Israel Iran War

Tehran's theater of mourning: What Khamenei's funeral tells us about Iran's next move - analysis

Iran is burying its former leader in a week-long ceremony. Will it now use the boost to try to claw back its influence across the Middle East?

People gather at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla for a farewell ceremony for Iran's late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 4, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Khamenei and members of his family were killed on February 28 during U.S.-Israeli strikes at the beginning of the war, bringing an end to his 36-year rule.
Mourners gather at the Grand Mosalla to pay their final respects to Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on July 5, 2026.

Iranians chant 'kill Trump' as second day of Khamenei's week-long funeral continues in Tehran

Former deputy minister of foreign affairs Danny Ayalon seen at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on October 23, 2012.

'Massive surrender to Iran': Former Israeli ambassador to US Danny Ayalon admonishes US-Iran MoU

Did Trump stop the Iran war too soon? Gil Troy on Israel, Hormuz and what comes next

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How has the Six Day War of 1967 shaped Israel of 2026? - opinion

The war of 1967 can rightly be seen as the point at which the Jewish world renewed its engagement with the State of Israel.

IDF CHIEF RABBI Shlomo Goren, surrounded by soldiers, blows the shofar in front of Jerusalem’s Western Wall, June 1967.

Bahrain arrests 41 individuals linked with Iran's IRGC terrorist activities in the Kingdom

The 41 individuals worked as the "core" of the terrorist organization in Bahrain and were accused of espionage with foreign entities and sympathy with blatant Iranian aggression."

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026.

Trump to start 'Project Freedom Plus' if Iran talks fail, Israel-Lebanon negotiations to resume

US strikes Iranian tankers violating Hormuz blockade • UAE activates air defense system amid renewed Iranian attacks • Hezbollah launches rockets at northern Israel

US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists as he makes his way to board Marine One before departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on May 8, 2026.

Netanyahu 'not surprised' by US-Iran negotiations development, says there is 'full coordination'

"We are maintaining continuous contact with our friends in the US. I speak with President Trump on an almost daily basis," Prime Minister Netanyahu said.

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

Iran continues to attack Kurdish groups in Iraq despite new Iraqi PM

Iran and its militias have carried out more than 800 attacks on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq since February 28, when the US and Israel began strikes on Iran.

Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party, known as PAK take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq.

Iran war may have motivated would-be Trump assassin, US intelligence report finds

In court documents, prosecutors have alleged that Allen "disagreed" with Trump politically and "wanted to 'fight back' against government policies and decisions that he found morally objectionable."

US President Donald Trump gestures during an event at The Villages Charter School at The Villages, Florida, US, May 1, 2026.

Tehran expected to respond to US proposal Thursday, IDF strikes Hezbollah in Beirut

Four IDF soldiers injured in Lebanon explosive drone attack • Iran reportedly reviewing US proposal to end war • Iran will surrender uranium to US, Trump claims

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event at The Villages Charter School at The Villages, Florida, US, May 1, 2026.

Most Israelis believe current ceasefire terms will not guarantee national security - poll

According to the survey, 64% of Jewish Israelis see the current security situation regarding Iran as incompatible with Israel's interests, while 48,5% of Arab Israelis think it's compatible.

Smoke rises from the oil refineries in Haifa, northern Israel, following a missile strike fired from Iran toward Israel, in March.

Iran attack UAE in second day of strikes as Hegseth says US not looking to restart war

Israeli Air Force to investigate unannounced flyover practice • Iran nuclear threat remains largely undamaged • US Project Freedom persists in reopening of Strait

IAF F-16 takes off, May 5, 2026.

US sinks Iranian small boats, shoots down missiles, drones as reopening of Strait underway

US President Donald Trump launched Operation Project Freedom on Monday in an attempt to gain control of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway in the region.

People drive past an anti-US billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 4, 2026.