Letter from JerusalemWhen did Israel start planning Operation Roaring Lion? Go back to October 7This week shows how the massacre that took place in Israel more than two years ago changed the Middle East forever – but not in the way Iran and Hamas had hoped forBy Natalie Lisbona5 min read
By Yaakov AmidrorInside Israel’s final campaign against the Islamic Republic of IranThe war is being fought in exceptionally close cooperation between the IDF and US forces. For the first time in the history of the Jewish state, a genuine military coalition has emerged5 min read
By Jake Wallis SimonsAll eyes on Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s secretive nuclear site that may not be long for this worldSo far, it has escaped Israeli and American bombs… but the smart money is on the site becoming a smouldering crater in the near future4 min read
IranUS ‘in active talks’ with Iraqi Kurds over potential CIA-backed Iran regime changeAmerican intelligence agencies are reportedly discussing arming Kurdish militias to facilitate regime change in the Islamic RepublicBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IranUS Navy could be deployed to protect ships through Strait of HormuzPresident Trump also ordered a federal agency to provide insurance to commercial vessels passing through the vital trade routeBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
IranTrump claims Iranian air defences ‘gone’ as dogfights erupt over TehranThe US is now openly running bombing raids on the Islamic Republic, having previously used undetectable stealth bombersBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
By The JC LeaderThe Israel-US strikes against Iran are legal – and justifiedBritain appears to have chosen an interpretation of the law that overlooks not only the national security interests of its allies, but also its own3 min read
Iran reportedly selects Khamenei’s son as new supreme leaderMojtaba Khamenei joined the IRGC at 17 and has been described by analysts as ‘like his father – but on steroids’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 4, 2026 07:41
Israel spent years hacking ‘nearly every traffic camera in Tehran’ in run-up to strike on KhameneiIntelligence agents ‘knew Tehran like we know Jerusalem’ long before Saturday’s hitBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read||March 3, 2026 17:03
Tel Aviv stock exchange closes at record high following outbreak of Iran WarThe shekel also strengthened against the dollar, approaching a 30-year highBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 3, 2026 14:54
Trump claims Iran War ‘ahead of schedule’ but could last four weeksThe 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’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read||March 3, 2026 13:59
Watch: IDF troops in Lebanon read the Megillah for PurimIsraeli soldiers were filmed marking Purim on the front lineBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read||March 3, 2026 12:08
Iran had enough enriched uranium to build 11 nuclear bombs, claims WitkoffThe US special envoy told the media that Iranian negotiators had boasted openly of the Islamic Republic’s atomic capabilities during crunch talks in GenevaBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 3, 2026 11:17
IDF advancing into Lebanon to prevent ‘direct fire’ on IsraelHezbollah has been launching rocket attacks on northern Israel in retaliation for Israel’s strikes on IranBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 3, 2026 10:53
Israel calls up 100,000 reservists in preparation for prolonged war with IranThe troops will reinforce Israel on all sides, including its borders with Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan and SyriaBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read||March 2, 2026 17:30
Government U-turns on allowing American access to British basesBacktrack by Starmer came just hours before the UK base in Cyprus was hit by an Iranian droneBy Jane Prinsley5 min read||March 2, 2026 14:38
