Middle East

'Genocide scholars' for $30? Easy entry, fake members undermine confidence in IAGS resolution

Those seeking to become "genocide scholars" inundated the website, with some applying as Nazi Leader Adolf Hitler or Star Wars villain Emperor Palpatine.

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IDF soldiers sit on top of tanks at the Gaza border, August 26, 2025
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends an event at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2025.

Rubio: Palestinian state recognition will create more problems, the US has warned

"If you guys do this recognition stuff, it's all fake, it's not even real, if you do it, you're going to create problems," Rubio said.

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Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel hosts a delegation of exiled Iranian researchers representing Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi at the "Beyond the Horizon" 2025 conference in the presence of President Isaac Herzog.

Iranian delegation meets Innovation Minister Gamliel to discuss 'day after' in Iran, water crisis

“We carry a message of peace, friendship, and solidarity at this hard time,” said Dr. Saeed Ghasseminejad, an Iranian economist leading the seven-member delegation.

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Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, in this handout image released on August 13, 2025.

Lebanon faces crunch point on Hezbollah disarmament

Calls for Hezbollah's disarmament have taken center stage in Lebanon since last year's devastating war with Israel, which upended a power balance long dominated by the Shi'ite Muslim group.

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Netanyahu slams ICC chief, Israeli embassy shooter pleads not guilty

IDF confirms death of 12 senior Houthi leaders • Netanyahu drops W. Bank sovereignty from meeting agenda • Hamas claims they're ready for new deal • IDF intercepts Houthi drone over Sinai

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Demonstrators protest for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, August 31, 2025.

Yemen's Houthi-run Foreign Ministry says UN should not shield espionage activities

Houthi officials called for raids on United Nations premises, accusing UN personnel of espionage and bias.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025ByREUTERS
Deputy Prime Minister of Yemen's Houthi-led government Muhammad Ahmed Miftah, who has taken over as the caretaker Prime Minister of the Houthi-led government, addresses the people during the funeral procession of Houthi government officials killed in an Israeli strike, in Sanaa, Yemen September 1.

Fall of the Assad dictatorship as symbolic as fall of Berlin Wall, says US congressman - interview

In the interview with the Post, Wilson spoke about the new Syria he witnessed and the opportunities that lie ahead.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
US Rep. Joe Wilson (R-South Carolina), Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack.

Spying on Hamas boobytraps and tunnels: IDF suicide drones now kill most terrorists in Gaza

The IDF said that the "Atalef" bat suicide drone is now widely available within the ground forces, without any need to ask for special help from the air force, in order to kill Hamas terrorists.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF activity in the Gaza Strip.

IDF drones mistakenly drop grenades close to UNIFIL troops

"This is one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel and assets since the cessation of hostilities agreement of last November," UNIFIL said in a statement on Wednesday.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
The UNIFIL United Nations peacekeepers' vehicles drive on a road amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the town of Qlayaa, southern Lebanon October 18, 2024.

'Win-win for our people': Iranian opposition seeks Israeli expertise in visit for post-regime Iran

A seven-member team led by Crown Prince associates explores a cooperation blueprint for post-Islamic Republic Iran.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025ByALEX WINSTON
Working together for Iran's future: Dr Saeed Ghasseminejad and Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel.

The Middle East's defeat as a governing project - opinion

Defeat can be transformed into a heroic event through the complete control of information and by preventing any independent voice from telling the truth.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025BySALEM ALKETBI
IRANIAN PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during an interview in Tehran last week. Speech becomes a tool to establish an alternative narrative that contradicts reality, says the writer.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Israel in two weeks

Rubio previously visited Israel in February, marking his first trip to the Middle East.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends an event at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2025.

Classified bunkers and greenlighting airstrikes: How Israel killed Houthi leaders in Sanaa - KAN

Approximately 200 soldiers and officers from various IDF intelligence branches, including Units 8200, 9900, and 504, gathered in a classified bunker to collect intelligence on the Houthis.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Honor guard hold photos of Prime Minister of Yemen's Houthi-led government Ahmed Ghaleb Al-Rahwi and other Houthi government officials killed in an Israeli strike, during a funeral procession in Sanaa, Yemen September 1, 2025.

Yemen's Houthi terror group claims attack on ship in northern Red Sea

On Monday, the Houthis said they launched a missile towards the Liberia-flagged Israeli-owned tanker "Scarlet Ray" ship near Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port city of Yanbu. 

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025ByREUTERS
Police troopers join protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, as they demonstrate in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Sanaa, Yemen August 15, 2025.

Mossad: Beeper explosions, Nasrallah assassination operations so successful bordering on 'fantasy'

The beeper explosions on September 17, 2024, were credited with shell-shocking Hezbollah into freezing under fire as it lost 3,500 agents and officials across Lebanon all at once with no warning.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Head of Mossad David Barnea attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 23, 2025.