Islamic Republic

Hezbollah’s use of cluster munitions against Israel may be war crime, HRW says in rare condemnation

“Not only are [cluster munitions] inherently indiscriminate, but unexploded submunitions can kill and injure civilians long after hostilities conclude.”

Iranian ballistic cluster munitions are fired towards Tel Aviv on March 27, 2026 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Kemran Hekmati, pictured in a family photo. Iran charged the 70-year-old Jewish Iranian-American for traveling to Israel.

Iranian-American Jew Kamran Hekmati released from Tehran's Evin Prison, must stay in Iran - report

A cleric walks near a residential building damaged by a strike on March 4, in Tehran, Iran, April 14, 2026.

Iran's response to US attacks will be 'faster, heavier, more painful,' Ghalibaf says

A Canadian flag is displayed on June 12, 2026 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Son of Iran's former vice president received over $2 million in Canadian gov't contracts - report


Fighting two cancers: Amir Heshmatpour’s battle against brain tumors and Iran’s regime - interview

A Persian entrepreneur with a Jewish wife, a breakthrough brain-cancer drug, and a mission against Tehran. NeOnc's Amir Heshmatpour, in his own words.

'Iran is a cancer': Iranian-born CEO takes on the regime

Car hits pro-government gathering in Mashhad, Iran, killing at least four, injuring at least 10

"The driver of the car is a man of about 35 years old and has a conditional license, with medical restrictions," said an unnamed traffic official in a Mizan report.

A picture shows traffic in the city of Mashhad, the capital of the province of Khorassan-e Razavi in northeastern Iran, on October 1, 2023

Iranians protesting unfair employment, economy brutalized by security forces, rights group says

The Human Rights Activists’ News Agency reported that young protesters began demonstrating over allegations of unethical hiring practices at the Lishtar refinery project.

FILE PHOTO: People walk on the beach, with vessels in the Strait of Hormuz visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 22, 2026.

Trump declares Iran ‘officially a failed nation,’ says US will respond to strikes on Jordan

In reference to the killing of anti-regime protestors, Trump claimed that over 100,000 have been killed and asserted that the regime in Tehran must be tried for war crimes.

US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order that aims to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 27, 2026.

Iran targets alleged cell as Supreme Leader issues message after not being seen in months

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Gadi Zaig - the top stories, clear and concise.

The flag of Iran is seen outside the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters during a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors on March 02, 2026 in Vienna, Austria;illustrative

Khamenei, who hasn't been seen in months, calls for 'unity among Muslims' in post to Gulf States

Khamenei's message, issued to mark the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, urged the rulers of the Gulf States to "identify their real enemy and understand the plans to confront it."

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei (right) is seen in a screengrab of an undated video shared by Iranian state media on August 10, 2026

Iran’s regime is at war with its own people - and executions are its weapon - opinion

As long as the Iranian regime remains in power, it will keep “searching for necks to hang from its gallows.”

A WOMAN in the Netherlands holds a noose while standing near images of killed Iranian political prisoners, in 2024.

Former IDF officer: US has shifted from Iran nuclear deal to regime-collapse strategy

Behind the stalled Iran talks lies a quiet US pivot: not a deal, but a strategy to collapse the regime. Or Horvitz breaks down what the headlines are missing.

A person holds a placard representing a US flag, with an image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on a billboard in the background, on the day of a ceremony marking 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026.

Trump says Khamenei was 'seriously wounded' on the left side of his body during Op. Epic Fury

"I don't think he's dead. He was very seriously wounded," Trump said on the Glenn Beck program.

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2016.

Iran pressure builds: Israel boosts coordination as new security concerns emerge

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs - the top stories, clear and concise.

A security personnel stands guard as Iranians take part in a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026