Hundreds of Kurdish fighters launch ground offensive in Iran

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A Kurdish fighter in Iraq.
The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) members pose for the camera as they celebrate Nowruz at the Jezhnikan Village around Baharka, Iraq, on March 18, 2025.
Fighters from the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), an Iranian Kurdish opposition group, are pictured near the border with Iran in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, in the outskirts of Sulaimaniya, Iraq, June 21, 2025.

Iran will target Dimona nuclear site if regime change is sought, Iranian official says

Debris lies scattered in the aftermath of a strike on a police station, in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump wears a 'Make America Great Again' (MAGA) hat as he attends the commencement ceremony at West Point Military Academy in West Point, New York, U.S., May 24, 2025.

White House eyes Iran’s future as Khamenei’s son seen as successor

An Iranian flag is planted in the rubble of a police station, damaged in airstrikes yesterday, on March 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iranian regime struggling to organize military campaign, US-Israeli officials tell 'Post'

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War with Iran reveals a new, unprecedented US-Israel alliance

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 A woman waves an Iranian flag upsidedown as people take part in a motorcade demonstration in support of Iran and Palestinians, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, June 26, 2025

Risk of activated Iranian sleeper cells heightens amid war, putting Europe, US at risk

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 3, 2026.

US launches Precision Strike Missile for first time ever in combat situation during Iran operation

WATCH
IDF Home Front Command issues security guidelines, March 4, 2026.

IDF Home Front Command lightens security guidelines for daily routine

People take shelter in an underground train station in Tel Aviv, during the ongoing war between Israel and Iran, March 1, 2026.

Israel preparing for Iran war to last until Passover holiday, official says

 Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

IRGC decentralizes command to survive strikes, warns of ‘strategic surprises’ against US-Israel

A synagogue napkin made from satin, cotton and metal tassels is among the items being returned from Poland to Greece.

Poland returns 91 Jewish objects to Greece, decades after they were stolen by Nazis

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Jerusalem police disperse defiant Purim crowds as street parties violate wartime safety orders

Some Gulf countries are already fighting against Iran, IDF says

People celebrate Purim in Mea Shearim, Jerusalem.

Israeli F-35 shoots down Iranian fighter jet in historic first for aircraft

(illustrative) A Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet performs during the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA on the opening day at Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin, Germany June 5, 2024.

Flights resume to Ben Gurion International Airport as airspace reopens

An Israir flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024

IDF destroys Ghadr missiles at Isfahan, pushing toward hunting down 400 ballistic missile launchers

A US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka.

'Quiet death': At least 80 killed in US strike on Iranian warship, some still missing

WATCH
People pray following a strike on a police station, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026.

Iran reached out to CIA to discuss end of conflict, Trump is saying it's too late

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine holds a briefing amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, March 2, 2026.

Iran missile launches down 86% as Operation Epic Fury expands, top US general says

WATCH
SPANISH PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sánchez leaves at the end of a news conference before summer break, in Madrid, in July. In recent weeks, he has led unprecedented moves against Israel, the writer charges.

Spain’s prime minister is pushing Israel policy to the brink, and Washington may respond

OPINION

FBI probes ‘Holocaust 2.0’ threats against Stanford Jewish students ahead of Purim events

Investigation opens over how Berlin groups spent $3 million received to fight antisemitism

Homepage of Stanford University website on the display of PC.

ADL warns of surging antisemitic conspiracy theories following US-Israel strikes on Iran

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaks onstage at ADL's Never Is Now conference on March 3, 2025 in New York City.

Candace Owens fuels controversy with 'false flag' claims targeting Israel, US conservatives

Conservative talk show host Candace Owens speaks during at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, US February 25, 2022.

‘I stand against Israel’: Candace Owens drives America First backlash after Iran strikes

Yoaz Hendel: 'Israel must seize opportunity to defeat Hezbollah, assert control in Lebanon'

INTERVIEW

IDF 'flattens' building where Iran's Assembly of Experts was picking Khamenei's successor

Reservist Party leader and former communications minister Yoaz Hendel serving in the IDF.

Iranian state TV hacked with message from Crown Prince Pahlavi as regime tightens media control

In this handout photo released by the South Korean Defense Ministry, U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers, July 8, 2017 in Korean Peninsula, South Korea.

US used B-1 'Lancer' strategic bombers to strike targets inside Iran, CENTCOM confirms

Abolfazl Shekarchi in 2019.

Iran warns Israeli embassies worldwide would be targets if Beirut embassy is attacked

Tehran's miscalculation: How Iranian missiles brought Gulf states, Israel together

ANALYSIS

Kurdish militias face high-stakes gamble in potential US alliance against Tehran

INTERVIEW
Iran and Israel flags on Middle east geopolitical map.
OPINION

Epic Fury: Why Macron was not warned or involved in attacks on Iran

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the murder of Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old French Jew who was tortured and murdered in 2006, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, February 13, 2026.
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INTERVIEW

Is Britain falling behind allies on IRGC? Expert explains costs of delayed proscription

Demonstrators gather as Stop the Hate UK holds a protest calling on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to support the Iranian people, proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and free Iran from the Islamic Republic, outside Downing Street, London, Britain, January 11, 2026.
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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, the man who may be chosen as Iran's next supreme leader?

Cyber is the fuel for US, Israel's war on Iran's Islamic regime, expert says

INTERVIEW

Israel’s Iron Beam laser: What can it do, and was it used against missiles from Lebanon?

ANALYSIS
An Israeli military operative engaged in surveillance mission (illustrative)
ANALYSIS

US reveals it is using new suicide drone, taking a page out of Iran's playbook

Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)

US considering moving additional THAAD and Patriot air defense systems to Middle East, experts say

 A view of Burj Khalifa, after an Iranian attack, following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026

Gulf states feeling the pain in unprecedented regional war, former top US Middle East adviser says

INTERVIEW

Khamenei's farewell ceremony postponed due to anticipated high turnout, security preparations

Italy weighs deploying missile defense system to Gulf amid Iran attacks

A demonstrator holds a burning photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in London, Britain, January 11, 2026
REPORT

CIA working to arm Kurdish forces, aims to spark uprising against Iran regime

The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) members pose for the camera as they celebrate Nowruz at the Jezhnikan Village around Baharka, Iraq, on March 18, 2025.
REPORT

Mojtaba Khamenei survives strikes on Iran, poised to become next supreme leader, sources say

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Qatar denies Tucker Carlson claim that ‘Mossad agents’ were arrested in Gulf bombing plot

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Laniado Hospital begins building a large, innovative emergency hospital at a cost of NIS 200M

Laniado surgeons operating under fire have 45 seconds to reach shelter.

Sylvan Adams urges global business leaders to invest in Iran after regime change

 Sylvan Adams, President of the World Jewish Congress Israel Region

Rare Disease Day: “We are here for them, but they need you to be here for them as well"

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US financial firms brace for cyberattacks as war with Iran escalates

How Hezbollah’s narco-trafficking networks help finance Iran’s global strategy

Iranian flag and cyber code [Illustrative]

Tel Aviv stock market bucks global trends, betting on Israel’s future stability

THE TEL AVIV Stock Exchange.

Emergency evacuations, flight cancellations hit Gulf as US, Israel continue strikes against Iran

Security lines inside Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in New York City, U.S., March 2, 2026.

TASE more attractive than Wall Street after 127% surge, says Peilim’s Sarit Steiner

Israeli companies fall behind on global climate reporting standards, says CDP report

El Al flight to Newark returns to Israel mid-flight due to extreme snowstorm in US

Factory chimney releases smoke.

Animal rights organization urges Nature and Parks Authority to cease shooting of stray dogs

A mother sperm whale and her calf off the coast of Mauritius.

Sperm whale found dead on Israeli beach near Gaza border, cause of death unknown

A Silverback male mountain Gorilla sits in the dense jungle canopy on the edge of Uganda's Bwindi National Park.

First-ever chimp count in Uganda's Bwindi park shows 426 specimens, a boost for conservation

Dozens of medical personnel reinforcements en route to Israel from Cyprus on a ship

Living on hold: The psychological toll of uncertainty in Israel

Doctors at the gynecological oncology unit of Petah Tikva’s Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Branch.
OPINION

Israel-Iran war: The psychological cost of infinite news sources

ByJEFFREY KAHN
STUDY

Can dogs help ease teacher burnout in Israel’s schools during wartime?

STUDY

Who uses e-cigs? Israeli study sheds light on electronic cigarette use

Ben-Gurion Airport closure delays arrival of 140 new immigrants amid Operation Roaring Lion

Emergence of a new Anglo demographic in Israel requires a change of priorities

OPINION
NEW IMMIGRANTS from France arrive to the Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on June 25, 2025.
FEATURE

Hinenu at 10 million: 100 lives that tell Israel’s real story

Ortal Pelleg connected to the author through surfing.

Finding faith, family, and business: Ben Woolf’s story from England to Jerusalem

Ben Woolf dons his own Promise State Israel logo shirt.

Sandy Leigh’s journey from San Antonio to Jerusalem

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Midtown Jerusalem

High response to Israel Lands Authority tenders: A sign of developers’ confidence in the market

A landmark project - Midtown Jerusalem

Four buildings, one home: A new way to live in north Tel Aviv

The new campus of NVIDIA in Kiryat Tivon.

Head of Kiryat Tivon council on NVIDIA: 'An opportunity that can change the entire North'

BAT YAM, the mini-Tel Aviv that hasn’t quite caught up with itself.

Israel’s real estate map is changing

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