Tag: Israel

A truck carries the coffins of Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Paramilitary Basij Forces, during a funeral for Larijani, Soleimani, and the crew of the sunken IRIS Dena warship in Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2026. The Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena was torpedoed and sunk by the United States Navy's Los Angeles-class submarine USS Charlotte in the Indian Ocean during the 2026 Iran conflict. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Time for Congress to get busy backing regime change in Iran

Benjamin Baird · March 26, 2026 6:00 am

Beirut bombing

What do Iran peace negotiations mean for Israel’s operation in Lebanon?

Brady Knox · March 26, 2026 6:00 am

Flames rise from an oil storage facility south of the capital Tehran as strikes hit the city during the U.S.–Israel military campaign, Iran, Saturday, March 7, 2026.

Iran war sparks lobbying gold rush for defense and energy sectors

Robert Schmad · March 26, 2026 5:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Trump and Netanyahu’s rhetoric about imminent peace with Iran may not be what it seems

Brady Knox · March 25, 2026 4:45 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel funds front websites in attempt to push ChatGPT into promoting pro-war messaging

Robert Schmad · March 25, 2026 10:27 am

Close-up of Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf

US and Israeli officials insist Iran’s speaker is negotiating despite denials

Timothy Nerozzi · March 25, 2026 7:00 am

troops standing at attention during the guard's drill in the Persian Gulf.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

A weakened Iran may be a more dangerous Iran

Ron MacCammon · March 25, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The endgame in Iran may already be taking shape

Heyrsh Abdulrahman · March 25, 2026 5:00 am

Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaks during joint news conference

German president says US justification for Iran war ‘does not hold water’

Claire Carter · March 24, 2026 7:04 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) speaks during a featured session at the South by Southwest Festival and Conference on Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Austin, Texas.

Gavin Newsom avoids calling himself a Zionist

Sydney Topf · March 24, 2026 3:54 pm

President Donald Trump issued his first response to Israel's strikes against Iran on Friday morning, pressing Tehran to make a deal with the United States "before there is nothing left."

Trump’s Iran deal must be nothing like Obama’s

David Harsanyi · March 24, 2026 2:00 pm

gas production facility at Ras Laffan, Qatar

Energy and Environment

QatarEnergy invokes force majeure on Iran strikes, choking LNG to Europe and Asia

Maydeen Merino · March 24, 2026 12:17 pm