Middle East

Israel’s quantum nightmare: Trump's Iran chaos brings physics into politics - opinion

While Trump does not deserve a Nobel Prize in Physics, he may deserve recognition for discovering something about the physics of political perception.

AN AI-made political cartoon.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as State Department Counselor Daniel Holler, Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter and Lebanon's Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh sign a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, June 26, 2026.

My Word: Mending fences in good faith - opinion

A boy holds a yellow Hezbollah flag while walking among a crowd during a mourning ceremony in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, June 26, 2026

Why Israeli officials fear Iran-backed Hezbollah could still rearm despite Lebanon deal - exclusive

A historical look at how chance-based games shaped culture, law, and society in the Middle East.

Games of chance and society in the Middle East


US-Iran framework seen impacting Israel-Lebanon negotiations, diplomats tell 'Post'

The talks will focus on the possibility of normalization between the two countries and on the continued implementation of the agreement reached earlier this month.

Talks between the US, Lebanon, and Israel in Washington DC earlier this year.

Sudan’s war poses a challenge for Abraham Accords partners - opinion

Sudan's devastating civil war tests whether the Abraham Accords can become a force for peace beyond normalization.

 SUDAN’S SOVEREIGN council head General Abdel al-Fattah Burhan meets Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen in Khartoum on February 2.

US commits to rehabilitation of Islamic regime with at least $300 b. in reported leaked MOU

The reported draft focuses primarily on the end of the ongoing conflict, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the release of all funds currently sanctioned by the US.

U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025.

US denied Israel's request to view Iran deal prior to signing ceremony, source tells 'Post'

Earlier on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said he would read the deal "word for word," though he did not specify when.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give thumbs-up at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

Israel rebukes Belarus’s Lukashenko for ‘Gaza is a holocaust’ comments, dicussion of ‘Jewish lobby’

Israel has condemned Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko after he compared the Holocaust to the Gaza war, calling his remarks “deeply disturbing” and unacceptable.

Belarusian President and presidential candidate Alexander Lukashenko meets with the media after voting in Belarus' presidential election in the capital Minsk on January 26, 2025.

Taking a page from Iran's playbook, US uses ship-to-ship transfers to smuggle oil out of Gulf

The extent of the ship-to-ship transfers, how they work, and the Apache’s role in the operation have not been previously reported.

3D-printed oil barrels, an oil pump jack and a map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran appear in this illustration taken March 2, 2026.

Senior Shi'ite cleric hails 'Iranian victory,' demands stronger Hezbollah role in Lebanese gov't

Israeli experts who spoke with The Jerusalem Post on Monday largely discredited Iranian reports of the deal, arguing the Tehran-funded reports were little more than an unrealistic “wish list.”

Hezbollah supporters hold flags and posters during a rally in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon June 10, 2026.

Reported leak of US-Iran deal shows Israel not mentioned, IDF continues strikes in Lebanon

Hezbollah says Iran will not sign MOU without Israeli withdrawal • Iran will reportedly be allowed to sell oil immediately under Trump's new MOU • JD Vance leads push to sell world on MOU

Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 13, 2026.

Trump and Iran’s three-headed dragon - opinion

The problem is that Iran is not governed by one power center. It is a three-headed dragon. One head wears a religious turban, one carries a military weapon, and one wears a political suit.

 Iranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.

Why the Islamic Republic of Iran should cease to exist - opinion

The Iranian regime must be toppled at the soonest possible date.

A woman holds an Iranian flag on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 10, 2026.