Iran

Israel attempts to assassinate Iranian intelligence official Ismail Khataib, source tells 'Post'

Iranian media outlet Iran International also reported that a strike had been attempted, though there was no information given as to his fate.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN, TZVI JASPER
Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026.
ANTI-MISSILE BATTERES fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 16, 2026.

Despite deadly Iranian missile strike, IDF reduces planned Hezbollah large-scale rocket attack

On Tuesday afternoon, the IDF issued an unusual countrywide warning that intelligence had shown that Hezbollah would try to hit Israel with an escalated rocket assault.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaks at a weekly news conference in Tehran, Iran, on March 16, 2026.

Iranian leadership remains 'unshaken' even as senior officials targeted by US, IDF strikes

Araghchi said Iran’s political system will stay intact despite reported assassinations of senior officials, saying “the presence or absence of a single individual does not affect this structure."

|ByFRAIDY MOSER
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi following a speech in Washington, January 16, 2026; illustrative.

Iran's regime collapse approaching, but 'final call' must come at right moment, Pahlavi says

Pahlavi cautioned that the Iranian government has "no hesitation in suppressing people," and is prepared to kill hundreds of thousands to remain in power.

|ByTZVI JASPER

IDF targets IRGC headquarters, Iranian air defense systems in newest wave of Tehran strikes

Among the sites targeted were the IRGC Security Unit's headquarters, a General Logistics and Support Department of Internal Security Forces maintenance center, and a missile array command center.

MARCH 18, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
MAINTENANCE COMPOUND of the General Logistics and Support Array of Internal Security Forces in Tehran, attacked by the IDF March 17, 2026.

Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel, Mizan reports

The man was found "guilty of providing Israel's spy agency, Mossad, with pictures and information about sensitive locations in Iran," Mizan reported on Wednesday.

MARCH 18, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Members of the Iranian police attend a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, January 12, 2026.

Two people killed after missile barrage from Iran, IDF starts large-scale strikes against Hezbollah

IDF: Mojtaba Khamenei is not safe, we will hunt him down • IDF kills Iran's top official Larijani in targeted strike • Israel preps for large Hezbollah barrage

MARCH 18, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF rescue forces operating in the Savidor Central Station in Tel Aviv after shrapnel from an Iranian missile fell in the station.

Israeli medics confront new battlefield: Cluster warheads

Emergency responders describe the operational chaos, toxic hazards, and psychological strain facing civilians and rescuers as Iran’s missile attacks evolve.

MARCH 18, 2026ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
An apartment building hit by Iranian missile projectiles in Bnei Brak, March 16, 2026

US strikes Iranian missile site in Strait of Hormuz using 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions

"Hours ago, U.S. forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM informed.

MARCH 18, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025.

Inside the Telegram networks that outpace Israel’s sirens

As missiles head toward Israel, Telegram groups and WhatsApp bots often beat official systems, circulating sensitive real-time information from municipal emergency rooms and local authorities

MARCH 18, 2026ByDR. ITAY GAL
A Home Front Command app alerting of all the rockets which hit central Israel earlier this morning. September 15, 2024.

Two people killed, several wounded following overnight Iranian missile barrage

Eight suspected shrapnel impact sites were reported following Iran's overnight missile barrage on Israel, including on the Tel Aviv Savidor Center train station.

MARCH 18, 2026ByARIELLA ROITMAN
Damage from an Iranian missile barage, March 18, 2026.

WATCH: IDF launches new round of strikes on Hezbollah, issues evacuation for southern Lebanon

The strikes come in preparation for a "larger-than-standard" overnight rocket attack, according to IDF warnings.

MARCH 18, 2026ByARIELLA ROITMAN
Plumes of smoke rise after Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, March 11, 2026

Netanyahu tells Iranians to go out, celebrate Nowruz: 'IDF is watching you from the skies of Iran'

"Our aircraft are hitting the terror operatives on the ground, in the crossroads, in the city squares," Netanyahu said, telling the Iranian people to "go out and celebrate Nowruz."

MARCH 17, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv.

Grapevine, March 17, 2026: Threats to border communities

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MARCH 17, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
View of the northern Israeli town of Metula and Southern Lebanon, on November 26, 2025.