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Lazar Berman: What does the history of airpower tell us about Iran war?

Lazar Berman: What does the history of airpower tell us about Iran war?

In a special wartime episode, host Lazar Berman takes a look at more than a century of strategic bombing campaigns, and lays out what it says about US...

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Trump says seriously weighing bolting NATO over allies’ failure to join Iran war

Trump says seriously weighing bolting NATO over allies’ failure to join Iran war

US president casts alliance as ‘paper tiger,’ notes US came to Ukraine’s defense while Europeans ‘weren’t there for us’; Starmer defends...

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As Trump signals retreat from war, Israel may have to keep fighting Iranian threat

As Trump signals retreat from war, Israel may have to keep fighting Iranian threat

The US president may be ready to end the campaign even if the regime still stands and remains able to attack its neighbors. In that case, for Israel...

31.03.2026 30

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Facing a resurgent Hezbollah, Israel slouches back to a security zone in Lebanon

Facing a resurgent Hezbollah, Israel slouches back to a security zone in Lebanon

IDF forces spent 18 years in southern Lebanon and Israelis promised never to get stuck in the Lebanese mud again, but leaders now boast about an...

31.03.2026 40

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Holy Sepulchre Easter services to go ahead as Church leaders reach deal with police

Holy Sepulchre Easter services to go ahead as Church leaders reach deal with police

After meeting with authorities, church officials say arrangements made for Holy Week ceremonies to take place with live broadcast, amid Iran missile...

30.03.2026 40

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Police, Catholic patriarchate reach agreement on prayer at Holy Sepulchre after cardinal blocked

Police, Catholic patriarchate reach agreement on prayer at Holy Sepulchre after cardinal blocked

Netanyahu orders ‘full and immediate access’ for Pierbattista Pizzaballa after he and another Catholic leader were barred entry to church amid...

30.03.2026 40

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Police stop top Catholic figures from reaching Holy Sepulchre for Palm Sunday Mass

Police stop top Catholic figures from reaching Holy Sepulchre for Palm Sunday Mass

PM’s office promises solution after police bar Latin patriarch due to war, eliciting outrage; ‘There was no malicious intent, only concern for...

29.03.2026 40

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Raz Zimmt: Iran’s new leadership and the coming escalation

Raz Zimmt: Iran’s new leadership and the coming escalation

In a special wartime episode, Iran scholar explains who is running the country now, why they might push for a nuclear bomb, and what happens if talks...

27.03.2026 30

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Taking Kharg Island is seen as key to opening Hormuz. There are better options

Taking Kharg Island is seen as key to opening Hormuz. There are better options

US Marines heading to region as Trump looks for a way to open Hormuz. Taking Iran’s energy hub might seem enticing, but it’s a costly, uncertain...

27.03.2026 40

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US said mulling ‘final blow’ options if Iran talks fail, including sending troops to seize key assets

US said mulling ‘final blow’ options if Iran talks fail, including sending troops to seize key assets

Axios says possibilities include seizing islands in Strait of Hormuz, blockading ships carrying Iranian oil, sending troops to take regime’s...

26.03.2026 50

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Netanyahu spokesman quits, admits to racist remarks on Mizrahi Jews, attacks on PM

Netanyahu spokesman quits, admits to racist remarks on Mizrahi Jews, attacks on PM

Ziv Agmon says leaked comments were made before he worked for PM’s office, were taken out of context; says allegations of racism ‘ridiculous’...

25.03.2026 50

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Iran officials reply coldly to truce offer, as US warns of harsher strikes if rejected

Iran officials reply coldly to truce offer, as US warns of harsher strikes if rejected

Iranian official says ceasefire conditional on ‘right’ to control Hormuz, end of war on proxies; White House says talks are ‘productive,’...

25.03.2026 40

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As Trump steers away from war with Iran, Israel discovers cost of riding with US

For the third time in a year, the president wants to cut a deal that ends fighting before Israel is ready. Now Netanyahu has to make sure Hezbollah...

23.03.2026 50

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As Israel and US have tried to take down Iran from the air, history shows the idea lacks legs

Since the 19th century, airpower has enticed military planners with dreams of a clean, short victory using cutting-edge technology. That has proven...

23.03.2026 50

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Sa’ar slams German envoy for condemning settler violence in post on Israeli war casualties

FM says Steffen Seibert’s failure to condemn attacks on Israelis ‘without bringing up the Palestinians’ reflects ‘obsession’ with settlers,...

22.03.2026 40

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Caroline Glick: Why we went back to war in Iran

In a special wartime episode, PM Netanyahu’s international adviser explains why the US and Israel decided to launch another campaign against Tehran,...

20.03.2026 50

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On 19th day of war, Netanyahu says Iran can no longer enrich uranium, build missiles

PM says that ‘model ally’ Israel is ‘holding off’ on strikes on energy sites at Trump’s request, war will go on ‘as long as is...

20.03.2026 60

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Estonia is ready to discuss Hormuz mission with US, foreign minister tells TOI

In Israel to discuss growing defense ties, Margus Tsahkna says that his country firmly backs the war against Iran, praises the spirit of the Israeli...

18.03.2026 40

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Senior UAE official says Iranian attacks will drive Gulf countries into Israeli arms

Emirati presidential adviser Anwar Gargash says ‘more channels will open’ between Israel and Arab countries it doesn’t have ties with, in the...

18.03.2026 50

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PM urges Iranians to celebrate Persian fire festival, in apparent bid to spark protests

Remarks come as Israeli officials said to assess protesters would be ‘slaughtered’; some in Iran reportedly marking Chaharshanbe Suri publicly...

18.03.2026 60

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Larijani’s death removes key pillar of regime. Will it be enough to make Iran collapse?

Ali Khamenei’s hand-picked deputy was believed to be coordinating Tehran’s war effort. Israel hopes the assassination will be enough to bring...

18.03.2026 60

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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...

15.03.2026 50

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Hegseth says Mojtaba Khamenei ‘wounded, likely disfigured,’ questions if he’s governing

US defense secretary says Iran’s missile production ‘defeated,’ defense companies will be destroyed; 1 killed in Tehran blast as several top...

13.03.2026 60

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After Trump insults, Herzog decries PM’s non-response to ‘attack’ on Israeli sovereignty

Herzog says country’s dignity ‘not for sale’ and indicates Netanyahu should have pushed back forcefully after Trump called Israeli president...

13.03.2026 50

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Gallia Lindenstrauss: Iran war reaches Kurds, Turkey and Azerbaijan

In a special wartime episode, Turkey expert examines how the players on war zone’s northern edge are reacting to attacks by Tehran, and how the...

13.03.2026 70

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Netanyahu says he doesn’t know if Iranians will oust regime, threatens new supreme leader

‘You can lead someone to water, you cannot make him drink,’ says PM in first press conference since war’s outset; scoffs that IRGC ‘puppet’...

13.03.2026 80

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FM Sa’ar to ToI: Only Iranians can bring down regime, but they need outside help

Foreign minister says nuclear, ballistic missile programs are ‘badly damaged,’ US wants to win as much as Israel does; ‘We were under no...

12.03.2026 70

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Trump: Herzog is ‘weak and pathetic’ for not granting Netanyahu a pardon

In latest attack on Israeli president, Trump accuses him of being ‘full of crap’ for insisting on receiving a recommendation from the Justice...

11.03.2026 70

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Trump: War to end soon, ‘practically nothing left to target’; Israel: No ‘time limit’

At least four salvos of Iranian missiles target Israel Wednesday, with no injuries reported; IDF chief says thousands of Iranian soldiers have been...

11.03.2026 50

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Trump says he’s ‘not happy’ with Iran’s new supreme leader, but talks are ‘possible’

US president claims Mojtaba Khamenei won’t be able to ‘live in peace;’ Witkoff says he and Kushner likely to visit Israel next week, and that...

10.03.2026 60

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US defense secretary warns of ‘most intense day’ of strikes on Iranian targets

Hegseth: War won’t end until ‘enemy is decisively defeated’; top US general: Iran is not ‘more formidable than we thought’; Netanyahu: We...

10.03.2026 50

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Backing strikes on Iran, Ukraine’s ex-defense chief says Kyiv can help defeat common foe

Oleksii Reznikov, who guided country during 2022 invasion, tells TOI that Israel and Ukraine can boost cooperation against Russia-Iran axis, and...

09.03.2026 60

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Trump: Next Iranian supreme leader ‘not going to last long’ without US approval

US president says he’s open to new leadership from within current regime; Iranian FM says Tehran won’t surrender or negotiate a truce, will...

08.03.2026 60

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‘Fake news’: Emirati official rejects Israeli reports UAE struck Iran

Source denounces ‘inappropriate’ claims his country carried out a ‘limited’ attack, says it would not fear admitting if it were true

08.03.2026 80

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Netanyahu tells Iranians freedom is near as Israel hits country’s oil depots for first time

Air Force strikes Iranian infrastructure, key IRGC missile sites; Iran fires a dozen volleys at Israel, no injuries reported; one killed in Dubai;...

08.03.2026 80

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They won’t specify it in their war aims, but both Israel and US want Iran regime change

Netanyahu has been more consistent in defining goals of campaign than the White House, but Israel might once again dazzle on the battlefield while...

06.03.2026 60

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Can the Iranian regime be toppled from the air?

In a special wartime episode, diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman explains what aerial campaigns can accomplish, who Iran’s Kurds are and where...

06.03.2026 50

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Hegseth: Iran is ‘toast,’ and the US and Israel will rain down ‘death and destruction’

US war secretary promises complete control of Iran’s skies within a week, says American forces can keep fighting ‘as long as we need to,’ though...

04.03.2026 100

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Hoping to pressure end to war, Iran aims fire at Arab neighbors. It hasn’t worked, yet

Tehran is betting raising the costs of fighting for the stability-hungry region will lead to Trump backing off strikes, but the Gulf’s defiance has...

03.03.2026 70

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Report: Israel hacked Tehran traffic cameras to track Khamenei ahead of assassination

Financial Times reports IDF used algorithms to interpret troves of data, allowing it to build pattern-of-life models for top bodyguards; CIA had human...

03.03.2026 70

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Sinking Iran’s proxies, Sinwar’s Al-Aqsa Flood left Khamenei high and dry

Iran’s supreme leader pushed to restore ties with Hamas, whose October 7 attack spurred an Israeli response that washed away the Iranian axis,...

02.03.2026 100

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Woman killed Saturday in strike on Tel Aviv identified as Philippine national

Israeli embassy in Manilla says caregiver Mary Anne Velasquez de Vera, 32, killed ‘while selflessly assisting her patient’; man, 102, dies after...

01.03.2026 100

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Khamenei set Iran’s direction for decades. Now the public he suppressed has hope

The 86-year-old supreme leader placed the IRGC at the center of power, and built up a terror network. With so many top aides dead, it is hard to...

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Trump says ‘evil’ Khamenei is dead; Israeli official says his body has been found

Netanyahu stops short of confirming death, saying instead that growing signs point to supreme leader being ‘no more’; Iranians brave the streets...

01.03.2026 100

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Despite overwhelming US military might, Iran campaign would pose complex challenges

A massive edge over the Islamic Republic still leaves US vulnerable to support-sapping attacks, and success will remain elusive unless Trump figures...

27.02.2026 100

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Imam Imad Al Masri: The Muslim community spreading peace in Israel and beyond

As he marks the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Ahmadiyya cleric explains the roots of his sect, how it reached Israel, and the world it is fighting...

27.02.2026 100

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Visiting Ethiopia, Herzog touts Israel’s ‘strong’ relationships across Africa

Amid push from Jerusalem to build ties on continent, president meets top officials, Jewish leaders in Addis Ababa; Israel accepts appointment of...

25.02.2026 80

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Hamas seen working to maintain control of Gaza via Trump-backed bodies

Documents show terror group moving armed-wing chiefs into civil roles that will let it hold power via technocratic administration, while also girding...

23.02.2026 70

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Michael Oren: Israel’s historic Iran moment

A pro-Israel US president is poised to strike a weakened Iran, whose terror axis is crumbling. But Israel’s enemies remain defiant, and both US...

20.02.2026 100

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Starmer said unwilling to grant US permission to use UK military bases in Iran strike

British PM reportedly worried about violations of international law, likely prompting Trump’s public about-face on UK plan to hand over sovereignty...

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