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Fighters from the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), an Iranian Kurdish opposition group, are pictured near the border with Iran in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, in the outskirts of Sulaimaniya, Iraq, June 21, 2025. (photo credit: AKO RASHEED/REUTERS)
March 5, 6:20 AM
Pakistani man says Iran forced him into plot to kill Trump, media sayThe suspect claimed that in addition to Trump, his Iranian handler also named Biden and Haley as possible targets. ByREUTERS
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian gives a speech during a ceremony to mark the sixth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a US attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 1, 2026.(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
March 5, 6:20 AM
Rubio affirms alliance with Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Turkey amid Iran conflict The US Secretary of State called officials from the three countries following recent attacks by Iran on their territories. ByARIELLA ROITMAN
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks on the day of classified briefings for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, March 3, 2026.(photo credit: Kylie Cooper/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
March 5, 6:20 AM
US charter flight to fly out Americans from Middle East, State Department saysThe State Department did not provide any further details on transportation operations but urged US citizens in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Israel to contact the Department if in need. ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
View of the US Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, May 7, 2024. (photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
March 5, 5:21 AM
Qatar evacuates residents near US embassy as ‘precautionary measure’ByREUTERS
March 5, 5:21 AM
Saudi Arabia intercepts, destroys drones The three drones were intercepted east of the Al-Kharj province. ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
March 5, 2:41 AM
IDF strikes additional Hezbollah targets, dismantles terror infrastructureTargets included rocket and missile launch sites, including a UAV and a drone production facility. ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises from southern Lebanon following Israeli airstrikes, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, March 3, 2026. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)
March 5, 2:13 AM
US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit his war powersThe Senate voted 53 to 47 against advancing the resolution, largely along party lines, with all but one Republican voting against the procedural motion and all but one Democrat supporting it.ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump – Operation Epic Fury. March 2, 2026. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/ X / @WhiteHouse)Go to the full article > >
March 5, 2:13 AM
Iran will target Dimona nuclear site if regime change is sought, Iranian official saysIran will target the Israeli nuclear site of Dimona if Israel and the US seek regime change in the Islamic Republic, according to an Iranian military official. ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Debris lies scattered in the aftermath of a strike on a police station, in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
March 5, 2:13 AM
Hundreds of Kurdish fighters launch ground offensive in Iran The Kurdish forces operating along the Iran-Iraq border are considered one of the most prominent armed opposition groups confronting the regime in Tehran.ByAMICHAI STEIN, IDAN KWELLER
A Kurdish fighter in Iraq.(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)Go to the full article > >