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Trump considers limited strike on Iran, most air power since 2003 arrives in Middle East - WSJ

A smaller attack on Iran would target a few military or government sites, designed to be small enough not to provoke major retaliation and force Iran to agree to a deal favorable to the US. 

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
US President Donald Trump makes a fist at the end of an event during a visit to Coosa Steel Corporation, in Rome, Georgia, U.S., February 19, 2026.
An explosion during an exercise in southern Iran, in this handout image obtained on February 17, 2026.

Iran tells UN chief it will respond 'decisively' if subjected to military aggression

US President Donald Trump's rhetoric towards Iran "signals a real risk of military aggression," Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations said in the letter, adding that Iran did not want a war.

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN, REUTERS
The U.S. Air Force B-2 bomber "Spirit of Oklahoma" is refueled in-flight over Eastern Washington state, April, 27, 2002 while participating in "Northern Edge," Alaska's largest annual joint training exercise.

'Hundreds of strikes per day': Former CENTCOM deputy says US can wipe out Islamic Regime in hours

A possible first wave of an attack on Iran would focus on strategic missile sites and launchers, the most immediate threats to US forces and Israel, a former CENTCOM official told the Post.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

US likely to attack Iran, but Trump has not yet decided to do so, sources tell 'Post'

Although the decision is not final, Trump expressed disappointment in Iran's negotiating positions throughout the week, according to sources.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Iran seeks diplomacy amid new Trump administration’s evolving policies

Tehran ramps up its diplomatic outreach and explores talks with the US, Afghanistan, and Turkey.

JANUARY 27, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
IRANIANS ATTEND a rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza after the news of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, in Tehran, last Friday.

Iran-Russia cooperation reaches new levels - analysis

Russia is now focused on the region of the Middle East. Iran is backing proxies to attack Israel.

NOVEMBER 25, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand

Iran plays down importance of US election, voices readiness for confrontation

Tehran does not rule out a potential US-Israel pre-emptive strike to prevent it from retaliating against Israel.

NOVEMBER 6, 2024ByREUTERS
An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during Iranian defence week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2024.

Captagon crisis: Middle East’s $5.7 billion drug trade fuels Hezbollah - report

The report emphasized that US officials have become increasingly worried that captagon trade in the region has the ability to destabilize the Middle East entirely. 

OCTOBER 29, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Greek authorities present confiscated guns, money and Captagon amphetamine pills after dismantling a criminal ring near Elefsina, south west of Athens, Greece, March 6, 2017.

Qaani is alive, will receive medal from Khamenei, IRGC official claims - report

since the Israeli strike that targeted Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah's presumed successor, Hashem Safieddine, in southern Beirut last week, Qaani has not made a public appearance.

OCTOBER 10, 2024ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, speaks in Tehran, Iran April 14, 2022

Iranian president to attend BRICS summit in Russia

Iran set to attend the upcoming BRICS summit in Russia in October from the 22cd till the 24th.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024ByREUTERS
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian meets with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Cape Town, South Africa, June 2, 2023.

Iran's parliament approves Pezeshkian's unity cabinet

"The road to our salvation is unity and solidarity," Pezeshkian said on Wednesday in his speech to the 285 parliamentarians present to give their vote of confidence to the cabinet.

AUGUST 21, 2024ByREUTERS
MASOUD PEZESHKIAN, Iran’s newly elected president, attends a Muharram mourning ceremony in Tehran, on July 12.

Israel-Hamas War:What happened on day 305?

Hezbollah drone attack wounds 19 | IDF kills Hamas weapons smuggler | US soldiers wounded in Iraq | International leaders meet to discuss escalation in Middle East

AUGUST 6, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operate in Jenin, the West Bank, August 6, 2024.

Did a boat full of smuggled arms for the Houthis ‘disappear’ off Yemen coast?

Houthi militias lost contact with a large transport boat that was on a smuggling mission via a regular sea route from the Horn of Africa countries.

JULY 15, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Greek-flagged bulk cargo vessel Sea Champion is docked to the port of Aden, Yemen to which it arrived after being attacked in the Red Sea in what appears to have been a mistaken missile strike by Houthi militia, February 21, 2024.

Iran's president-elect reaffirms country's anti-Israel stance

"The Islamic Republic has always supported the resistance of the people of the region against the illegitimate Zionist regime," Pezeshkian said in a message to Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah.

JULY 8, 2024ByREUTERS
Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a gathering with his supporters at the shrine of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in south of Tehran, Iran July 6, 2024.