Islamic Republic

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

The current Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was one of the main absences in the funeral, while he hasn't been seen in the public eye since he was wounded at the begining of the war.

Iran is staging a week of mass funeral processions for Khamenei, whose 37-year reign was brought to an end in February by the first airstrike of the war.

If the regime wants to use Khamenei’s funeral to present unity, Iranians abroad must use the same week to show that unity belongs to the people, not to the Islamic Republic.

Restoring Lebanon to its former promise as the “Paris of the Middle East” will require far more than a normalization agreement, and reclaiming genuine sovereignty will be a difficult process.

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

Occupation does not begin at a border. It begins inside the human mind. That is why sexual violence has remained such an effective weapon across centuries.

Iran’s nuclear program is badly damaged and largely dormant, but more than 400 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium remain a major unresolved threat.

The remnants of the Iranian regime continue to imagine themselves as a regional power, yet the spider-web structure of the Shi’ite Islamist caliphate established in Tehran is steadily collapsing.

At the American Human Rights Week event, Ejei claimed that courts had already issued rulings against American officials “who have committed crimes against our people.”