Operation Rising Lion

'All the enemies of Israel want me to lose,' Netanyahu tells 'Post' in pre-election day interview

PM threatens to respond with force and might if Iran makes a “big mistake,” claims Tehran was “on the verge of atomic bombs” • Full interview to be published Thursday

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks with The Jerusalem Post, October 21, 2026.
 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s foreign policy adviser Ophir Falk speaks to The Jerusalem Post in a studio interview on October 15, 2026.

WATCH: Israel ‘very close’ to creating conditions for regime change in Iran, Netanyahu adviser says

People walk past an anti-US billboard at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on September 2, 2026.

Could Iran’s regime collapse? Inside the Israeli assessment of Tehran’s future - analysis

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Operation Entebbe at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, July 12, 2026

IDF's war on all fronts: How Eyal Zamir is managing threats from Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, and West Bank


Biden warned Trump that Israel 'won't miss chance' to escalate Gaza war to Iran strikes - report

In an all-encompassing New Yorker report, several Biden administration officials alleged that they blame US President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu for allowing the Gaza war to spread to Iran.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a security assessment at the Kirya in Tel Aviv with Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on April 3, 2026.

'Everything was in ruins': Iran's FM Araghchi describes surviving Israel's opening strikes

Iran's foreign minister says he survived Israel's opening strikes after narrowly escaping a compound where senior officials had gathered, while acknowledging serious security vulnerabilities.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart following a meeting in Baghdad on June 28, 2026; illustrative

Iran moved thousands of uranium centrifuges into fortified Pickaxe Mountain - WSJ

The movement of nuclear equipment deep inside Pickaxe Mountain increases concerns that Tehran is working to ensure continued production of uranium enrichment.

A satellite view shows vehicles at an entrance to Pickaxe Mountain tunnels, of the of the Natanz nuclear facility, near Natanz, Iran, June 21, 2026.

Qatar working towards release of Jewish prisoners in Iran to improve US relations - report

Tehran has released foreign prisoners before, with one recent release being an American prisoner detained in Iran since 2024, KAN reported.

A Qatar flag in front of the Doha skyline on September 20, 2025.

IDF sentences soldier to five years after spying for Iran, sending images of interceptions

The soldier was accused of passing information on to Iranian agents in exchange for financial compensation, including videos of Iranian rockets being intercepted during the war.

 The embroidered flags of Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran (illustrative)

Why is the Mossad-Ahmadinejad meeting's dirty laundry being aired now? - analysis

Information, including from The Jerusalem Post's own Western sources, indicates that Mossad sought to replace Ali Khamenei with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reads his statement while attending a press center after registering as a candidate for June 18, presidential elections, in the Iranian Interior Ministry building on May 12, 2021 in Tehran, Iran.

Germany expands missile defense network with second Israeli Arrow 3 site

The Arrow 3, one of Israel’s most advanced air defense systems, is capable of intercepting ballistic missiles at altitudes of over 100 km. and with a reported range of up to 2,400 km. 

The German Air Force presents the initial capability of the "Arrow Weapon System for Germany" in Annaburg, Germany, December 3, 2025.

US officials believed Israel planned to kill Iranian negotiators amid peace talks - report

According to the report, US officials were particularly concerned that Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi would be targeted.

FOREIGN MINISTER of Iran Abbas Araghchi, and Speaker of Iran Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf with the delegation of Iran at the Lake Lucerne Summit at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026.

Chetz the dog, wounded in Iranian strike during Operation Rising Lion, learns to walk again

“At first, I'd have given him a low chance [of survival], but the more I got to know him, I saw he wanted to. He wants to live, he wants to fight. So let’s give him that chance,” his vet said.

Chetz the dog and Dr. Talia Adler.

New report shows many migrant workers lacked access to shelter during Operation Roaring Lion

Local support appeared to matter. Some 69% of all respondents said they had a person or organization to turn to in an emergency, but the level varied significantly between groups.

Thai workers collect freshly harvested fennel near Kibbutz Alumim in southern Israel