Iran israel war

Trump says 'US has lots of ships on their way to Iran, I hope we don't have to use them'

A lot of people have been killed in Iran, but there's a difference between a lot and 20,000 - we'll figure that out," Trump said and emphasized: "We have an armada heading their way."

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

Donald Trump saved Iran's Khamenei once before, will he do it again? - comment

People gather during protest on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iran’s unrest ups the ante with regional tensions, but risk of war remains - opinion

PEOPLE WALK on a street, as protests erupt over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 5, 2026.

Cracks in the citadel: Iran’s regime is weaker than ever, and the streets know it - opinion


Limited damage at Iran's Fordow nuclear site, Iranian official says

The US has greater capabilities for potentially destroying Fordow, since Washington has the 30,000-pound mega bunker buster MOAB ("Mother of All Bombs").

A handout satellite image shows a general view of the Natanz nuclear facility after a fire, in Natanz, Iran July 8, 2020

'We knew everything,' Trump tells Reuters about Israel's strikes on Iran

Donald Trump argued that after Israel's heavy attack, Iran has a stronger incentive to reach an agreement.

 US President Donald Trump seen with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (illustrative)

How Netanyahu and Trump fooled the media over the Iran strike - opinion

Netanyahu long urged US action on Iran, and despite media claims, Israel’s recent strike had full US backing after a final ultimatum.

 US President Donald Trump speaks as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves following a meeting in the White House, in Washington, US, April 7, 2025.

45 years ago, Iran waged its own preemptive strike on nuclear facilities

On Sept. 30, 1980, Tehran ordered a surprise airstrike of its own on the same Iraqi nuclear facilities that Israel would destroy a little more than eight months later.

 Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani walks near an Iranian missile during an unveiling ceremony in Tehran, Iran, in this picture obtained on February 17, 2024.

Learning to count our blessings despite war, COVID, hurricanes, and more - opinion

Israel and the world both seem to be in a terrible mess at the moment. Wars, famine, droughts, hurricanes, massacres. Count our blessings? What blessings?

Olim from North America arrive on a special " Aliyah flight" to the Ben Gurion airport

‘Hudna’-winked: No ‘ceasefire’ – and what Trump can do - opinon

US President Joe Biden will soon be retiring. What directives would Israel like to see from the returning president, Donald Trump?

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House last month.

Between proxies and a new attack on Israel: Iran’s dilemma - analysis

Iran operates via proxies in several countries and territories, including Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq, and the Gaza Strip.

 THE FLAGS (from right) of Iran, Hezbollah, and Lebanon are on display in Tehran. The Lebanese people should not allow Iran to build a Shi’ite crescent from Tehran to the Mediterranean Sea; they should stop suffering for the sake of Hezbollah, the writer urges.

The Iranian people reject war and defy the regime’s warmongering - opinion

For decades, the Islamic Republic regime has ruled Iran with an iron fist, relying on fear, suppression, and barbarism to maintain its grip on power.

IRANIANS WALK through a market in Tehran.

The time is now: Israel must forcefully strike Iran – opinion

A huge opportunity to reshape the Western world lies on the horizon, but will Israel rise to the occasion?

 ‘A MONSTER’ – Members of the IRGC attend a ground forces military drill in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran in 2022.

We will nosh again: Going through the Iran attack in Jerusalem – comment

 This picture shows projectiles above Jerusalem, on October 1, 2024. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said a missile attack under way against Israel on October 1 was in response to the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah last week as well as that of the Hamas leader