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

Iran

Four arrested over alleged Iran-linked plot against London’s Jewish community

The suspects were arrested under the National Security Act and the investigation is being led by Counter Terrorism Police

1 min read

Side view of a London Metropolitan Police car (Getty Images)

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) talks to reporters ahead of a vote on a bipartisan war powers resolution that would have prevented President Donald Trump from continuing the military campaign against Iran (Getty Images)

Senate vote to halt extension of Iran War fails

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Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a press conference on May 10, 2024 (Getty Images)

Iran’s grand ayatollahs issue fatwa calling on Muslims worldwide to avenge Khamenei’s death

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Members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) participate in a military drill in an outpost near Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq, on January 15, 2026 (Getty Images)

US ‘in active talks’ with Iraqi Kurds over potential CIA-backed Iran regime change

1 min read

US Navy could be deployed to protect ships through Strait of Hormuz

President Trump also ordered a federal agency to provide insurance to commercial vessels passing through the vital trade route

2 min read

March 4, 2026 11:09

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and its associated strike group pictured in the Arabian Sea on February 2, 2026 (Getty Images)

Trump claims Iranian air defences ‘gone’ as dogfights erupt over Tehran

The US is now openly running bombing raids on the Islamic Republic, having previously used undetectable stealth bombers

1 min read

March 4, 2026 10:40

Smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital Tehran, on March 3, 2026 (Getty Images)

Iran reportedly selects Khamenei’s son as new supreme leader

Mojtaba Khamenei joined the IRGC at 17 and has been described by analysts as ‘like his father – but on steroids’

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March 4, 2026 07:41

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)

Tel Aviv stock exchange closes at record high following outbreak of Iran War

The shekel also strengthened against the dollar, approaching a 30-year high

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March 3, 2026 14:54

Exterior view of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on October 08, 2025 (Flash90)

Trump claims Iran War ‘ahead of schedule’ but could last four weeks

The president also suggested that he would be willing to put US boots on the ground, but that the war effort ‘probably doesn’t need them’

2 min read

March 3, 2026 13:59

US President Trump speaks during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 2, 2026 (Getty Images)

Iran had enough enriched uranium to build 11 nuclear bombs, claims Witkoff

The US special envoy told the media that Iranian negotiators had boasted openly of the Islamic Republic’s atomic capabilities during crunch talks in Geneva

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March 3, 2026 11:17

US special envoy Steve Witkoff (C) and Jared Kushner (L) hold a meeting with Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi (R) in Geneva amid indirect talks with Iranian officials (Getty Images)

IDF advancing into Lebanon to prevent ‘direct fire’ on Israel

Hezbollah has been launching rocket attacks on northern Israel in retaliation for Israel’s strikes on Iran

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March 3, 2026 10:53

Israeli soldiers are seen along the border with Lebanon in northern Israel on March 2, 2026 (Flash90)

Ten in hospital after Iranian missile hits Beersheba

The strike follows fatal attacks in Tel Aviv and Beit Shemesh after Israel and the US launched a joint operation against the Islamic Republic

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March 2, 2026 12:05

An Iranian missile hits a residential area in Beersheba, southern Israel on March 2, 2026 (X/TehranObserver)

IDF begins ‘offensive campaign’ in Lebanon after Hezbollah rocket attacks

The terror group’s strikes appeared to spell the end of a ceasefire that has been in place since November 2024

1 min read

March 2, 2026 11:26

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese area of Deir Seryan on March 2, 2026 (Getty Images)

Watch: Israel’s Iron Beam laser defence system intercepts Hezbollah rockets

The IDF has opened an ‘offensive campaign’ in Lebanon following the terror group’s attacks

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March 2, 2026 10:20

A Hezbollah rocket is intercepted by the Iron Beam laser defence system on March 1, 2026 (X/Visegrad24)

RAF base hit by drone strike in Cyprus

The attack came just hours after the prime minister gave the US permission to launch attacks on Iran from British bases

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March 2, 2026 09:14

An RAF Typhoon aircraft returns to berth at RAF Akrotiri following a strike mission on January 12, 2024 (Getty Images)

Shin Bet chief denies claims intelligence officers ‘collaborated’ with Hamas to carry out October 7 attacks

The conspiracy theories have found popularity among far-right supporters of Prime Minister Netanyahu looking to direct blame away from the Israeli leader

2 min read

February 27, 2026 12:50

Shin Bet director David Zini at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old city on August 6, 2025 (Flash90)

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Four arrested over alleged Iran-linked plot against London’s Jewish community

Senate vote to halt extension of Iran War fails

Iran’s grand ayatollahs issue fatwa calling on Muslims worldwide to avenge Khamenei’s death

US ‘in active talks’ with Iraqi Kurds over potential CIA-backed Iran regime change

More from Jacob Jaffa

US Navy could be deployed to protect ships through Strait of Hormuz

Trump claims Iranian air defences ‘gone’ as dogfights erupt over Tehran

Iran reportedly selects Khamenei’s son as new supreme leader

Tel Aviv stock exchange closes at record high following outbreak of Iran War

Trump claims Iran War ‘ahead of schedule’ but could last four weeks

Iran had enough enriched uranium to build 11 nuclear bombs, claims Witkoff

IDF advancing into Lebanon to prevent ‘direct fire’ on Israel

Ten in hospital after Iranian missile hits Beersheba

IDF begins ‘offensive campaign’ in Lebanon after Hezbollah rocket attacks

Watch: Israel’s Iron Beam laser defence system intercepts Hezbollah rockets

RAF base hit by drone strike in Cyprus

Shin Bet chief denies claims intelligence officers ‘collaborated’ with Hamas to carry out October 7 attacks