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Israeli officer dumps urine on soldiers' clothes, court martialed by IDF

According to the IDF Spokesperson's Office, until the court martial, the company commander has not been suspended.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF soldiers seen as part of operations targeting Syrian military capabilities, in northern Israel, January 9, 2025
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with his Egyptian counterpart and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Cairo on September 9, 2025.

Iran ready for war with US but open to negotiations, FM Araghchi says in Beirut

Abbas Araghchi, speaking during a press conference in Beirut, added that the purpose of his visit to Lebanon was to discuss Israel's "challenges and threats" to regional security.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi addresses the National Cooperation Convention in Munich, July 26, 2025.

Crown Prince Pahlavi urges Iranians to continue protests, warns regime may cut Internet

Internet shutdowns by the regime often signal the beginning of harsher crackdowns in Iranian protests.

|ByALEX WINSTON
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with the families of Iranians who died during the 12-Day War between Israel and Iran, January 3, 2026.

How to make sense of contradictory messaging on Iran regime change? - analysis

Nation-states, including the US and Israel in the past, often pursue multiple goals and prepare for scenarios that may be contradictory.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Iranians 'have fallen in love with Netanyahu,' Tehran resident tells KAN - report

An Iranian protester told KAN Reshet Bet that many Iranians admire Netanyahu and Israeli strikes, while blaming economic collapse, repression, and inflation for the unrest.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByJAMES GENN
An illustration of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of a backdrop of Iranian flags flying amid fire from an Israeli strike on Sharan Oil depot, Tehran.

Who makes up Iran's fragmented opposition? - explainer

Iran's opposition has remained fragmented among rival groups and ideological factions for decades, across repeated outbreaks of nationwide protests.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByREUTERS
An Iranian woman shops at a vendor on a sidewalk near the traditional Tajrish Bazaar in northern Tehran, Iran, on December 31, 2025.

US threatens Iran's Ayatollah, Hamas operatives killed by Palestinian militia - January 7, 2026

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

JANUARY 7, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
The vessel tanker formerly known as Bella 1, now the Marinera, at Singapore Strait, after US officials say the US Coast Guard pursued an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, in this picture taken from social media on March 18, 2025.

The day the excuses ran out - opinion

Venezuelans rejoiced at Maduro’s removal, seeing the end of a criminal regime, while critics far from the country condemned the action by the US.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByADAM SCOTT BELLOS
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima after his capture by US forces. January 3, 2026.

Trump will kill Khamenei if Iranian regime continues murdering protesters, Lindsey Graham says

Graham made the comments during a FOX News interview as the death toll of Iranian protesters at the hands of security forces continues to climb.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByJACOB LAZNIK
L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to visit Lebanon with economic delegation

A US-backed ceasefire agreed in November 2024 ended more than a year of fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, but it also required the disarmament of the Iran-aligned group.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi holds his headphones as he listen to Turkey's Foreign Minister speak during a joint press conference, in Tehran on November 30, 2025.

Iranian protesters 'claiming entire cities,' US House Foreign Affairs Committee says

In a video, protesters can be heard shouting "Marg bar Khamenei," which translates to "Death to Khamenei." 

JANUARY 7, 2026BySAM HALPERN
Iranian protestors in Abdanan. January 6, 2026.

Iran's Crown Prince calls for coordinated protests at end of week as regime forces reportedly flee

Separately, several Iranian Kurdish opposition parties issued a joint statement urging a general strike also on Thursday to support the protests.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByALEX WINSTON
A PROTESTOR holds a placard of Iranian opposition leader and son of the last Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, during a demonstration against the Iranian regime's crackdown on protests in central Paris, on January 4, 2026.

Iran protests: Death toll hits 36, Islamic Republic executes man accused of spying for Israel

Entangled in a decades-long shadow war with Israel, Iran has executed many people it has accused of having links with Israel's intelligence service and facilitating its operations in the country.

JANUARY 7, 2026BySAM HALPERN, REUTERS
Abdanan, Iran. January 6, 2025.

'Pahlavi power' is the future of post-Islamic Republic Iran - editorial

The people of Iran are no longer whispering the name Pahlavi. They are shouting it.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi addresses the media during a press conference on June 23, 2025 in Paris, France.

Iran opens door to preemptive strikes on Israel, US as response to nationwide protests

Iran's National Defense Council issued a statement that warned that any encroachment on its security or national integrity would be met with an “appropriate, targeted, and decisive response.

JANUARY 6, 2026ByALEX WINSTON
Women walk past an anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli billboard displayed on a building in Tehran, Iran, January 4, 2026.