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The Iran war ceasefire: A guide for the informationally perplexed - opinion

Have the US and Israel achieved their objectives? These are not trivial questions. But the deeper issue is this: In today’s information environment, they may no longer have clean, binary answers.

|ByJEFFREY KAHN
The news cycle moves at the speed of light, but true understanding requires a slower speed. Resist the urge for instant clarity; of the world of black and white, searching out the grey is our salvation, and chance for attaining Strategic Patience.
Then-Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi speaks during a press conference in Tehran 19 June 2005.

Former Iranian FM Kharazi dies from wounds following airstrike, state media says

Kharazi's home was struck by the "American-Zionist enemy" on April 1 as part of operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury, according to state-run Iranian media at the time.

|ByJAMES GENN
THE ISLAMIC Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan, pictured in 2024. Dearborn features prominently in a new National Union for Democracy in Iran report, which argues that the Islamic Republic has spent decades building an institutional ecosystem inside the US.

Inside America: How Iran’s regime built a decades-long influence network inside the United States

IRAN AFFAIRS: The Islamic Republic has spent 47 years trying to root itself inside America, building a network of institutions designed to shape influence in Washington along the regime’s ideals.

|ByALEX WINSTON
What just happened? Breaking down the ceasefire

What just happened? Breaking down the ceasefire

The US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire after weeks of tension. What changed? And is this a real de-escalation or just a temporary pause?

|ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS

G7 foreign ministers meet in France amid Iran, Ukraine wars, economic strain, US policy unease

The two-day gathering at the restored 12th-century Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay, about 40 km (25 miles) southwest of Paris, brings together ministers from the G7.

MARCH 26, 2026ByREUTERS
French President Emmanuel Macron chairs a video conference of G7 leaders to discuss the fallout of the war in Iran on the world economy, amid the US-Israeli war on Iran, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 11, 2026.

Trump grants Iranian request to pause strikes, two IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon

Two IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon • IDF continues strikes in Tehran overnight • One killed, 25 injured in Nahariya by Hezbollah rocket fire

MARCH 26, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026.

'No talks': Tehran doesn't want to negotiate with US, Iranian FM Araghchi says

Araghchi also claimed that the exchange of messages through mediators doesn't constitute a negotiation between the countries, with Iran seeking a permanent end to the conflict.

MARCH 25, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (C) participates in the traditional Quds Day rally in the capital Tehran on March 13, 2026.

Iran struggles to assert control in Iraq amid strikes, militia attacks, tensions - analysis

The Kurdish leadership of the autonomous region is outraged, and Iran has appeared to walk back the attack. However, in other areas, it continues to try to assert itself.

MARCH 25, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
AN IRANIAN ballistic missile on display in Tehran.

Pakistan delivers US proposal to Iran as venue for talks remains undecided

The source also said Turkey was helping to find ways to end the way and "either Turkey or Pakistan are under consideration as the venue for such talks."

MARCH 25, 2026ByREUTERS
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) speaks with Iran's Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam (L),

Defense Minister Katz, IDF Chief of Staff Zamir confirm IDF dropped 15,000 bombs on Iran

The overall pace of IDF, US attacks is still cooling off overall, the release noted.

MARCH 25, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF Chief-of-Staff Eyal Zamir visits Battalion 947 during a war with Iran, March 3, 2026

London police arrest two men over antisemitic arson of ambulances belonging to Jewish volunteers

The two were arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, with police officers carrying out searches at their residences, London's Metropolitan Police stated.

MARCH 25, 2026ByJAMES GENN, REUTERS
Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.

Taiwan fears China may exploit US distraction from Middle East war

"This is a moment for China to exercise influence," said a senior Taiwan security official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence matters.

MARCH 25, 2026ByREUTERS
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te speaks at a press conference on the latest round of economic talks with the US, in Taipei, Taiwan, February 3, 2026.

Iranians feel 'deceived, abandoned' as Trump weighs striking deal with Iran's old guard

A resident of Isfahan told TML that if reports of a deal involving Ghalibaf were true, many Iranians would feel “deceived and abandoned, moving from one dictatorship to another.”

MARCH 25, 2026ByOMID HABIBINIA/THE MEDIA LINE
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026.

Hitler posters appear in Iran as warning to foreign collaborators

Images online show banners quoting Hitler in Persian as Tehran continues arrests and executions of those accused of aiding Israel.

MARCH 25, 2026ByALEX WINSTON
Images of a Hitler poster appeared directly beneath a much larger public poster of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader, are being spreaded online.