From revolutionaries to royalists? Why some of Iran's former leftists now back Reza Pahlavi

FRONTLINES

US to deploy thousands of troops to the Middle East, shrapnel falls in Jerusalem's Old City

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IRAN’S CROWN Prince Reza Pahlavi meets with Iranian former left-wing political prisoners in Paris. Many who formerly would never would have the son of the shah have now backed his post-regime plan for Iran. Iraj Mesdaghi is second from left, next to Pahlavi, and bottom right is Mahshid Sepehri.
AFTER AIDING the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the dissident organization Mujahedin-e Khalq found that the religious clerics then turned on it. Here, a man from a Muslim students’ society in London hands out flyers by a display of photos of executed Iranian political prisoners on February 10, 1982.
A protestor holds an image of Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah, during a demonstration against the Iranian government, in Manhattan, New York City, US, March 15, 2026.

Khamenei urges media to avoid Iran's ‘weaknesses,’ accuses Israel of ‘false flag’ attacks

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2016.
United States Air Force (USAF) military personnel work on a USAF B-1B bomber, at RAF Fairford airbase, amid the U.S.–Israeli conflict with Iran, in Fairford, Britain, March 8, 2026.

US military preparing for potential ground invasion of Iran

REPORT
In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the East Sea on March 8, 2016 during Exercise Ssang Yong 2016.

US deploying thousands of Marines, sailors to Middle East as Iran war rages

'If we stay longer, they’ll never rebuild': Trump confirms US will stay in fight against Iran

A United States Air Force (USAF) Boeing C-17A Globemaster comes in to land behind a USAF B-1B bomber parked beside the runway at RAF Fairford airbase, in Fairford, Britain, March 8, 2026.

UK approves US use of British bases to strike Iran missile sites targeting ships

A TURKISH soldier stands guard as army and security personnel search a field after a piece of ammunition fell following the interception of a missile launched from Iran by a NATO air defence system, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, March 9, 2026.

NATO withdraws troops from Iraq mission to Europe as Iran war rages

Longstanding ties: Then-Iranian president Ali Khamenei reviews an honor guard in front of Beijing’s Great Hall of the People during an official visit to China, 1989.

The Iran war is not about Israel, it's about China

OPINION
Litani river, Bekaa Valley.

Beyond buffer zones: Southern Lebanon may need a permanent Israeli presence

OPINION
Israeli soldiers operate near the Lebanese border, in northern Israel, March 16, 2026

An existential buffer: To secure North, Israel must push Hezbollah beyond the Litani

OPINION
 An emergency responder inspects a house that was destroyed by an Iranian ballistic missile strike on March 13, 2026 in Israel.

Fake missiles, fake deaths: AI is rewriting Israel's war reality

JERUSALEM REPORT

Preparing the next generation of leaders

In Collab
HEBREW UNIVERSITY graduation ceremony

IDF kills Iran's Basij Force intelligence chief in Tehran strike

Shrapnel from Iranian missile falls in Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, no wounded reported

An IDF biographical infographic on Basij intelliegence chief Esmail Ahmadi, published March 20, 2026.
FRONTLINES

Israel pushes Hezbollah further north in Lebanon - buying time, but not security

ISRAEL IS acting to create immediate security for the communities along the border with Lebanon – pushing Hezbollah away from the frontier, and establishing a buffer to reduce the threat to those communities. Here, an Israeli tank patrols along the border in Upper Galilee.

IDF Arabic Spokesperson calls for immediate evacuation of southern Beirut neighborhoods

IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah terrorists, published March 20, 2026.

Reservist in Iron Dome unit charged with providing information to Iranian officials

Iranian Crown Princess Noor Pahlavi addresses a crowd in Los Angeles during global demonstrations marking the “Global Day of Action” called by her father, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, February 14, 2026.

Iran's Princess Noor Pahlavi to ‘Post’: ‘Iranians have chance to reclaim their country’

INTERVIEW
Martial artist/actor Chuck Norris make his Wizard World Comic Con debut during Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia 2017 - Day 3 at Pennsylvania Convention Center on June 3, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Chuck Norris dies at 86 after ‘medical complication’

An IAF F-35 participates in Operation Roaring Lion, March 5, 2026.

New air force tactics reduce refueling needs for attack runs on Iran

Israel and Azerbaijan

The ‘Azerbaijani Way’: Three lessons from Baku to Jerusalem

OPINION

US sues Harvard over treatment of Jewish, Israeli students, seeks billions of dollars

Argentina assumes presidency of IHRA, commits to fighting antisemitism

A student stands and whistles while holding his cap with the words 'End The Occupation' during the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, May 23, 2024.

New York police arrest hate crime suspect threatening local rabbi online

Rabbi Matt Cutler speaks with WNYT on March 12, 2026.

Czechs investigate fire after reports of anti-Israel group claiming responsibility

Police officers and a firefighters stand in front of a burned production hall at an industrial area in Pardubice, Czech Republic, March 20, 2026.

Israeli nonprofit, Fiverr launch overnight AI marathon to combat online antisemitism

Iran's Quds Force chief Qaani lauds anti-US, Israel front, in first message since war started

Iran issues evacuation notice to residents of Ras al-Khaimah in UAE

 BRIGADIER-GENERAL Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force.
REPORT

US intensifies campaign to reopen Strait of Hormuz, deploys A-10s, Apaches to strike Iranian boats

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech during a joint press conference with France's President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, March 13, 2026.

Ukraine deploys 228 specialists to five Middle East countries to intercept drones

Hezbollah supporters hold images of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and Palestinian and other flags at a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon

Lebanon war widening divide within Shi'ite community as frustrations with Hezbollah grow

A golden age of diplomacy: A thing of the past?

COMMENT

Editor's Notes: What one Arab post reveals about how the Gulf now talks about Israel

COMMENT
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looks at her watch during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, March 19, 2026.
ANALYSIS

Gaza compensation: A controversial idea to free Israel from the war crimes debate

Palestinians rally to mark the fifth anniversary of the ‘Mavi Marmara’ flotilla, in Gaza City port, May 31, 2015.
OPINION

Middle Israel: Iran's multilevel blockade of the Straight of Hormuz is destined to fail

INDIAN VESSEL ‘Nanda Devi’ carrying liquefied petroleum gas arrives at Vadinar Port in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat state earlier this week, after Iran allowed it to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a key energy corridor that Iran has selectively closed.
ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
OPINION

Don’t miss the moment: Iran war a historic opportunity to reshape the Middle East

ByYAAKOV KATZ

Elron Ventures reports strong 2025 results as it pivots to defense tech growth strategy

Mia Robotics: Next‑Gen unmanned ground vehicles with robust civilian engineering

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ice Breaker weapons system (Illustrative).

Israel’s defense companies report record $80 billion backlog as global demand surges

An Iranian missile with cluster munitions flies towards Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in central Israel, March 5, 2026.

Iranian cluster munitions pose additional challenge for Israel's air defenses

STING FPV interceptor drone is displayed at an exhibition of Ukrainian drone makers in an undisclosed location in Ukraine

Inside the Ukrainian interceptor drones wanted around the Gulf

UK approves US use of British bases to strike Iran missile sites targeting ships

Netherlands tightens security for Iranian dissidents after shooting of man critical of Iran

A United States Air Force (USAF) Boeing C-17A Globemaster comes in to land behind a USAF B-1B bomber parked beside the runway at RAF Fairford airbase, in Fairford, Britain, March 8, 2026.

US State Department partners with El Al to return American citizens from Israel

El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, March 5, 2026.

Iran warns US, Israeli personnel unsafe worldwide after strikes killing regime officials

People attend an anti-US and Israeli rally, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 17, 2026

Two suspected Iranian spies arrested near UK submarine base, Sun newspaper says

Britain's King Charles talks with Commanding Officer David Crosby during commissioning ceremony for HMS Agamemnon, an Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine, at BAE Systems' shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Britain, September 22, 2025.

Meet Anat Vidor’s vision for World WIZO

Anat Vidor, president of World WIZO. Her family history is etched onto Israel’s streets and institutions.

Answering the call: Yael Eckstein, one of the women leading Israel’s wartime front

CEO of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Yael Eckstein, in the field.

Feeding hope through food rescue

AGRICULTURAL VOLUNTEERS at Leket Israel.

Your Investments: Puting down Passover cleaning supplies and setting up financial goals

The dollar isn’t the problem. The systems businesses rely on are

OPINION
Ultra-Orthodox Jews collect water from a spring in Jerusalem on March 15, 2026. The water will be used to prepare matzah, the unleavened bread eaten during the week-long Jewish holiday of Passover, commemorating the biblical Exodus from Egypt.

Your Taxes: Good news for Israelis with foreign rental income

Gavel [Illustrative]

Israeli retail tech funding more than doubled to $463 million in 2025, report finds

“Collaborative investment platforms empower individuals through community-driven insights, reshaping traditional investing.”
EXPLAINER

Tens of thousands stranded as Middle East airspace closures hit global travel

Anthony Albanese deploys troops to aid flood-hit Katherine communities

The Dead Sea isn’t dead: A winter hike through Israel’s most misunderstood landscape

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks on the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 during a federal parliament sitting following the Bondi terror attack at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, January 20, 2026.
FEATURE

The Judean Desert in bloom: Following ancient paths of healing just beyond Jerusalem

Harvesting coffee cherries that contain the coffee beans used to make coffee.

Strauss coffee initiative brews opportunity for women farmers in the Global South

FEATURE
Smoke continues to rise after a reported strike on fuel tanks in an oil refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026.

Lessons from Iran: Decentralized, renewable energy vital for Israel’s defense, expert tells 'Post'

INTERVIEW

Israel ranks eighth in World Happiness Report despite war, young Israelis place third globally

Israeli medics confront new battlefield: Cluster warheads

A YOUNG woman celebrates her birthday with a cake along the Tel Aviv beach promenade despite the ongoing war with Iran and missile fire toward Israel, March 5, 2026.

Iran war could trigger medicine price spike in UK, trade group warns

Health Ministry urges vaccines after unvaccinated 17-year-old dies of measles

Infant hospitalized with herpes after circumcision involving direct oral suction

Knesset advances bill granting five-year tax exemption to olim, returning residents

Over 330 new applicants file for aliyah during first week of Operation Roaring Lion

Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 23, 2026.

Herzog visits Jerusalem absorption center, hails wave of new immigrants

Herzog visits Jerusalem absorption center, hails wave of new immigrants. March 18, 2026.
INTERVIEW

Aliyah Minister: US-Israeli partnership causing severe blow to Iran, inspiring aliyah

Minister of Immigration and Absorption Ofir Sofer seen with New immigrants from France arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight" at the Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 1, 2024.

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

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

Prime Jerusalem – the next home for the Jews of the world in the capital

Israel’s real estate map is changing

In Collab
Prime Jerusalem lets Jews worldwide own a luxury home in the heart of Jerusalem.

Midtown Jerusalem

Jabotinsky 137-7 project. Tel Aviv

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'

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Women Leaders Summit 2026

Shaping Tomorrow: The Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit Returns for 2026

Israel’s Economic Leadership convenes for National Economic Conference

The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

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   

Iran’s strategic shifts and the escalating Middle East crisis: analyzing week 3.

Week three of Roaring Lion: Iran's leadership hollowed out, Arab world reaches breaking point

Hegseth says biggest attack on Iran to come, US-Israel goals are questioned

The power of regional cooperation in crisis: Insights from experts on the ground

US Politics   

 FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a roundtable on antifa, an anti-fascist movement U.S. President Donald Trump designated a domestic "terrorist organization"

Kash Patel sued by former agents fired after investigation into attempt to overthrow 2020 election

Former FBI director Comey subpoenaed in ongoing investigation into officials who prosecuted Trump

FBI Director Kash Patel's girlfriend receives threatening email, Massachusetts man arrested

Diaspora   

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley (L) and former Providence Mayor David Cicilline (M) gather for the gathered for our annual St. Joseph’s Day celebration on March 19, 2026.

First, second Jewish mayors of Providence, Rhode Island, share a bar mitzvah

Meet the Connecticut dad and children’s book author who won a JFK Jr. lookalike contest

Berlin rabbi makes history as first European to head Conservative rabbis’ association

Judaism   

‘To be worthy, every individual must work on himself.’

Parashat Vayikra: Mutual responsibility

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Shabbat Hachodesh: A time to cleanse and begin again

Christian World   

People pay their last respects to Georgia's late Patriarch Ilia II as his remains are carried to the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia March 18, 2026.

Ilia II, Georgian Church leader who shaped national identity, dies at 93

Christians in Lebanon navigate fear and neutrality amid ongoing regional conflict

Pope Leo decries 'atrocious violence' in Iran war, urges ceasefire

Food   

Menu option at Vitkin Winery.

Exploring Vitkin Winery’s tastings and dairy menu in Kfar Vitkin

In the kitchen with Henny: Easy Purim, Passover dinners using what’s already in your kitchen

Sushi Bayit Vegan, Har Homa: Mehadrin sushi spot with cooked fish options

Archaeology   

 Hunter discovers rare mammoth tusk in West Texas.

“Unbelievable”: Tourists smash 10,000-year-old, 90 kg mammoth tusk

'Haters gonna hate': 1,500-year-old mosaic inscription in Turkey strikes surprisingly modern tone

Funerary offerings, pottery, gold jewelry discovered in 1,000-year-old pre-Hispanic tomb in Panama

Science   

Structure of a hexagonal diamond.

The hardest material? Chinese team forges hexagonal diamond with super strength

One in two US teens say they’ve used AI to ‘undress’ people

Artificial intelligence firms hire experts in explosives, chemical weapons

Culture   

Israeli pitcher-catcher duo, Ben Simons and C.J. Stubbs.

Israel closes out WBC campaign with statement victory over Netherlands

Nomads again: Barda’s Ironi Kiryat Shmona scrambles for season restart

Omri Airlines: The meteoric rise of Israeli midfielder Gandelman with Italy’s Lecce

History   

A GROUP of Hitler Youth, 1933.

'Stay Alive': A personal story of anti-Nazi Germans

Meet the Jews who played pivotal roles in American history

What history teaches about October 7, according to Rafael Medoff

OMG   

 Alps in Austria

Left on the mountain: What is an Alpine Divorce?

Video: Stowaway possum spotted camouflaging among plushies at airport shop

15-ton gummy candy trailer vanishes, police launch search

Consumerism   

Cooked Artichoke Recipe.

A true delicacy: Cooked artichoke & recipe in memory of Sergeant Uriel Aviad Silberman

Ahead of Passover: Holiday collections, smart cookware and self-operating ice cream machine

The most controversial shoe launches a bag

Rabbi Kalman Ber, Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel with Eduard Shyfrin, businessman, mathematician, and Kabbalah scholar

Israel’s Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber visits Monaco Jewish community

Chen G. Schimmel and the demands for truth: A new generation bearing witness

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