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Iran-linked drone attacks target Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq • IDF kills senior Rafah Brigade commander • US VP Vance says Iran war will end after midterms
Follow us on GoogleCommercial vessels are anchored off Yemen's coast at Bab al-Mandeb, in the straits connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean on September 12, 2026(photo credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says it intercepted Houthi drone south of Mecca
Poll: A third of Israelis call settler rioters ‘terrorists’
A new survey finds one-third of Israelis describe Jewish rioters involved in recent West Bank violence as “Israeli terrorists,” while another 18% call them “nationalist criminals.”
ByDEBORAH DANAN/JTASettlers near Kusra blocking a road with rocks.(photo credit: VIA WALLA)Go to the full article > >
Iran-linked drone attacks target Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq
A Kurdish Iranian opposition group said Iran targeted its headquarters in northern Iraq, the latest in a series of attacks on anti-Tehran factions.
BySETH J. FRANTZMANIranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party, known as PAK take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Go to the full article > >
US VP Vance says Iran war 'will end immediately after the election' - report
US Vice President JD Vance says the Iran war will enter a 'different phase' after the midterms in an interview on Air Force Two.
ByASHER SMITHVice President JD Vance arrives at Joint Base Andrews Tuesday, 15th September 2026(photo credit: Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
US preparing for $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel, including over 40,000 bombs - report
The package will reportedly consist of 40,000 of the 2,000-pound bombs, including 20,000 MK-84s and 20,000 BLU-117s.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFA screengrab from a video released by CENTCOM shows a flight deck crew member signaling an F‑35 jet on an aircraft carrier, in this image obtained from social media released on February 28, 2026(photo credit: US CENTCOM)Go to the full article > >
IDF kills senior Hamas Rafah Brigade commander Nael Abu Obeid in Gaza Strip strike
The target of the strike was Nael Abu Obeid, the commander of Hamas’s Rafah Brigade, who replaced his predecessor, Mohammad Shabanah, who was killed by the IDF in May 2025.
ByAMIR BOHBOT, JERUSALEM POST STAFFThe IDF and ISA killed Hamas’s Rafah Brigade commander, Nayal Abu Obeid, in a strike in the southern Gaza Strip on September 15, 2026.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
Deadlock deepens as post-deadline polls leave both blocs short of 61 Knesset seats - analysis
The deadlock has forced parties to recalibrate. If the country is headed towards yet another deadlock, the question becomes: how can it be broken?
ByHERB KEINONA giant election campaign poster for the Amcha Yisrael party is displayed on a building at the entrance to Jerusalem ahead of the upcoming general elections, September 14, 2026.(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
CENTCOM, IDF, Arab militaries held military summit on Middle East, Iran, source confirms to 'Post'
A source from within CENTCOM confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that it hosted senior military leaders from eight countries at a closed conference in Germany last week.
ByJONAH DAVIDOV, IDAN KWELLER, YONAH JEREMY BOBUS CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on "The Posture of the US Central Command and US Africa Command in Review" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, May 14, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE)Go to the full article > >
Iran holds over nine tons of nuclear material outside of IAEA safeguard, atomic energy head says
The material includes 440 kilograms of enriched uranium, "equivalent to more than 10 nuclear devices," noted Israel Atomic Energy Commission Director-General Moshe Edri.
ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAMMoshe Edri, head of Israel's Atomic Energy Commission, is seen speaking at the 70th annual International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conference, on September 15, 2026.(photo credit: PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE)Go to the full article > >Operation Roaring Lion: What you need to know
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Thirty-nine IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 18 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8
