Islamic Republic

US and Iran disagree on war casualty numbers

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

The flag of the United States superimposed on a map of the Middle East, centered on Iran, May 18, 2026.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks on the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, in February.

Iranian leadership would accept if Pezeshkian resigned again, relative of Khamenei claims - report

Navy ships of Iran and Azerbaijan move during an exercise between Iran and Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea, Iran, in this picture obtained on November 4, 2024

The Caspian Sea reckoning: Ukraine is bringing the war to the Islamic Republic’s doorstep - opinion

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs for Dover, Delaware, to attend the dignified transfer of US Army service members killed in Jordan and Iraq, July 22, 2026

Trump claims Israel supported halting Iran strikes, Jerusalem bus driver attacked


Trump’s agenda now: Destroy Iranian regime's ability to govern – opinion

With the American president’s plan to target the Islamic Republic’s infrastructure rather than the IRGC or nuclear sites, his principal objective has become dismantling its leadership

A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, earlier this month.

Iran's regime pays them to shoot. What happens when the money runs out? - opinion

The Islamic Republic has survived the hatred of millions. It may not survive the moment its own forces conclude that obedience is more dangerous than defection.

A group of Basiji men in military fatigue and armed seen in the middle of Naqsh-e Jahan Square mounted on their motorcycles on the occasion of Imam Reza's (8th Shia Imam) birthday while holding Iranian flags with images of the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on April 29, 2026.

Tensions between Iran, Houthis, and Saudi Arabia escalate

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

Smoke rises from a fire after an explosion, amid reports of explosions by Iranian state media, in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released July 8, 2026.

‘Exactly what Iran intended’: Some Jordanians buckle under missile pressure, demand US withdrawal

US military presence “exposes Jordan to security, political, and economic risks that serve no national interest." says an open letter challenging the Jordanian government.

A projectile fired from Iran toward Israel is intercepted over Amman on June 13, 2025. Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in a counter-strike in the evening on June 13.

Iran tensions rise as Trump and Netanyahu meet in Washington

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

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025

Netanyahu plans to show Trump Iran's questionable intentions

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

A person holds a placard with a picture of US President Donald Trump alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as protesters gather near the United Nations office, on the day of the second round of nuclear talks between U.S. and Iran, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026.

Trump, Bibi, and a regime's diplomacy lies: Is the West buying what Iran is selling? - opinion

While it feigns interest in diplomacy, Iran is busy distracting the West as it wages character assassination wars against anyone perceived as sympathetic toward Israel or Jews

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

'No matter what password you use, I will break it in a fraction of a second'

Prof. Maj.-Gen. (res.) Isaac Ben-Israel, one of the architects of Israel's cyber apparatus, tells the Jerusalem Post that quantum computing will wipe out today's encryption.

ON THE front line of the cyber war, Israel has become one of the world’s most targeted countries for cyberattacks, with state-backed hackers increasingly using AI to probe government networks, companies, and critical infrastructure.

Iran threatens Britain and Gulf States, Guterres pushes Syrian sovereignty

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

Smoke seen following reported missile launch from Iran toward Jordan, July 22, 2026.

A Marxist revolutionary fought Iran's shah, now his son backs the crown prince

IRAN AFFAIRS: Bijan Jazani became a symbol of Iran’s Marxist opposition after he was killed. Half a century later, his son tells the ‘Post’ why he has chosen to stand with Reza Pahlavi.

IRAN’S CROWN PRINCE Reza Pahlavi (left) stands alongside Mazyar Maximilien Jazani at their meeting a few weeks ago. Jazani, who left Iran as a child and made his name as a lawyer in France, has publicly backed the exiled royal for leading a transitional governing body in Iran.