USA Gunman who attacked Michigan shul is dead – no reported injuries to worshippersAssailant drove through the doors of the shul with a vehicle before being shotBy JC Reporter1 min read
IranUS destroys Iranian ‘minelayers’ in Strait of Hormuz amid oil price surgeTehran has vowed to blockade the vital trade route, but the White House has said it will ensure a ‘free flow of energy’ from the regionBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IntermarriageIntermarried couples: from disapproval to engagementA new report signals a change of heart within the American Conservative movementBy Simon Rocker4 min read
IranUS offers ‘extensive air cover’ for Kurds to seize parts of western IranThe CIA is reportedly in ‘active talks’ with Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish militias about potential regime change.By Jamie Shapiro1 min read
USASenate vote to halt extension of Iran War failsSenators voted largely along party lines to give the Trump administration a broad mandate to continue striking the Islamic RepublicBy Jacob Jaffa2 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
Israel strikes IranDefence secretary avoids voicing support for strikes on IranUK government maintains equivocal position on US-Israel joint campaign after refusing to provide use of air basesBy Simon Rocker3 min read
Third round of US-Iran talks ends with no dealBoth sides appeared more optimistic after holding indirect meetings in Geneva, with more now scheduled for next weekBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 27, 2026 12:11
Iran and US kick off third round of talks as scrutiny falls on ballistic missile programmeThe Islamic Republic has insisted it will not accept limitations on its armaments, but that it is willing to commit to not developing nuclear weapons in exchange for the lifting of sanctionsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 26, 2026 11:32
Vanderbilt University launches investigation after maths professor sets question on Israeli ‘occupation’Tekin Karadağ reportedly asked students to determine the rate of Israeli territorial expansion in Palestine as a calculus exerciseBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 24, 2026 13:14
Arab leaders condemn Huckabee for claiming ‘it would be fine’ if Israel took over Middle East territoryIn an interview with Tucker Carlson, the US ambassador appeared to justify a significant expansion of Israel’s borders on biblical grounds, before walking back on his commentsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 23, 2026 10:33
Belgian government comments on circumcision row ‘misleading’An adverse ruling in the probe into Antwerp mohalim – denounced by the US ambassador as antisemitic – could be ‘weaponised’ to ban brit milah, says Jewish community leaderBy Simon Rocker2 min read||February 20, 2026 11:55
US-Iran talks moved to Oman after Islamic Republic threatens pulloutThe negotiations had been set to take place in Turkey, but a row over nuclear enrichment and escalating tensions saw them come close to collapsingBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 5, 2026 10:02
US downs Iranian drone as Gulf tensions escalateIranian forces also attempted to seize an American-flagged oil tanker before being warned off by a warshipBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 4, 2026 10:35
US to offer ‘amnesty’ to Hamas fighters who lay down their weaponsPrime Minister Netanyahu told the Knesset on Monday that ‘demilitarisation’ and not ‘reconstruction’ will be the next step in the Gaza peace processBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 27, 2026 15:24
Israel seeking new decade-long defence deal with the USIsraeli officials are seeking to transition from aid dependency to a strategic partnership with Washington, but the push for greater domestic arms manufacturing could be a point of contentionBy David Isaac 2 min read||January 27, 2026 14:26
