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  HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS take part in a military exercise during a media tour organized for the occasion of Resistance and Liberation Day, in Aaramta, Lebanon, last month. (photo credit: AZIZ TAHER/REUTERS) Iran has instructed Hezbollah forces to raise their level of military readiness in preparation for a possible upcoming confrontation, Lebanese security and military sources told the Emirati site Erem News on Thursday. According to the sources, all full-time Hezbollah members who receive monthly salaries were summoned, although it was emphasized that these directions were only preparations for a near-term scenario and not a final decision to go to war. One prominent change in Hezbollah's strategy, according to the sources, was adopting elements of Iran's "mosaic defense" doctrine, which decentralizes military responsibilities and reduces reliance on a central command hierarchy.

  Ali Sina Mostafavi, executed by the Islamic Republic on Wednesday. (photo credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT) Iran executed mountaineer and musician Ali Sina Mostafavi, 38, on Wednesday, according to state sources, continuing the Islamic Republic ’s use of executions as punishment against protesters. The judiciary said he carried out armed attacks during the six-week war with Israel and the United States earlier this year, supported exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi , and maintained links with Israel. Mostafavi, from Bam in Kerman province, was executed after the Supreme Court upheld a death sentence handed down by a Revolutionary Court in Kerman, the judiciary-affiliated Mizan news agency reported. Human rights groups had warned less than 24 hours earlier that he had been moved to solitary confinement and his family summoned for a final visit. Pahlavi’s communications team then issued an urgent appeal, saying he had been tortured into confessing and convicted in a sham trial.

  A person holds a placard representing a US flag, with an image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on a billboard in the background, on the day of a ceremony marking 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS) Iranian leaders believe that a US strike against the country is inevitable, viewing the question not as "if" Washington will launch another attack, but "when" it will happen. According to several regional diplomats who spoke to The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday following conversations with senior Iranian officials , concerns are growing within Iran’s leadership that the current period of relative calm could be short-lived and that hostilities may resume in the near future. One diplomatic source described the mood in Tehran, saying that the atmosphere in the Iranian capital reflects a widespread expectation that further US strikes are i...

Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed participate in the signing of the Abraham Accords in Washington, US, September 15, 2020. (photo credit: REUTERS/TOM BRENNER) The Tel Aviv District Planning and Building Committee approved plans for a permanent United Arab Emirates embassy in Herzliya Pituah on Tuesday, six years after the signing of the Abraham Accords and the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and the UAE. The approved plan allows for the construction of a building of up to 15 stories to house the embassy’s offices and residences for the ambassador and diplomatic staff. The approval clears the way for progress on the UAE diplomatic mission’s permanent headquarters in Israel, at a time when regional tensions are affecting relations between the two countries. Herzliya planned as location for permanent embassy ...

  Chief of the General Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir, conducted a tour of the field in the Gaza Strip (photo credit: IDF) The threat posed by the Houthis in Yemen has intensified amid fighting with Saudi Arabia, Israeli defense officials assess, prompting heightened preparations for a possible surprise attack against Israel by land or sea. Israel is on heightened alert over the possibility of such an attack, given the Houthis' efforts to improve their ability to carry out attacks from both directions. As part of these preparations, the IDF is expected to establish a fire coordination center within the Edom Division.

  Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas and mourners attend the funeral of Al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the Al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025. (photo credit: Khalil Kahlout/Flash90) US officials and representatives of the Board of Peace are preparing to conduct a field survey and mapping operation in the Gaza Strip to identify geographically suitable locations where Hamas members would surrender their weapons under US President Donald Trump 's 20-point plan, Walla learned on Tuesday. Israeli defense officials have expressed their confusion at the American approach to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip after the war, particularly Washington's desire to accelerate processes that appear to run counter to developments on the ground. Security officials familiar with the details of the regional process said there was an enormous gap between Hamas's conduct and US aspirations to advance recons...