Abbas Mousavi

Israeli forces killed 40 top Iranian officials within a minute of opening salvo, IDF says

The IDF said the opening wave included simultaneous strikes at several locations in Tehran, where seven members of Iran’s top security leadership were gathered.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
a graphic regarding the elimination of the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Abdolrahim Mousavi on March 1, 2026.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) and US Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff (L); illustrative.

Witkoff, Araghchi to meet as Iranian general warns ‘no American will be safe’ if conflict erupts

A meeting between US and Iranian officials in Istanbul is seen as a best-case scenario, sources familiar with the plans said.

|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF, JAMES GENN
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during a meeting at the Diaoyutai state guest house in Beijing, China December 31, 2019.

Iran denies it will give China rights to islands for new trade deal

“There is no news of the transfer of Iranian islands, nor the presence of the military or other illusions,” former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called these rumors an old “trick.”

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN