US PoliticsWhite House Jewish event ending just before Shabbat a ‘sad oversight’, say invitees‘It’s a rare misstep from the Trump administration that is usually better about including Orthodox Jews at their events,’ an invitee told JNSBy JC Reporter1 min read
IranUS destroys six Iranian ships during ‘humanitarian mission’ to reopen Strait of HormuzAn Israeli source told the JC that the IDF is ‘monitoring the situation and on alert’ after Iran fired a flurry of drones and missiles at the UAEBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
King CharlesKing Charles ‘agrees’ Iran should not have nuclear weapons, claims TrumpThe US president appeared to reveal details of a private conversation with the monarch during a state dinner, seemingly in breach of royal protocolBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Operation Roaring LionTrump cancels envoys’ trip to Pakistan after Iranian delegation leavesUS president says Iran offered a better proposal that still falls short minutes after he aborted the planned flight of Witkoff and Kushner to IslamabadBy JC Reporter1 min read
Donald TrumpTrump unharmed after shots fired at Washington dinnerThe US President was rushed out of the event as suspect is in custodyBy JC Reporter1 min read
LebanonLebanon ceasefire extended for three weeksUS President Trump confirmed the move, despite Hezbollah continuing to launch rockets at northern IsraelBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IranTrump extends Iran ceasefire indefinitelyThe US president said the truce would allow Tehran’s ‘fractured’ regime tod evelop a ‘unified proposal’ to end the warBy Melanie Swan1 min read
Trump Middle East policy not driven by Israel, insists Hegseth‘President Trump makes his own decisions about the interests of this country and defending our interests’By Melanie Swan1 min read||April 17, 2026 10:16
IDF ‘preparing’ for return to Iran War after US talks break downPresident Trump, meanwhile, has threatened to blockade Iran’s ports until a peace deal is achievedBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||April 13, 2026 10:25
Outrage after BBC hands platform to far-right Tucker Carlson, who launches attack on IsraelThe US influencer told Victoria Derbyshire Israel was responsible for the Palestine Action banBy Jane Prinsley5 min read||April 12, 2026 11:50
‘Not the agreement we have’: Trump cautions Iran over Hormuz tollsThe US president guaranteed oil would be allowed through the vital shipping line after striking a ceasefire deal with TehranBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||April 10, 2026 11:05
By Stephen PollardThe Iran victory myth and the ceasefire of a battered regimeThe military achievements against the Islamic Republic are staggering and by striking the Gulf states, Tehran has driving them closer to the US and Israel4 min read||April 8, 2026 10:00
US will end Iran War ‘very soon’ says Trump ahead of national addressSecretary of State Marco Rubio echoed the president’s comments, saying Washington could ‘see the finish line’ in the conflictBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||April 1, 2026 09:46
Trump reportedly willing to end Iran War without opening Strait of HormuzThe president is said to have come to the conclusion that any operation to unblock the vital maritime route would ‘push the conflict beyond his timeline of four to six weeks’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 31, 2026 10:29
Netanyahu claims Iran War is ‘beyond halfway point’ and predicts regime will ‘collapse internally’Speaking to US media, the Israeli prime minister suggested Israeli had already achieved most of its war aims, but refused to put a timeline on the rest of the conflictBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 31, 2026 10:10
US planning ‘weeks of ground operations’ in IranThe Pentagon is reportedly preparing to put American boots on the ground for the first time in the conflict, but will stop short of a full-scale invasionBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||March 29, 2026 11:13