menu-control
The Jerusalem Post Logo - Bring them home now
accessibilty

Middle East


The region known as the Middle East has been conquered and reconquered by every super power in the West. This has created a region rich in a culture of resistance and thousands of ethnic groups looking for their piece of land. This has created a complicated region and Jpost's Middle East News simplifies it.

  Syria's President Bashar al-Assad shakes hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during the signing of cooperation agreement in Damascus, Syria May 3, 2023.

Did Raisi’s outreach to Arab states pave the way for Oct. 7? - analysis

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June 7, 2023.

Blinken admits: Israel may not be willing or able to move on a Saudi deal

 Anti-overhaul activists protest outside the US Embassy in Tel Aviv, as Israeli PM Netanyahu meets with US President Biden, in NYC, September 20, 2023.

Olympus Has Fallen: America's decline as a superpower, and what that means for Israel

By Romy Leibler/The Media Line
 IDF strikes Hezbollah targets near Ayta Ash Shab. April 24, 2024

IDF eliminates Hezbollah commander responsible for rocket and missile unit

 A helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi takes off, near the Iran-Azerbaijan border, May 19, 2024. The helicopter with Raisi on board later crashed.

'Mossad agent Eli Kopter': Israeli joke sparks wave of conspiracy theories on Raisi's death

By Yinon Ben Shushan
 PALESTINIANS CELEBRATE in the Gaza Strip on October 7, after terrorists infiltrated areas of southern Israel and carried out massacres

Gazans under attack from Iran sympathizers for celebrating death of Raisi

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gestures during a meeting with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela June 12, 2023.

Bye Raisi: How does his death change the race to succeed Khamenei?

 Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during the 43rd anniversary of the US expulsion from Iran, in Tehran, Iran November 4, 2022.

Deaths of Iranian president, FM will have no significant effect on Israel

  Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters ahead of the local elections in Istanbul, Turkey, March 29, 2024.

New spy bill in Turkey raises fears of greater limits on dissent

By KRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE
 People come to Iranian embassy to pay tribute to President Raisi and other helicopter crash victims, in Moscow

How Ebrahim Raisi transformed Iran’s role in the region

An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots

Four killed in alleged Israeli strikes in western Syria

 A view of the wreckage of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in Varzaghan, northwestern Iran, May 20, 2024

Israeli official: Israel not involved in Raisi's death

 Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during the 43rd anniversary of the US expulsion from Iran, in Tehran, Iran November 4, 2022.

Islamic Republic outlets endow Raisi’s death with religious, mystical meanings

  Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi gestures after casting his vote during presidential elections at a polling station in Tehran, Iran June 18, 2021.

World leaders, terrorist orgs. express condolences over Raisi's death

 Iranian Jews prepare for prayer at the Abrishami synagogue at Palestine street in Tehran December 24, 2015.

Iran's Jewish community expresses 'deep sorrow' over the passing of President Raisi

 Iran's Vice President Mohammad Mokhber at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran May 28, 2023.

Who is Iran's new acting president Mohammad Mokhber?

Rescue team works following a crash of a helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, in Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, May 19, 2024.

Turkey sends drones, helicopter carrying night-vision equipment to Iran

By Eyal Green , REUTERS , JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 A view of the wreckage of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in Varzaghan, northwestern Iran, May 20, 2024

Iran’s Raisi joins long list of political leaders involved in mysterious crashes

 An anti-Israel billboard is seen next to the Iranian flag during a celebration following the IRGC attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2024.

Iranian Jew’s execution reportedly delayed after prayer campaign by Jews around the world

By DAVID I. KLEIN/JTA
 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gives a speech during the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2024.

Death of Iranian president in crash unlikely to cause change in regime

 Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building in Vienna

Iran’s regime postpones execution of young Iranian Jew

Load more