Trump says US may have gone 'too far' in killing Iranian leaders, complicating talks

US President Donald Trump points toward supporters at the end of a campaign rally for US Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in Youngstown, Ohio, US, October 12, 2026
Coffins are displayed containing the late Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his family at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque on July 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
US President Donald Trump looks on while walking as he returns to the White House after travelling to Ohio, in Washington, DC, US, October 12, 2026

Trump says US strikes on Iranian leaders stalled talks, China, Russia not helping regime 'at all'

Live Updates

Iran fortifies nuclear sites, rebuilds missile arsenal as it prepares for the next war

ANALYSIS
Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), Ofer Winter.

'Focus on Hamas, not me': Winter accuses Netanyahu of prioritizing political survival over security

ANALYSIS
Houthi fighters man machine guns mounted on trucks as they participate in a weaponized protest staged against the US and Israel on November 6, 2025, in Sanaa.

Strategic dilemma: Does Saudi Arabia have any good options to deal with the Houthis?

REPORT

Netanyahu adviser asked ChatGPT to help improve Qatar's image among Israelis, Jews worldwide

Extremist settler activists clash with Palestinians and members of Sons of Abraham over a disputed property in the West Bank, broadcast October 11, 2026.

Israeli extremist settlers use sheep farms, intimidation to expand West Bank control

REPORT
Eleazar Yair Wilensky.

Elazar Yair Wilensky, 14, identified as victim of Hezbollah ordnance explosion in northern Israel

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay speaks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands, October 13, 2026.

Hamas praises Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay over genocide allegations against Israel

Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed participate in the signing of the Abraham Accords in Washington, US, September 15, 2020.

Committee approves building plans for permanent UAE embassy in central Israel

Hindu activist and regional analyst Kavya K, known online as “Kavya Speaks”; Israeli Druze activist Rania Dean; Kurdish speaker and educator Schilan Kurdpoor; Iranian human rights activist Honey Montzemi; and Native American and Jewish Indigenous rights activist Lani Anpo shared their experiences.

Indigenous women challenge Islamist oppression, call for cross-community solidarity

IAI and SIG SAUER's FIRESTORM 250 armed drone

IAI and SIG SAUER conduct successful live‑fire test of FIRE STORM 250 armed UAS

'War of consciousness': Reservists-Economic's Wilf unveils plan to combat anti-Israel narratives

Einat Wilf seen in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, April 17, 2012

Haredi parties may refuse to endorse both Netanyahu, Eisenkot after Israeli election, sources say

INTERVIEW

First women on ultra-Orthodox party slate running for Knesset seek change

Members of the Haredi Public Party arrive to submit their party lists to the Central Elections Committee ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026.
POLL

Eisenkot leads Netanyahu, but both blocs without clear path to 61-seat majority

An election campaign poster featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot is displayed on a bus in Jerusalem, October 5, 2026
EXPLAINER

How do Israeli elections work? A guide to voting, Knesset seats, and coalitions

(Illustrative) A man casts his ballot at a voting station on the morning of the municipal elections, in Ashdod, February 27, 2024

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Diplomatic Conference

High Court challenges law excluding women from Israel's Chief Rabbinate elections

Jewish worshippers pray for forgiveness during Selichot prayers at the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron, northern Israel, on September 3, 2026, ahead of the Jewish New Year.

Pegasus spyware scandal deepens as Poland questions Israeli tech, strengthens ties with Turkey

Israel must set red lines on Turkish presence in Syria to avoid confrontation, think tank argues

Turkish security forces line up in the buffer zone as Turkish police use water cannon to disperse Syrian supporters who gather at the border, across from the northern Syrian town of Qamishli, January 20, 2026

Two childcare workers questioned after toddlers found alone, nearly one km. from daycare

Illustration of a daycare.

Education Ministry denies approving trip through restricted area following deadly explosion

Police arrest Palestinian suspected of filming Bnei Brak light rail station, posing as Israeli, October 13, 2026.

Palestinian West Bank resident arrested for filming Bnei Brak light rail, posing as Israeli

Ramin Parsa, an Iranian dissident and pro-Israel activist living in Jerusalem, was granted a one-year temporary residency permit. Photo taken October 11, 2026.

Zionist Iranian dissident Ramin Parsa granted residency in Israel after years-long battle

Christians visiting a West Bank settlement during the International Christian Embassy's annual conference.

Christian tourists buy West Bank settlement goods in protest of European trade restrictions

President Isaac Herzog awarding the Presidential Medal of Honor to Israel Bonds, October 12, 2026.

Herzog calls Nobel Peace Prize winner choice affront to peace-loving people at Medal of Honor award

Bomb threat called on Boca Raton Jewish preschool, law enforcement evacuates area

Illustrative:  member of the Palm Beach County Sheriffs' office parks a patrol car outside of Mar-a-Lago club as part of the security for US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida on December 20, 2025.

UK launches public inquiry into killing of two Jewish men in 2025 Manchester synagogue attack

Hate crimes targeting Jews rise 10% in England and Wales, Home Office reports

A counter-protest displaying Israeli flags watches as a National March in support of Palestine, organized by Palestine Solidarity Campaign, moves through central London on October 10, 2026

Jewish Agency Chief Almog: Israel can absorb one million new immigrants amid rising antisemitism

 From right: Netanel Rotenberg, co-CEO of Habayta; Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer; and Yosef Hoter, co-CEO of Habayta.

New CAA investigation exposes NHS staff claiming Zionists control the world and Hamas as resistance

'They have too much to lose': Trump says he does not think China, Russia are helping Iran 'at all'

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 20, 2026.

Iran's Araghchi offers to mediate Saudi-Houthi talks, calls for diplomatic end to hostilities

Houthis threaten 'swift, painful' response if US assists Saudi strikes in Yemen

Palestinian children hold placards with a portrait of Yasser Arafat during a rally by Fatah supporters marking the 21th death anniversary of the late former Palestinian president, in the West Bank city of Hebron, November 11, 2025.

Two-state solution a 'trap we set for Israel,' Lebanon-based Fatah official brags

Murat Karayilan co-leader of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) and leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Confederalism Council (KKK) poses during an interview with AFP in a camp near Arbil in the Sinena mountains, northern Iraq, 11 August 2005.

Peace in the Middle East? Kurdish PKK leader discusses regional ‘third world war’

Echo of the past: Israel's election broadcasts hit TV on Tuesday, but are they relevant?

ANALYSIS
Naama Lazimi, a Member of Knesset and candidate in The Democrats party primaries, is seen at her campaign headquarters on the day of the party’s primary election in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 20, 2026.

Actor Selma Blair arrested, accused of abusing flight attendants

Ben-Gurion Airport resumes normal operations following anonymous bomb threat on Delta flight

Delta Air Lines.
ANALYSIS

Abbas election delay exposes lack of accountability in Western recognition of Palestine

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot speaks in Sweden, May 22, 2026; illustrative.

‘Breaking Bad’ actor and disability advocate RJ Mitte dies at 34

Israel opens national pavilion at AUSA to showcase battleproven systems to the US Army

Israel opens its pavilion at the AUSA exhibition in Washington, October 12, 2026.

The next generation of Israeli entrepreneurs is in defense tech

OPINION

IAI to unveil new tactical radar that seeks out low-flying drones at US's AUSA military expo

Iron Dome batteries are seen stationed near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, August 6, 2022

First US-made Iron Dome interceptors delivered at Arkansas facility in major defense milestone

Burnt car remains near the Gaza border, after October 7, 2023

Three years after October 7: How crisis rewired Israel’s defense tech ecosystem

ANALYSIS

Ethiopian Airlines flight turned away from Israel after pilot revealed to be Indonesian

REPORT
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787.

Trump says Putin wants deal more than Zelensky, insists ceasefire has been agreed upon

REPORT

Musk becomes biggest Republican supporter after donating $276 million ahead of US midterm elections

Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk attends a press briefing held by US President Donald Trump with AI executives following a meeting on artificial intelligence, outside the West Wing of the White House on September 29, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Hasan Piker calls protesters who heckled Mamdani at Oct. 7 vigil ‘opportunists’

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt an Oct. 7 vigil organized by Israelis for Peace and attended by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York City's Union Square on Oct. 7, 2026.

Trump, Rubio reportedly furious over misconduct allegations against US amb. to Greece Guilfoyle

U.S. Ambassador To Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle arrives at the White House on February 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. Guilfoyle has served as the U.S. Ambassador To Greece since November 2025.

Barak Graber, Acting CEO, Mekorot Development & Enterprises

Mekorot CEO: Understanding the problem is key to finding solutions

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Stanley Morais, Director Partnerships & International Affairs - EL AL Israel Airlines

EL AL director of international affairs at Diplomatic Conference

Mike Evans, Founder, Friends of Zion

FOZ’s Mike Evans calls for ‘moral clarity’ in Israel’s global media war at diplomatic conference

Russia refused repeated Ukrainian proposals to halt attacks on energy sites, source tells 'Post'

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media as he arrives to attend an informal European leaders' summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, April 23, 2026; illustrative.

Middle East conflicts, energy supplies, to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings in Thailand

Iran spread anti-Israel, US disinformation to global media through fake journalists, OpenAI says

An illustrative photo of a laptop displaying the Iranian flag, representing Iran in a digital or cyber context, March 27, 2026.

Haifa mayor demands parties commit to shutting down city's petrochemical industry by 2029

Smoke rises from the oil refineries in Haifa following a missile strike fired from Iran, in northern Israel, March 30, 2026

Amazon in talks to acquire Israeli start-up, AI model that can edit live videos in real-time

Israeli expat recounts destruction, home collapse in magnitude 7.7 Panama earthquake

This view shows a collapsed building and damaged cars after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the country, in Penonome, Panama, on October 9, 2026.

Shipping through the Panama Canal remains uninterrupted after country hit by a 7.7 mag. earthquake

Attacks on oil infrastructure endangering marine life in Persian Gulf, research finds

Ships by the Eilat port, Red Sea, on January 03, 2024.

Eilat records first rain of year as authorities issue flash flooding warning in Dead Sea region

People walk past damaged houses following deadly flash floods and a mudslide in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 21, 2026.

Nepal urges villagers to evacuate after flood triggered by landslide, no casualties, five missing

Combating Israel's 'brain drain': Inside Hebrew University's new medical education center

INTERVIEW
Steven H. Lavin

Jerusalem Women's Film Festival explores trauma, healing, and hope

PREVIEW
REPORT

US Army urges adoption of Israeli battlefield medicine as IDF cuts casualty deaths by half

Pope Leo announces upcoming surgery for small growth on lung

FEATURE

Understanding the tribe: Safeheart org. helps Nova survivors recover using psychedelic treatment

Cara Nachshon: The grandma with a red nose in her pocket

CARA & TONY NACHSHON surrounded by their children at a family dinner.

Moving stories, worrying numbers: Behind the wave of immigration from North America

FEATURE
INTERVIEW

Israel medical school grad inspired to return after Oct. 7, this time with a husband and kids

THE FAMILY enjoys a dip.

Aliyah Minister urges Israel to prepare for wave of French immigrants as student protests intensify

Demonstrators hold lit flares behind a banner reading AUTODEFENSE Lyceenne, amid smoke and flags. Grenoble, Isere, France, October 6, 2026.
INTERVIEW

From Australian judge to Israeli tour guide: David Parry's aliyah journey

JUDGE-TURNED-TOUR GUIDE: David Parry.

Where the sea meets sophistication

Architecture: Yashar Architects

Make your Jerusalem aliyah dream come true! The Crown in Mekor Chaim 55

WATCH

Selichot above Jerusalem: An evening of music, reflection and connection

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In the middle of the triangle

The New Talpiot project.

‘New Talpiot’: A global community in one of Jerusalem’s most sought-after locations

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The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference returns to Jerusalem

Diplomatic Conference

Heading ‘Down Under’: The Jerusalem Post announces Sydney Summit

Sydney, Australia Summit

Past Event - Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

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Bini Zomer, GM for Corporate Affairs & Joint Ventures at Chevron Mediterranean Limited

Chevron’s GM for Corporate Affairs and Joint Ventures at Jpost Diplomatic Conference

“Let's tell the incredible story of this place”

Mekorot’s Shira Singer on the future of water infrastructure

MDA Heroes   

 Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

Michaela Berku on volunteering, MDA, and saving lives through service

MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

'I’ll keep showing up': MDA paramedic who saved dozens on Oct 7 recounts 600 days

Podcasts   

A man holds an Iranian flag near an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 2, 2026.

Trump struggles to negotiate with Iran as Houthis threaten US

From Gondar to Zanzibar: Uncovering the Wonders of Northeast Africa

BoP expects Gaza reconstruction after elections as Israelis support Netanyahu-Eisenkot TV debate

US Politics   

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt an Oct. 7 vigil organized by Israelis for Peace and attended by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York City's Union Square on Oct. 7, 2026.

Hasan Piker calls protesters who heckled Mamdani at Oct. 7 vigil ‘opportunists’

Trump, Rubio reportedly furious over misconduct allegations against US amb. to Greece Guilfoyle

Bipartisan group of US senators opposes Trump's Russian diesel deal

Diaspora   

This photograph taken shows barbed wire in front of the Kremlin in Moscow on October 8, 2026; Illustrative.

Kremlin sentences Russian-Israeli scientist to prison over donation to Navalny foundation

'I'm not Jewish, I'm a Zionist': Viral trend surges on X as hundreds join in, 'Post' analysis finds

UK activist group launches ‘Some people are Zionist! Get over it!’ campaign

Judaism   

Let us ensure we do not let this election divide us. Pictured: Dismantling a sukkah in Ashdod, Oct. 5.

Jonathan and David: When elections turn friends into enemies

'Echoes of Rashi': Exploring R. Shlomo Yitzhaki's ideas and their relevance today

Parashat Bereishit: The world of water

Christian World   

Participants gather for the international October 7 memorial at Jerusalem’s Southern Wall during the Friends of Zion Ambassador Summit.

Friends of Zion says October 7 broadcast reached 250 million in 176 countries

Christian tourists buy West Bank settlement goods in protest of European trade restrictions

Pope Leo announces upcoming surgery for small growth on lung

Food   

Food is prepared at Chentro Kosher in Hadera.

Chentro Kosher: New Hadera joint offers a fresh take on the classic burger

In the Kitchen with Henny: Five recipes with five ingredients or less

Wine talk: All’s well that ends well

Archaeology   

Inside the medieval heating system found in Basel, Switzerland, October 9, 2026.

Archaeologists unearth medieval convent’s heating system during renovations in Switzerland

Israel unearths 2,000-year-old section of Jerusalem aqueduct that brought water to Temple Mount

WWII air-raid shelter buried beneath German playground rediscovered during construction work

Science   

Sheep and goats during their transfer from summer pastures to winter pastures, near Pribram, Czech Republic, November 7, 2025; illustrative.

Ancient sheep virus traced through DNA preserved in medieval manuscripts

Two out of three 2026 Nobel Medicine laureates were recognized with Technion's Harvey Prize in 2016

SpaceX's Starship engine failure could cause problem for NASA's 2028 moon mission objectives

Culture   

GOLAZIN ARDESTANI attends the Haifa festival this week.

Iranian singer Gola brings message of hope to Haifa International Film Festival

Israeli director Erez Tadmor takes ‘Matchmaking 3’ to New York - and reveals its unlikely secret

Not sheepish: Israel Museum reveals a different side of Menashe Kadishman’s art

History   

THEN-ISRAELI AMBASSADOR to the US, Yitzhak Rabin, and his wife Leah mingle with prime minister Golda Meir and US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, in Washington, 1973 – two years before Saul Bellow visited Israel.

Over 50 years later, Saul Bellow’s Israel observations remain strikingly relevant

On this day: US, Britain strike Afghanistan over September 11 attacks, kickstart War on Terror

On this day: Second Intifada triggered following Ariel Sharon's visit to Temple Mount

OMG   

Actor Selma Blair attends Variety’s 2026 Power of Women: Los Angeles event in Beverly Hills, California, US September 23, 2026.

Actor Selma Blair arrested, accused of abusing flight attendants

Former England soccer star Wayne Rooney says grandma was Polish Jew during Auschwitz visit

'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular charged with rape in Massachusetts amid legal troubles

Travel   

Sayonara Tokyo. Arkia.

Arkia cancels long-awaited direct route to Tokyo

Not Europe or skiing: Israelis prefer Asia this winter

3,500 years of history: Haifa’s oldest site reopens

David Alexander, Deputy CEO of Phoenix Financial

Israel’s hidden strength: Institutional capital pools

Israel can no longer afford the privileges of adolescent behavior

Evolving regional economic opportunities

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