Live updates: the latest from Israel, Iran and the Middle East | The Jerusalem PostIran’s Baloch minority calls for continued Israeli strikes • Iran says Saudi Arabia is silent on Houthi mediation offer • IDF kills Hamas terrorist Nukhba who helped plan deadly attack on Israeli tank Follow us on Google A symbolic mock-up of an Iranian missile is displayed, amid a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on April 27, 2026. (credit photo: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/REUTERS) October 21, 10:17 PMTwo killed in attack on Saudi Shaybah oil field, with no impact on operations, says Energy MinistryBy REUTERSOctober 21, 10:01PMUS prepares to order the departure of some Gulf embassy staffBy REUTERSOctober 21, 9:35PMIranian parliament speaker reportedly met with Mojtaba Khamenei, discussed US tensions – reportKhamenei has not been seen in public since late February, when he reportedly went into hiding after joint US-Israel strikes killed his father, former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFA woman walks past a banner with a photo of Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, May 8, 2026. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA/REUTERS) Go to full article > >October 21, 9:35 PMExplosions heard in Iran’s Sirik, media say IraniansByREUTERSOctober 21, 8:50 PMUS imposes sanctions on Greek and Panamanian law firm for helping shipments to IranBy REUTERSOctober 21, 8:50 PMIDF kills Hamas sniper, Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket operator in northern GazaBy JERUSALEM POST STAFFOctober 21, 8:50 PMSisi says Egypt would defend Saudi territory, but rules out attack on Houthis in Yemen Al-Sisi said Egypt would also defend the territory of any other Arab country if requested, but that its military effort would not extend beyond the borders of the country it seeks to protect. By REUTERSE Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends a meeting of Egypt’s National Defense Council at the Ittihadiya Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, October 18, 2026 (photo credit: THE EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)Go to full article > >October 21, 7:44 PM Saudi crown prince meets minister of Egypt’s Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, SPA reportsBy REUTERSOOctober 21, 19:44 PMIDF soldiers vote in elections from their military baseBy JERUSALEM POST STAFFOctober 21, 19:23Netanyahu to ‘Publish’: Iran, its representatives plan ways to influence Israel’s elections Prime minister threatens to respond with force and power if Iran makes a “big mistake”, says Tehran was “on the verge of atomic bombs” • Full interview to be published Thursday By AMICHAI STEIN, ZVIKA KLEIN Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to The Jerusalem Post, October 21, 2026. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) Go to full article > >Load more
