Live Updates: Iran warns US against attacking after Trump's threats at UN as Pezeshkian lands in New York
Iranian President Pezeshkian lands in New York • Macron condemns Israeli settler violence in the West Bank in speech to the UN • Trump praises Middle East partners for 'successes' in the region
Follow us on GoogleA handout photo made available by the Iranian Presidential Office shows Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attending a press conference in the capital Tehran, on August 8, 2026.(photo credit: Iranian Presidential Office / AFP via Getty Images)
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IDF detains 14 HaBashan Pioneers attempting to infiltrate into Syria, establish settlements
The IDF detained 14 Israelis from the extremist Pioneers of Bashan after they crossed the Israel's Golan border into Syria, condemning the move and urging prosecution.
ByASHER SMITHJewish settler encampment, used for grazing, is located on Palestinian land in the Masoudiya area, northwest of Nablus in the West Bank. Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian homes, throwing stones and setting fire to farmland in the village of Deir Dibwan and the Masoudiya area. June 15, 2026.(photo credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Winter criticizes Katz's Gaza statements, calls for action over empty threats
"Stop making threats if you don't intend to follow through...it certainly isn't security, and it certainly isn't victory," Winter said.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFAmcha Yisrael party chairman Ofer Winter speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, September 2, 2026. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Israel must change its security approach, revealed that direct talks have been underway for nearly a year, and insisted on returning to the 1974 border lines.
ByIDAN KWELLERSyria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/BRENDAN MCDERMID)Go to the full article > >
‘So-called peace in Gaza is a spectacle’ should ‘shame us all,’ Macron claims in UNGA speech
Israeli leaders denounced French President Emmanuel Macron’s claims, calling him a liar and claiming he is taking “fake news to a new high.”
ByARIELLA ROITMAN, MAARIVBritish Prime Minister Andy Burnham attends the Middle East peace event "The Road Ahead: One Year After the New York Declaration and the Comprehensive 20-point Peace Plan" with French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)(photo credit: REUTERS/TOBY MELVILLE/POOL)Go to the full article > >
Witkoff, Kushner meet mediators as Iran sets demands for reopening Hormuz
Talks over the Strait of Hormuz advanced as Iran submitted reopening terms and Witkoff and Kushner met mediators pursuing an agreement.
ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF (L-R) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and United States Special Envoy for Peace Jared Kushner, 81st session of the UNGA September 22, 2026.(photo credit: CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES)Go to the full article > >
Iraq suspends Iranian flights to Baghdad after US threatens sanctions on airport service providers
The suspension of flights will begin at midnight on Wednesday.
ByREUTERSThe plane carrying the Iran's National football team flies over Los Angeles International Airport before landing on June 14, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football match between Iran and New Zealand.(photo credit: ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >Important facts
