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Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 29, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER) The United States must not allow the nuclear issue to be sidelined in any agreement that would ease financial pressure on the Islamic regime, experts told  The Jerusalem Post  on Sunday, warning that control over the Strait of Hormuz would amount to a much-needed “lifeline” for Tehran. In Tehran’s counter-proposal sent to Pakistan on Saturday, according to Axios, the Islamic regime reportedly demanded the unrestricted sale of its oil, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, an end to Israel’s war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, the withdrawal of US forces from the region, and the release of some of the regime’s frozen assets. In return, Washington and Tehran would sign a memorandum of understanding under which, for  60 days , no tolls would be imposed on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz The Islamic Republic’s financial woes have already led to significan...

US President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, April 7, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Donald Trump, who agreed that Iran's nuclear enrichment sites will be dismantled, he wrote in an X/Twitter post on Sunday. The two leaders discussed the "Islamabad Declaration" - a memorandum of understanding to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and negotiate towards a final agreement on Iran's nuclear program, Netanyahu said. They agreed that "any final agreement with Iran must eliminate the nuclear danger," Netanyahu wrote. This means that Iran's nuclear enrichment sites must be dismantled, and any enriched nuclear material removed from its territory, the prime minister said. Go to the full article > >

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, as he departs Morristown Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, May 22, 2026. (photo credit: Reuters/Kylie Cooper) US President Donald Trump claimed that American relations with Iran were improving as reports of a developing  60-day ceasefire  emerged on Sunday. "Our relationship with Iran is becoming a much more professional and productive one. They must understand, however, that they cannot develop or procure a Nuclear Weapon or Bomb," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.  Trump also said that he told  US negotiators  not to "rush into a deal" with Iran. Go to the full article > >

An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag. (photo credit: FOTOGRIN. Via Shutterstock) An Iran-linked  cyber  espionage group targeted entities in the US, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates during a months-long campaign that coincided with the recent regional escalation, Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 said in a new report. The group, known as Screening Serpens, is also tracked under the aliases UNC1549, Smoke Sandstorm, and Iranian Dream Job. Unit 42 described it as an Iran-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) group aligned with Iranian intelligence objectives. According to the report, the group targeted entities in the US, Israel, and the UAE, and likely two additional Middle Eastern entities. The research focused on  cyberattacks  carried out from mid-February through April 2026. Go to the full article  > >

A fighter from the Iranian Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) takes part in a training exercise at a base near Erbil, Iraq, in February. (photo credit: THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS) Kurds  in the Kurdistan Region of northern  Iraq  are concerned that a possible deal between the US and Iran may not cover Iraq and will not stop Iran’s attacks on Kurdish groups. There are many Kurdish Iranian dissident groups that have members in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq. Since the war began in late February, there have been more than 810 attacks on the Kurdistan Region by Iran and Iranian proxies in Iraq. On May 24, the Kurdish Rudaw media noted that “two Iranian Kurdish armed groups said on Saturday that Iran had targeted their bases in Erbil province with drones. No casualties were reported.” The new talk of a possible deal that might involve Iran and the US could lead to pressuring Iraq's central government to rein in Iranian-backed militias Go to the full article > >...

I'll US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York. (photo credit: Reuters/Kylie Cooper) US President Donald Trump  announced on Friday that he would cancel his agenda, which included attending his son's wedding, and flying straight to the White House due to "circumstances pertaining to the government." Trump said that he "very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest member of the Trump Family, his soon-to-be wife, Bettina," but couldn't due to undisclosed situations, explaining that it was vital for him to stay in Washington during "these historic moments." Trump's comments came hours before making a speech in Suffern, New York, with his agenda also including a trip to his Bedminster Golf Club in New Jersey before going to the Bahamas for the wedding. In his speech, the US president said that the conflict with  Iran  "will be over soon" and that "oil prices will ...