Israel Iran War

Katz flying to DC to meet with Hegseth on Iran, weapons

Katz is scheduled to meet with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to discuss Iran and various other weaponry and strategic security issues.

 DEFENSE MINISTER Israel Katz appears at a committee meeting in the Knesset on Tuesday.
 Illustrative image of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Khamenei warns Iran is ready to respond to any new attack, threatens 'even bigger blow'

 The IRGC’s control over Iran’s oil industry has grown to such a point, experts now estimate 50% of the country's oil wealth is siphoned to the military organization

US, European allies agree on August deadline for Iran nuclear deal – report

 STEVE BANNON speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in February. He had warned that a US strike in Iran would tear America apart, states the writer.

ARC Analysis: Today’s Far-Right Antisemitic Voices Echo Pat Buchanan’s Legacy


When Iran’s internet went down during its war with Israel, so did bots spreading disinformation

Cyabra analysts said the 16-day gap offered a rare before-and-after snapshot of direct, time-linked evidence of state-sponsored interference online.

 Following Israel’s military operation against Iran on June 13, the Tel Aviv-based Cyabra found a pattern of disinformation bots that went dark, only to re-emerge with anti-Israel and anti-Western messages

Israel today is what Iran’s middle class dreams of - opinion

“Israel today is the country that Iran’s middle class dreams of becoming. And today’s Iran is the country that secular Israel fears it could become," Thomas Friedman stated.

 IDF releases footage of the approximately 20 Israel Air Force fighter jets that took part in striking Houthi sites in Yemen, July 7, 2025.

Iran accuses Israel of 'environmental war crimes' during 12-day war

Iran's Department of Environment condemned Israel's targeting of fossil fuel storage facilities and industrial infrastructure, calling it "a destructive assault on the natural environment"

 Iranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.

Iraqi PM says Israel 'violated' airspace, insists even Iranian opposition supports regime

While condemning the war, al-Sudani asserted that the “deep-rooted regime” had many supporters and would not collapse quickly.

 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani attends the 34th Arab League Summit in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2025.

Iran's new posture on nuclear talks is not a breakthrough - it is a stalling tactic - opinion

Tehran, long adept at delaying diplomacy while advancing its nuclear program, had assumed 2025 would play out like previous rounds. But this time, the Islamic Republic misjudged.

 Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff attends a meeting in the White House Situation Room on attacking Iranian nuclear facilities, last month. Now there is anticipation over new nuclear talks.

Mental health on the front lines: Israel’s parallel crisis amid war - opinion

It’s time for policymakers to treat mental health with the seriousness it deserves. The health of Israel’s society depends on it.

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Peace through strength: Why the Nobel Prize Committee won't honor Trump - opinion

The Nobel Peace Prize has devolved into a political symbol and has become more about ideological alignment than measurable impact.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu hands over a nomination letter as he tells US President Donald Trump that he has nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, at the White House, last week.

Iranian advisor shares AI image depicting a nuclear strike on Israel

The picture, shared to Instagram, appears to portray two large nuclear explosions with fallout across Israel.

 An image posted by an Iranian advisor depicting two mushroom clouds and nuclear fallout over Israel, July 12, 2025.

Writing the pages of history: IDF drone cmdr. recounts tense moments of striking Iranian missiles

Lt.-Col. G. discusses the tense moments of firing on Iranian missiles moments away from launch, and the pressure of knowing what would happen if he failed.

(Illustrative) The Elbit-made Hermes 900 drone.

Iran state media denies reports Russia accepts zero enrichment deal

"Putin would support zero enrichment. He encouraged the Iranians to work towards that in order to make negotiations with the Americans more favorable," a European source told Axios.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) attend a documents signing ceremony in Moscow, Russia; illustrative; January 17, 2025.

Taiwan reshapes war manual on Chinese threats, based on Israel's successes in Iran

MILITARY AFFAIRS: For Taiwan, the Israel-Iran conflict has become an unexpected case study in how to defend a democracy against a regional hegemon.

 TAIWAN HAS taken several lessons from the Israel-Iran War, as tensions with China continue to rise. Here, Taiwanese reservists participate in pre-combat training on the first day of the annual Han Kuang military exercise in Miaoli on Wednesday.