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Bipartisan House group warns PA fiscal collapse could strengthen Hamas, Iran-backed groups

In a letter to Rubio and Bessent, US lawmakers said a fiscal crisis weakening the PA would create “exactly the kind of vacuum” Hamas and other Iran-backed actors seek.

The Palestinian Authority Security Forces have expanded significantly since the Oslo Accords, becoming a central focus of debate over security and governance in the West Bank.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov and Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev attend a meeting with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, September 5, 2026.

Russia says it hopes US-mediated talks with Ukraine will resume soon

US President Donald Trump gestures at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, March 11, 2026.

Trump did not oppose UK's sanctions on Israeli settlements in West Bank, officials say

 The Pentagon logo is seen behind the podium in the briefing room at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, January 8, 2020.

Pentagon orders US military officials to cease referring to Iran conflict as Op. Epic Fury - report


Pope Leo meets Rubio amid growing tensions with Trump over Iran

Rubio met Pope Leo at the Vatican amid growing tensions after Trump repeatedly criticized the pontiff over his opposition to the Iran war.

 Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as they meet at the Vatican, May 19, 2025.

Iran continues to attack Kurdish groups in Iraq despite new Iraqi PM

Iran and its militias have carried out more than 800 attacks on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq since February 28, when the US and Israel began strikes on Iran.

Iranian 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.

Rubio says Roaring Lion is over, Haredim boycott Rami Levy over flights

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

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the US wants allies who can defend themselves ‘so that no adversary will ever be tempted to test our collective strength.’

Rubio announces end of Operation Epic Fury, says US has concluded offensive stage of Iran war

Rubio also announced that Operation Epic Fury has ended, and the United States has transitioned to taking defensive action in enforcing its blockade of Iranian ports.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 5, 2026.

Pope Leo dismisses latest Trump attack, to meet with Rubio Thursday

Responding to Trump's latest attack later on Tuesday, Leo said he wanted to spread the Christian message by speaking about peace, but that people were free to criticize him.

A combination picture shows Pope Leo XIV addressing Algeria's political leaders at the cultural centre of the Great Mosque of Algiers (Djamaa El Djazair), where he criticized violations of international law by "neocolonial" world powers, in Mohamadia, Algiers, Algeria, April 13, 2026.

US bypasses congressional review for military sales of $8.6 billion to Middle East allies

The State Department said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined that an emergency existed that required immediate sales to those countries and waived the congressional review requirements.

Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)

Iran using ceasefire as opportunity to dig out buried missiles, launchers - report

According to multiple sources, the US believes that Iran intends to rebuild its missile capabilities in preparation for the resumption of war if negotiations fall through. 

A fragment of an Iranian ballistic missile intercepted by Israeli air defense systems is seen lodged in the ground in the Golan Heights, March 19, 2026

Rubio on White House shooting: 'A lot of leadership' and warns Iran 'seeks to dominate the region'

Rubio called the shooting an “unfortunate situation” that an individual could disrupt the important event, and said, "That’s kind of the world we live in right now.”

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens to US President Donald Trump speak during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, shortly after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 25, 2026.

US not against Iran's participation in World Cup, but ties to IRGC not allowed, Rubio says

Rubio's remarks came after a top envoy to US President Donald Trump asked FIFA to replace Iran with Italy in the upcoming World Cup.

The New York/New Jersey's FIFA World Cup 2026 logo is revealed during the kickoff event in Times Square in New York City, US, May 18, 2023.

WATCH: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire to extend by three weeks, Trump says, after talks at White House

US President Trump announces a three-week ceasefire extension between Israel and Lebanon, as talks on Hezbollah's disarmament continue at the White House.

Israel Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad, US President Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and US Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office, April 23, 2026.