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Iran & The Gulf

Israel braces for possible Hezbollah flare-up

September 2, 2026

Officials say Tehran, squeezed by a historic financial siege, may push Hezbollah to disrupt Lebanon talks and holiday celebrations, even as the Iranian rial hits a record low and a Mashhad resident describes going weeks without meat.

Broke, isolated and abandoned by Beijing, Iran's regime is running out of road

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Commentary

Broke, isolated and abandoned by Beijing, Iran's regime is running out of road

Beni Sabti

Trump admits his Netanyahu outburst but says partnership remains strong

Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

United States

Trump aids scramble to keep Iran war quiet as midterms loom

Neta Bar

Israeli company on verge of breakthrough in celiac drug development

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Health & Wellness

Israeli company on verge of breakthrough in celiac drug development

Nitzan Cohen

Greece's Israeli-built 'defensive wall' shifts balance of power against Erdogan

by Neta Bar and Dudi Kogan

September 2, 2026

Nearly half of young Israeli men would preserve sperm, study finds

IDF Spokesperson's Unit

Health & Wellness

Nearly half of young Israeli men would preserve sperm, study finds

by Maytal Yasur Beit-Or

September 2, 2026

Turkish rescue team poised to begin Gaza operations

Marko Djurica/Reuters

Middle East

'We'll do what needs to be done': Erdogan warns Greece over Israeli defense deal

by Dudi Kogan

September 2, 2026

US reinstates Iran oil sanctions after tanker attacks in Strait of Hormuz

Iran & The Gulf

US strikes Iran as Revolutionary Guards retaliate against American targets in Jordan

by Danny Zaken

September 2, 2026

Hasidic leaders to meet with Trump as fight over IDF draft law reaches White House

KOKO, Reuters, David Cohen/JINI

United States

Hasidic leaders to meet with Trump as fight over IDF draft law reaches White House

by Or Shaked and Yaakov Hershkowitz

September 1, 2026

Europe

Explosive devices found near German power plant amid suspected Russian sabotage

by Nissan Shtrauchler and Neta Bar

September 1, 2026

Gaza War

Senior Hamas terrorist arrested in the heart of Gaza in dramatic operation

by Shachar Kleiman and Lilach Shoval

September 1, 2026

Explainer

Greece's Israeli-built 'defensive wall' shifts balance of power against Erdogan

After massive deal, Greece prepares for a new era in its rivalry with Turkey, placing Israel at the heart of its military buildup. The deal with Israel aims to close gaps in the air, on land and at sea and create a multilayered defense network.

September 2, 2026

'Our victory': Ex-hostage Eliya Cohen, wife Ziv Abud open up

Magazine

'Our victory': Ex-hostage Eliya Cohen, wife Ziv Abud open up

Against the backdrop of Oct.7, the former hostage and Nova survivor reveal the private struggle behind their public love story, in a new book about rebuilding a life "from the ruins", and share president Trump's special request.

September 1, 2026

Magazine

Iran is suffocating from within, but that could backfire on Israel

Meat is disappearing from the menu, supermarket shelves are emptying and women are freezing their eggs in the hope that things will change. Iran may be choking under inflation and sanctions, but experts warn of a boomerang effect: Could the economic pressure, rather than hastening the regime's collapse, actually strengthen it?

August 31, 2026

Magazine

Who is trying to drag Israel into war? The answer is painful

The damage MK Zvi Sukkot failed to do to a monument, he did to the State of Israel, and his latest provocation is only part of a broader breakdown of the rules that could set Judea and Samaria ablaze. While the political echelon warns of Palestinian forces “turning their guns” on Israel, it is itself creating the conditions for that to happen.

August 29, 2026

Israel wary UNIFIL could return under new Lebanon deal

Explainer

What Lebanon's Shiites don't tell you about Hezbollah

The struggle over the identity of Lebanon’s Shiite community has been unfolding for decades, with senior clerics offering an alternative to the doctrine of wilayat al-faqih, maintaining their independence from Iran and challenging Hezbollah. Behind the political dispute lies a deeper struggle over one question: Who has the authority to speak for Lebanon’s Shiites?

August 29, 2026

US, Israel preparing secret plan for 'day after' Iran's ayatollah regime

Magazine

Iran's moment of collapse looks closer than ever

A severe fuel shortage could soon bring down the ayatollahs' regime. International media learn what happens when the journalist is the terrorist. Plus: Gadi Eisenkot's foreign policy doctrine is revealed.

August 27, 2026

Israel welcomes Hamas' concession, warns of traps ahead

Magazine

White House prepares pre-election victory image for Netanyahu

US officials say talks with Hamas are a means to disarming the terrorist organization and removing it from power in Gaza, while addressing Israeli concerns over Qatar, Turkey and the role of an international oversight body.

August 27, 2026

Turkey's blood libel against Israel – and the record Ankara hopes you won't check

Analysis

Israel sent a warning shot; Erdoğan finally got it

Turkey's quiet push to entrench itself near Aleppo forced Israel's hand. The strike worked, and now is not the time to accept limits on Israeli freedom of action – in this neighborhood, people tend to listen only once actions start speaking.

August 27, 2026

Analysis

Inside Israel's intelligence room: The unfolding drama amid Turkey's secret military inroads in Syria

Ankara's covert military influence in Syria has been on Israel's radar for over a year – whether it's APCs given as a "gift" to Al-Sharaa or Turkey's aerial capabilities. The strike on Abu al-Duhur signals an end to Jerusalem's containment strategy.

August 22, 2026

Analysis

Why is Iran's regime still standing?

The IMF projects Iran's economy will shrink sharply this year, contracting somewhere between 5.4% and 6.1%. Nominal GDP has already plunged around 29% from 2017, and the dollar now buys 2 million rials. However, a parallel, sanctions-proof economy may be maintaining the regime. Only one thing would make the regime buckle.

August 21, 2026