March 18, 2026 — Bribes, smuggling and hidden wealth: Ali Larijani’s legacy of corruption. Land grabbing, money smuggling, bribes from the Chinese, and assets in Dubai and Malaysia: Ali Larijani, along with his family, exploited his position in Iran to amass a personal fortune of tens of millions of dollars; he easily blocked any investigation opened against him

March 18, 2026 — Israel assassinates Iranian intelligence minister Esmaeil Khatib, IDF, Katz confirm. Before the assassination was confirmed, two sources gave The Jerusalem Post different indications on the likelihood of the success of the operation, which took place Tuesday night.

March 18, 2026 — Webinar led by UN staff advised boycotting Israel, anti-Jewish advocacy. A former U.N. official said that staffers should cite a Facebook page called “Jews against genocide,” which links to publications that support Hamas, to counter claims of antisemitism.

March 18, 2026 — IAF strikes ‘foundations of Iranian terror regime’ across Tehran. Among the targeted infrastructures were the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps headquarters responsible for repressing anti-regime protests.

March 17, 2026 — On the trail of Lawrence of Arabia: 1,400-year-old church found in the Negev. Mosaic-decorated church uncovered at Nitzana National Park sheds light on the scene among pilgrims traveling through the Holy Land to Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt

March 17, 2026 — Drones attack US embassy in Baghdad, Oil Industry Zone in UAE. Two explosive drones targeted the US embassy in Baghdad, with one landing near the embassy, according to security sources early Tuesday morning. Smoke was seen rising from the area.

March 16, 2026 — Khamenei didn’t want his own son to lead Iran, US intelligence found. A classified assessment delivered to President Trump shows the late supreme leader viewed Mojtaba Khamenei as neither brilliant nor fit to rule – yet Iran’s clerical council chose him anyway.

March 16, 2026 — Mojtaba Khamenei is an ‘evil human being’ and Jews are in an ‘existential fight,’ Israeli Amb. Yechiel Leiter tells ALL ISRAEL NEWS. Our mission in Iran is ‘regime collapse,’ Ambassador Leiter says; ‘regime change’ is up to Iran’s people

March 16, 2026 — Small, divided and wary, Kurdish rebels won’t be the ones bringing down Iran’s regime. Trump floated the idea of Kurdish militias going on the offensive to help defeat the Islamic Republic, but the reality on the ground limits the role they can likely play in Tehran’s collapse

March 16, 2026 — Trump: US-led coalition could send warships to keep Strait of Hormuz ‘open and safe.’ Trump said he hoped that China, France, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and other nations would join the effort.

March 16, 2026 — Gulf states hesitate on response to Iran after regime launches more than 2,000 missiles and drones. Sources from Gulf states who spoke to the Post said that one reason those countries have not launched an attack is their concern about the “day after.”

March 16, 2026 — Araghchi calls for permanent end to current, future attacks on Iran, demands reparations for war. “This scenario cannot be repeated,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned, asserting that “reparations will be paid” following the conclusion of the war.