Islamic Republic

From Beirut to October 7, American victims of Iranian terrorism await justice that may never come

TERROR AFFAIRS: As American victims of Iranian terrorism await justice, families fear spending decades seeking financial compensation that may never arrive.

The Long Aftermath: The shattered US EMbassy in Beirut following the April 18, 1983, suicide truck bombing, which killed 63 people, including USAID employee Albert Votaw.
IRAN’S REGIME is using executions to reassert control over society after January’s protest. Here, alongside headshots of those executed, demonstrators hold signs as they gather in Washington in May, in support of the Iranian people and to condemn the execution of political prisoners in Iran.

As the world looks away, Iran continues brutal hangings of protesters to crush the next uprising

Millions of Iranians have taken part in demonstrations abroad over the past two months, calling on opposition forces to form a united front against the Islamic Republic.

Iranians begging for more strikes are the ones with the most to lose

The flag of the United States superimposed on a map of the Middle East, centered on Iran, May 18, 2026.

US and Iran disagree on war casualty numbers


Iranian leadership would accept if Pezeshkian resigned again, relative of Khamenei claims - report

Senior cleric Mohammad Bagher Kharrazi, whose sister is married to Iran’s supreme leader’s brother, claimed that the warning was intended to see Pezeshkian “back down.”

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks on the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, in February.

The Caspian Sea reckoning: Ukraine is bringing the war to the Islamic Republic’s doorstep - opinion

The recent Ukrainian strike on a military transport vessel in the Caspian Sea is the opening salvo of a broader strategic retaliation.

Navy ships of Iran and Azerbaijan move during an exercise between Iran and Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea, Iran, in this picture obtained on November 4, 2024

Trump claims Israel supported halting Iran strikes, Jerusalem bus driver attacked

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs - the top stories, clear and concise.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs for Dover, Delaware, to attend the dignified transfer of US Army service members killed in Jordan and Iraq, July 22, 2026

Trump’s agenda now: Destroy Iranian regime's ability to govern – opinion

With the American president’s plan to target the Islamic Republic’s infrastructure rather than the IRGC or nuclear sites, his principal objective has become dismantling its leadership

A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, earlier this month.

Iran's regime pays them to shoot. What happens when the money runs out? - opinion

The Islamic Republic has survived the hatred of millions. It may not survive the moment its own forces conclude that obedience is more dangerous than defection.

A group of Basiji men in military fatigue and armed seen in the middle of Naqsh-e Jahan Square mounted on their motorcycles on the occasion of Imam Reza's (8th Shia Imam) birthday while holding Iranian flags with images of the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on April 29, 2026.

Tensions between Iran, Houthis, and Saudi Arabia escalate

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs - the top stories, clear and concise. 

Smoke rises from a fire after an explosion, amid reports of explosions by Iranian state media, in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released July 8, 2026.

‘Exactly what Iran intended’: Some Jordanians buckle under missile pressure, demand US withdrawal

US military presence “exposes Jordan to security, political, and economic risks that serve no national interest." says an open letter challenging the Jordanian government.

A projectile fired from Iran toward Israel is intercepted over Amman on June 13, 2025. Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in a counter-strike in the evening on June 13.

Iran tensions rise as Trump and Netanyahu meet in Washington

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs - the top stories, clear and concise.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025

Netanyahu plans to show Trump Iran's questionable intentions

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs - the top stories, clear and concise. 

A person holds a placard with a picture of US President Donald Trump alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as protesters gather near the United Nations office, on the day of the second round of nuclear talks between U.S. and Iran, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026.

Trump, Bibi, and a regime's diplomacy lies: Is the West buying what Iran is selling? - opinion

While it feigns interest in diplomacy, Iran is busy distracting the West as it wages character assassination wars against anyone perceived as sympathetic toward Israel or Jews

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.