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Frozen Iranian funds will not be released until Tehran fulfills MoU, US official tells ‘Post’

Aragachi tells US to 'muzzle its pets' in Tel Aviv • IDF kills four Hamas terrorists in strikes • Vessels approached by armed boats near Yemen coast

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Motorists drive vehicles past a billboard depicting Iran's formersupreme leader Ali Khamenei kissing the slain IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani near the shrine of Imam Hussein Iraq's holy city of Karbala, displayed on the facade of a building in Tehran on June 29, 2026.
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf walks down the stairs of an airplane after arriving at Muscat Airport in Muscat, Oman, on June 22, 2026; illustrative.

US agreed to Hezbollah presence in Lebanon, Iran's Ghalibaf says as talks continue in Doha

Netanyahu said ‘voluntary migration’ from Gaza still on table, avoided ruling out settlements • Iran’s top negotiator says Iran ready for war • Netanyahu says IDF will remain in security zone

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US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs Reading Regional Airport in Reading, Pennsylvania, US, June 23, 2026.

Trump says US, Iran expected to meet in Qatar on Tuesday at Tehran's request

IDF kills PIJ terrorist who took hostages on Oct. 7 • US-Iran talks reportedly move to Qatar • Senior Lebanese official slams US-brokered deal with Israel

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Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

'Nothing has been canceled,' US senior official tells 'Post' over Iran talks

Tank incident that killed four soldiers was caused by explosive drone • Sources say next round of talks to be held in Doha • Lebanese President Aoun hopes US will push Israel to withdraw

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Security cabinet meeting ends without Lebanon ceasefire, Hamas refuses disarmament plan

Israel monitoring Iran ceasefire talks, is prepared to resume attacks • Over 20 rockets fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel • IDF chief: Southern Lebanon to become a no-go zone for Hezbollah

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, flanked by U.S. State Department Counsellor Michael Needham and U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, meets with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Ambassador to the United States Nada Hamadeh Moawad April 14, 2026

Katz defines conditions for end of war as Mossad Chief vows Iran regime change efforts to continue

IDF reservist killed, 10 wounded in Lebanon clashes • Israel, Lebanon set for talks • Mossad chief vows Iran regime change efforts to continue

APRIL 14, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lays a wreath during a Holocaust memorial ceremony at Yad Vashem, April 14, 2026

One wounded following rocket barrage from Hezbollah, Trump's blockade on Hormuz goes into effect

European countries raise concerns over naval blockade • Trump: ‘I don’t care’ if Iran comes back to negotiations • Erdogan threatens military action against Israel

APRIL 13, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Navy and US Marine Corps aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are arrayed on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 10, 2026.

PMO appoints new Mossad chief, Trump orders Hormuz blockade after US-Iran talks fail

Vance: No deal reached after talks with Iran • CENTCOM clears underwater mines in Hormuz • Netanyahu says Israel's war with Iran 'not over yet'

APRIL 12, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

Vance: No deal reached after talks with Iran, Netanyahu says Iran campaign 'not over yet'

John Kerry: Netanyahu presented Iran attack plan to former presidents • Iran warns military vessels against transiting Strait of Hormuz • CENTCOM clears underwater mines in Hormuz

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Detail view of US Vice President JD Vance motorcade is seen at the Serena Hotel shortly after his arrival on April 11, 2026 at Islamabad, Pakistan.

IDF destroys launcher fired from inside school, Israel excludes France from talks with Lebanon

IDF reservist severely wounded, another soldier lightly injured by shrapnel • Israel expels Spain from US's CMCC in Kiryat Gat over 'blatant anti-Israel bias'

APRIL 10, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, April 10, 2026.

Netanyahu announces negotiations to begin with Lebanon, IDF braces for Hezbollah missiles

IDF kills Hezbollah chief's secretary • US military to stay in region until ceasefire complied with • Israeli arrested in Iranian plot to assassinate former PM Bennett

APRIL 9, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade, operating under the 98th Division, seen during operational activity in southern Lebanon, April 2026.

Iran's 10-point ceasefire leaked, JD Vance and US negotiating team dispatched for talks

Iran threatens ships moving through Hormuz • US, Iran delegations arriving in Pakistan on Friday • Most Israeli schools to open on Thursday as Home Front Command updates guidelines

APRIL 8, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An IDF soldier operating in southern Lebanon, published April 7, 2026.

Russia said to provide Iran with Israeli targets, Trump says Iran can be taken out in a night

Iranian strike injures 15 US soldiers in Kuwait • Trump: Iran proposal not good enough, Tuesday deadline final • IDF strikes Iran's largest petrochemical plant, airports across Tehran

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US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks, while Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on, as they hold a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 6, 2026.

Iran launches barrage of missiles towards central Israel, Netanyahu speaks with Trump

Hamas claims disarmament means continued genocide in Gaza • Trump sets deadline for Iranian deal • US, Israel choose strike targets in case deal with Iran not reached

APRIL 5, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Streaks of light illuminate the sky during an interception attempt amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, March 23, 2026.