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Inside the risky shooting orders behind the assassination of Iran’s nuclear chief - exclusive

How the 2020 assassination of Mohsen Fakrizadeh bought Israel time to improve capabilities for June attack on Iran.

 Mohsen Fakhrizadeh (L) with then-Iranian defense minister Amir Hatami, November 2020.
 CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER Wang Yi is flanked by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov (left) and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi at a meeting on the Iranian nuclear issue in Beijing in March.

China’s power play with the US is tested by the Israel-Iran crisis - opinion

 A PALESTINIAN woman looks on at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Gaza City earlier this week. The Gaza war has returned the Palestinian issue to center stage, linked to any key movement on normalization, states the writer.

Deterrence to diplomacy: Can Israel’s military might facilitate Middle East peace? - opinion

 US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are seen leaving the White House after their meeting in April.

Israel's target bank in Iran expanded after US showed interest in joining strikes, Katz reveals


An open letter to the Iranian people: A story of courage and determination - opinion

The more I learned, even from a distance about the Iranian people, the more I admired them.

 An image of Reza Pahlavi is seen while people protest against the Iranian regime, following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside Iran's embassy in central London, Britain, two years ago.

Why Hamas can keep fighting without Iran, and what that means for Israel - opinion

Victory requires more than military power. It demands moral clarity, strategic restraint, and a commitment to the values that underpin the Jewish state.

Palestinian Hamas terrorists keep guard on the day Hamas handed over deceased hostages in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip February 20, 2025.

Iran, US seek to resume back-channel efforts to restart nuclear talks, Iran's foreign ministry says

Esmaeil Baghaei, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, had said that the US needed to show it had a genuine desire for peace with Iran.

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

Trump says Gaza ceasefire to be reached next week, IDF issues evacuation notice to Gazans

'Bomb, bomb Iran': Trump shares song calling to put Khamenei 'in a box' • Iran to halt collaboration with nuclear watchdog • Iran using Houthis to build more missiles, minister claims

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks in the Situation Room at the White House last Saturday. The world received a clear and unequivocal message: Israel and the US are aligned, says the writer.

Fantastic achievements, but the job is not done - opinion

The 100-year war against the tiny Jewish presence in the Middle East might finally end, auguring a new era of 100 years of peace.

 THE IDF maneuvers inside the Gaza Strip, as seen from Israel, last week. Continuing the fighting in Gaza will squander the credit we have earned in our intrepid struggle against Iran and its proxies, the writer cautions.

How Iranians see the war: CT residents born in Iran express anger, hope

Hakakian, a Tehran-born, Jewish naturalized United States citizen who came to this country as a refugee 40 years ago at age 19, still has friends in Iran and relatives in Israel.

 A security guard stands on a street, during early hours of ceasefire, in Tehran, Iran, June 24, 2025.

Not every wartime victory translates into political one - analysis

Whether Netanyahu chooses to ride the wave or bow out at the crest of his success in Iran, one thing is clear: the man largely written off after October 7 has reshaped the narrative.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives speech on June 24, 2025.

Iran turns to internal crackdown in wake of 12-day war

Iranian authorities are pivoting from a ceasefire with Israel to intensify an internal security crackdown across the country with mass arrests, executions and military deployments.

 An anti-Israel billboard is seen next to the Iranian flag during a celebration following the IRGC attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2024.

Hashomer HaChadash is leading a new Zionist revolution

Following the neutralization of the Iranian threat by Israel and the US, Hashomer HaChadash is preparing to establish new communities along the country’s borders.

 Yoel Zilberman, CEO and Founder of HaShomer HaChadash

Flames in Boulder, fire in Iran: What will it take to confront antisemitism? - opinion

From Pueblo's peaceful march to Boulder’s flames, our time in Colorado has revealed the urgency of this moment.

 A PEACEFUL pro-Israel rally is held in Pueblo, Colorado.

‘America First’ meets Mideast: What Trump's strikes on Iran means for US foreign policy - opinion

Amid rising tensions in the Middle East and Iran’s regional assertiveness, a partial retreat from US isolationism has emerged.

 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.