, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Iranian flags with Reza Pahlavi and the Eiffel Tower in the background, in Paris, France, January 18, 2026

Trump’s invitation to Putin for Board of Peace signals New World Order - opinion

The invitation is about structure, power, and a deliberate attempt to reshape the global order.

JANUARY 21, 2026ByALEX SELSKY
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin. His invitation to the Gaza Board of Peace is part of a wider US outreach, the writer notes.

Iran, Turkey must forget 'dreams of empires,' Israel Katz warns at summit with Greek counterpart

Jerusalem is on high alert for a variety of imminent threat scenarios, the defense minister stressed, in a clear reference to the stand-off with Iran.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Defense Minister Israel Katz and his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias inspect the honour guard, prior to their meeting in Athens Greece, January 20, 2026

Majority of European MPs view Israel positively, call for cooperation, survey finds - exclusive

MPs from Romania, Italy, and Germany reported particularly favorable views of their countries’ relations with Israel. In contrast, markedly smaller shares of MPs from Ireland, Spain, and Turkey.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
European Union, Israeli and German flags flutter near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 5, 2022

Israel’s new geopolitical compass points east and south - opinion

Israel must now identify new opportunities beyond its conventional focal points in international partnerships.

JANUARY 19, 2026ByRONI YACOBI
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi in first diplomatic visit to Somaliland on January 6, 2026.