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Women affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps carry rifles as they march beneath a banner depicting US President Donald Trump in crosshairs and reading 'We will kill' during the state-organized 'Janfada,' or 'Sacrifice for Iran,' military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
2 Iranian officials confirm Tehran preparing to target US diplomats, personnel – report
By ToI Staff
Following disclosure of US intelligence on stepped-up preparations, unnamed officials tell NY Times targets seen as 'fair game' because of US-Israeli assassinations
Left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, August 5, 2026; Right: IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 10, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90, Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
In ‘unprecedented confrontation,’ IDF chief said resisting Netanyahu’s order for military action tied to Iran
By Lazar Berman, Agencies and ToI Staff
An election campaign poster featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) alongside US President Donald Trump, reading, "We have an opportunity to win," displayed on the back of a bus in Jerusalem, the general election, October 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
‘We have to finish the job’: Trump doubles down on Netanyahu support after PM’s reported request
By Jacob Magid
Defense Minister Israel Katz arrives to attend a ceremony at the Western Wall during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Jerusalem’s Old City, September 28, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Katz says opposition leaders to blame for any future attacks on Israel
By ToI Staff
An AI-generated image of a nuclear strike on Tel Aviv, posted on the X account of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on October 25, 2026. (X/Benjamin Netanyahu)
October 25, 2026, 5:36 pm
Netanyahu posts AI image of nuke hitting Tel Aviv, warns of ‘2nd Holocaust’ if he’s not elected; Eisenkot: He’s hysterical
PM contradicts his own recent claims that Iran’s nuclear program has been ‘devastated’ and Tehran can no longer threaten Israel’s existence; Eisenkot: He’s hysterical; Golan: He’s lost it
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
US embassy personnel inspect the damage caused by a bombing in Baghdad, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
October 24, 2026, 10:05 am
US intel warns Iran has ‘substantially increased’ efforts to kill American officials
US State Department reduces staffing at four Middle East embassies due to threats from Tehran and Houthis; US agencies reportedly assess danger at highest level since war began
By Agencies and ToI Staff
In this photo illustration, a Starlink system is shown on September 13, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (SCOTT OLSON/Getty Images via AFP)
October 24, 2026, 8:49 am
Amid Ukraine uproar, sources say US had asked Musk to block Starlink for Hezbollah, Houthis
Former officials say that SpaceX CEO was also asked to activate the service in Iran after US smuggled in terminals in bid to provide internet access to population amid uprising
By Erin Banco and Joey Roulette
October 23, 2026, 12:01 pm
Tamir Hayman: We should be worried about Israel’s post-Oct. 7 security doctrine
The head of the INSS and former military intelligence chief warns that the emerging concept doesn’t see peace as the goal, and is looking to replace the US alliance
By Lazar Berman
People take pictures of a billboard installation featuring an actor portraying US President Donald Trump behind bars in a mock prison cell in Tajrish Square in Tehran, October 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
October 22, 2026, 5:39 pm
Iran puts ‘Trump’ behind bars in new Tehran propaganda installation
Life-size display draws crowds and selfies in capital’s Tajrish Square; Islamic Republic steps up anti-US messaging and presses war crimes accusations
By AFP
US President Donald Trump listens as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
October 21, 2026, 2:44 pm
Netanyahu planned attack on Iran earlier this month, but Trump opposed it – report
Financial Times cites sources as saying strikes would have been ‘more intense’ than in February, ‘not unreasonable’ for war to resume after US and Israeli elections
By ToI Staff
A giant anti-Israel and anti-Netanyahu billboard is displayed at Enghelab Square in Tehran as tensions between Iran and the United States and Israel continue, on October 12, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. The billboard depicts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing an empty hall and carries Persian messages reading, 'More isolated with each passing day' and 'Al-Aqsa Flood is a definite defeat for the Zionist regime.' (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images, JTA)
October 20, 2026, 6:24 pm
Iran stalling on deal with US to hurt Trump politically ahead of midterms, Iranian officials say
Talks also hampered by deep distrust between the two nations as threat of renewed attacks looms; 2 tankers said to go up in flames after hitting mines in Hormuz
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrive for a news conference after their meeting at Iran’s Foreign Ministry in Tehran, Iran, October 19, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
October 20, 2026, 12:19 pm
Iran’s foreign minister: Russia, Iran have never before ‘worked as closely’ together
Araghchi hosts Lavrov in Tehran for talks on Europe and Middle East as well as ‘economic and nuclear cooperation’; Moscow seeking to prevent renewed fighting between US and Iran
By AFP and ToI Staff
The launch of the Ofek 19 spy satellite from Palmachim air base, September 2, 2025. (Defense Ministry)
October 20, 2026, 11:33 am
IDF appoints first commander of new Space Division as Israel eyes galactic warfare
Katz: ‘Star Wars, made in Israel’; division will oversee force buildup and operations beyond earth; military also selects heads of new Robotics Division and revived tank brigade
By Emanuel Fabian
A giant anti-Israel and anti-Netanyahu billboard is displayed at Enghelab Square in Tehran as tensions between Iran and the United States and Israel continue, on October 12, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. The billboard depicts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing an empty hall and carries Persian messages reading, 'More isolated with each passing day' and 'Al-Aqsa Flood is a definite defeat for the Zionist regime.' (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images, JTA)
October 19, 2026, 1:27 pm
A renewed Iran war is only a matter of time, Israeli experts warn
As Netanyahu and Trump threaten Tehran, analysts say that an escalation is inevitable without a diplomatic settlement, possibly even before imminent Israeli and US elections
By Tomer Almagor
Iranian defense minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi delivers a statement following a vote in the Iranian parliament approving his appointment, on October 18, 2026. (Screenshot: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 18, 2026, 5:20 pm
Iran’s new defense chief warns US of ‘enormous damage’ if attacks resume
Mehrdad Akhlaghi wins parliament’s backing, 8 months after predecessor was killed in opening US-Israeli strikes; UN sanctioned him in 2007 over alleged nuclear, missile activity
By AFP
People wave the flags of Iran and its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah at a pro-regime rally in Tehran, Iran, on October 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
October 17, 2026, 4:01 pm
CENTCOM chief cites reports Iran’s proxies holding back salaries to send money to IRGC
Adm. Brad Cooper says US blocked export of $25b of Iranian oil, controls Hormuz, even as at least one tanker said struck; increased Iranian help reportedly fueled Houthi advances
By Agencies and ToI Staff
An Undated handout photo originally issued by the Metropolitan Police shows Norwegian Johannes Kongsnes Natland, who has been sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court to 20 years' detention for traveling to England to carry out a killing on behalf of an international crime gang backed by Iran. (Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH via Reuters Connect)
October 16, 2026, 6:28 pm
Norwegian teen sentenced to 20 years for plotting UK murder tied to Iran-linked gang
Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, convicted of conspiracy to carry out contract killing of an unknown target for $28,000; he was arrested with two guns and ammunition
By AP and Reuters
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House during an event for first responders, October 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
October 16, 2026, 10:48 am
Trump when asked whether he trusts Netanyahu: ‘In politics I don’t trust anybody’
US president says Israeli officials want him him to be involved in Netanyahu’s reelection campaign; says US won’t nuke Iran as he considers dropping ‘Mother of All Bombs’
By ToI Staff
Supporters of the Houthi authorities brandish their weapons during a protest against Saudi intervention in Yemen, in Sanaa, on October 9, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS/AFP)
October 15, 2026, 9:26 pm
How the Houthis are helping Iran turn Saudi Arabia into a pressure point
Iran-backed group relies on Tehran’s financial and military support and seeks to press Riyadh into concessions on Yemen; analyst warns the conflict could widen into a Gulf war
By Samia Nakhoul
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