Jacob Jaffa

Assistant News Editor

Jacob Jaffa is the JC's Assistant News Editor. His specialist topics include UK and US politics, the far-right and antisemitism in Europe. You can reach him on jjaffa@thejc.com

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Israel

IDF drops charges against five reservists over Sde Teiman abuse claims

Prime Minister Netanyahu denounced allegations that the men physically and sexually assaulted a Palestinian detainee as a ‘blood libel’

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A still from leaked security footage alleged to show the abuse of a detainee at the Sde Teiman facility (Channel 11)

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks during a press conference at the UN Headquarters in New York, on February 18, 2026 (Getty Images)

Iranians need ‘external assistance’ to topple regime, says Sa’ar

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Members of the UN Security Council listen as Mike Waltz, US Ambassador to the UN, speaks during a meeting on the conflict in Iran at the United Nations headquarters on March 11, 2026, in New York City (Getty Images)

UN Security Council calls on Iran to halt strikes against Gulf states

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A US drone approaches an Iranian naval vessel in the Strait of Hormuz (Centcom)

US destroys Iranian ‘minelayers’ in Strait of Hormuz amid oil price surge

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Charedi draft bill shelved in favour of emergency defence budget

The highly contentious bill, which threatened to bring down the government, will return to the Knesset after the war with Iran

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March 11, 2026 10:54

Charedi men clash with police officers in front of Jerusalem's army recruitment office during a protest against strictly-Orthodox conscription on February 4, 2026 (Getty Images)

Around half of Iranian missiles fired at Israel were cluster munitions, IDF finds

Two people were killed earlier this week in central Israel after suffering shrapnel wounds from the blasts

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March 11, 2026 10:36

A ballistic missile fired from Iran seen in the sky in Northern Israel on March 07, 2026 (Getty Images)

Pro-regime accounts spread false claim Ben-Gvir was killed in Iranian airstrike

Death hoaxes concerning the national security minister, as well as the head of Mossad and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s brother, have received millions of views online

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March 10, 2026 14:10

Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the site of a rocket strike on March 1, 2026, in Tel Aviv (Getty Images)

Lebanese president calls for fresh ceasefire following Israeli strikes on Beirut

Joseph Aoun pledged his armed forces would disarm Hezbollah, but IDF commanders are reportedly preparing for a protracted conflict

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March 10, 2026 11:24

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun delivers a speech during a meeting of Pope Leo XIV with authorities, civil society and diplomatic corps at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut, on November 30, 2025 (Getty Images)

Second Israeli dies after Iranian ‘cluster bomb’ strikes Tel Aviv

The IDF has accused Iran of war crimes after munitions fell on civilian areas

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March 10, 2026 10:36

Israeli rescue and emergency forces at the scene where shrapnel from a ballistic missile fired from Iran fell in Yehud, March 9, 2026 (Flash90)

Trump and Netanyahu will make ‘mutual decision’ on when to end Iran War

‘We’ve destroyed a country that wanted to destroy Israel,’ said the US president

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March 9, 2026 14:26

US President Trump holds a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida (Getty Images)

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader of Iran?

The second son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the backing of the IRGC and a reputation for brutal suppression of dissent

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March 9, 2026 11:32

Mojtaba Khamenei (C), the son of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, participates in the annual Quds Day rally in Tehran, on May 31, 2019 (Getty Images)

One dead after Iranian ‘cluster bombs’ hit central Israel

Several others are in serious condition in hospital as the Islamic Republic ramped up attacks in the region

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March 9, 2026 11:05

Mojtaba Khamenei confirmed as new supreme leader of Iran

The 56-year-old, the second son of the last supreme leader, is closely linked with the IRGC and, ideologically, has been described as ‘like his father – but on steroids’

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March 8, 2026 22:54

Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader, pictured in 2020 (Getty Images)

‘I have to be involved’ in selection of Iran’s new supreme leader, says Trump

The US president said the current reported candidate would be ‘unacceptable’ and likened the military operation against Iran to Washington’s effective takeover of Venezuela

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March 6, 2026 12:07

US President Trump takes questions from the media during a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House on March 03, 2026 (Getty Images)

Israel eases public restrictions as Iranian strikes slow

US commanders estimate that the number of missiles fired by the Islamic Republic has dropped by 86 per cent since the start of the conflict

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March 6, 2026 11:18

Rocket trails from an interception by Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system are pictured over Jerusalem on March 1, 2026 (Getty Images)

IDF sets out legal justification for Khamenei strike

Two of Iran’s most senior clerics have issued a fatwa calling on Muslims worldwide to take revenge against ‘bloodthirsty Zionists’ for the supreme leader’s death

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March 6, 2026 10:31

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the nation in a state television broadcast on June 18, 2025 in Tehran, Iran (Getty Images)

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

IDF drops charges against five reservists over Sde Teiman abuse claims

Iranians need ‘external assistance’ to topple regime, says Sa’ar

UN Security Council calls on Iran to halt strikes against Gulf states

US destroys Iranian ‘minelayers’ in Strait of Hormuz amid oil price surge

More from Jacob Jaffa

Charedi draft bill shelved in favour of emergency defence budget

Around half of Iranian missiles fired at Israel were cluster munitions, IDF finds

Pro-regime accounts spread false claim Ben-Gvir was killed in Iranian airstrike

Lebanese president calls for fresh ceasefire following Israeli strikes on Beirut

Second Israeli dies after Iranian ‘cluster bomb’ strikes Tel Aviv

Trump and Netanyahu will make ‘mutual decision’ on when to end Iran War

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader of Iran?

One dead after Iranian ‘cluster bombs’ hit central Israel

Mojtaba Khamenei confirmed as new supreme leader of Iran

‘I have to be involved’ in selection of Iran’s new supreme leader, says Trump

Israel eases public restrictions as Iranian strikes slow

IDF sets out legal justification for Khamenei strike