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Diplomacy

Israel's secret contacts to reshape Middle East after war

March 16, 2026

Diplomatic sources in the region and in the US confirm that Israel is holding contacts with countries that do not currently maintain formal diplomatic relations with it. The groundwork being laid is intended to produce a series of regional agreements in security, defense, commerce and politics under a US umbrella.

United States

'Like before 9/11': Terror expert sounding the alarm in America

Or Shaked

Commentary

Hezbollah's rapid return: the cost of stopping too soon

Meir Ben Shabbat

Terrorism

Hezbollah commander identified as brother of Michigan synagogue attacker

Lilach Shoval

Iran War

Israel denies interceptor shortage, suspects Iran planted story

Danny Zaken

Arab media

Khamenei didn't want his own son to lead Iran, US intelligence found

Neta Bar

James Tissot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The journey is not over

Dror Eydar

Israel admits Iran regime collapse less likely than first thought

Yoav Limor

Magazine

Shah's granddaughter reveals plan for Iran after the ayatollahs

Princess Noor Pahlavi watches from afar as her people yearn for freedom, and hopes that after 47 years of repression their dream will be fulfilled. In an exclusive interview with Israel Hayom, the daughter of exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi, born in the US and never having visited Iran, explains why she believes a new Middle East is emerging.

March 14, 2026

Magazine

The mistakes Israel must avoid against Hezbollah and Iran

In Lebanon, Israel’s response must be backed by a plan with clear end goals. In Iran, Israel’s expectation that the regime will fall must be recalculated. Developments on both fronts will force Israel to fight in arenas where it is far less effective.

March 14, 2026

Magazine

Not dates, but processes: How will we know when the war is over?

At their meeting a month ago, Netanyahu compared Israel and the US to the honey badger and the ancient tiger — and on the battlefield, that's exactly how they operate: one small, feral, and tough; the other powerful, with no arms economy.

March 14, 2026

Explainer

This is Israel's multilayered air defense system

Why the long distance from Iran is actually an advantage for Israeli air defense, and how does Israel deals with the short warning time from Lebanon? We took a look at Israel’s multilayered defense array.

March 14, 2026

Analysis

Iran's gamble could bring itself a new enemy

Iranian attacks against the United Arab Emirates are causing significant damage, and patience in Abu Dhabi appears to be wearing thin. Even if the US and Israel destroy most of the missiles, one threat will continue to worry Gulf states until a new player joins the fight against the ayatollahs.

March 14, 2026

How Israel and the US can finally topple the Iranian regime

Magazine

The operation that stunned the world

Israel had originally prepared for action against Iran in June 2026, but protests erupted, Netanyahu traveled to meet President Trump, and the rest is history. From the airlift of senior Israeli officials to Washington and the extraordinary coordination, to the secret visits by a legendary general: “What is happening here operationally is unprecedented.”

March 14, 2026

Magazine

Beat-up Hyundai, historic Mar-a-Lago meeting: Inside Operation Roaring Lion

On Dec. 29, 2025, Netanyahu and Trump finalized a strike on Iran at Mar-a-Lago — while protests erupted simultaneously in Tehran. What followed moved faster than anyone planned. Now, with his life's mission nearly complete, is the day after Netanyahu finally approaching?

March 14, 2026

Magazine

'We are crying with one eye and smiling with the other'

After a Tehran school principal caught Marjan Keypour Greenblatt with an anti-regime poem, her parents realized they had no choice. At 14, before she could be arrested, she was sent into exile in France and later the US, never returning home. Now she watches the confrontation with the ayatollahs and hopes that this time, the Iranian people will prevail.

March 14, 2026

Feature

In a polarized America, Iran war puts American Jews on the defensive

As accusations fly that Israel forced the hand of the US into the Iran campaign and social media erupts over Khamenei's death, diaspora leaders warn that Israel's bond with American Jewry cannot be taken for granted.

March 14, 2026

Analysis

Inside the IDF-US plan to systematically dismantle Iran

Thousands of targets, a divided battlespace, and Gulf states on the brink – how Israel and America are waging their first-ever side-by-side war.

March 14, 2026

Explainer

The American-Israeli plan: Chaos will push for a coup against Revolutionary Guards

Washington has been engaging Kurdish fighters, Baloch operatives and opposition factions inside Iran as part of a coordinated push toward full regime change – while intelligence assessments warn the Revolutionary Guards are digging in for a long fight.

March 14, 2026