A classified intelligence assessment completed just days before the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran warns that even a sweeping U.S. military assault would be unlikely to topple the country’s entrenched ruling establishment. The report, produced by the National Intelligence Council, concluded that Iran’s clerical and military institutions are structured to preserve […]
Jewish chef Eitan Bernath has set a Guinness world record for making the largest batch of matzah ball soup. It weighed in at 1,356 pounds, and included 847 matzah balls.
Lynette Pino watched in February as news about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie seemed endless. But she decided she didn’t want to get consumed by it. Pino has something in common with NBC “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie’s family: Her son, Darian Nevayaktewa, remains missing, too, nearly 18 years after leaving home before a new school year to see his […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently attended Friday prayers at a Queens mosque affiliated with the Al-Khoei Foundation, an institution whose website prominently features a message mourning the death of Iran’s late supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. Mamdani described the visit in a Facebook post reflecting on Ramadan gatherings he attended across the city. “As […]
According to reports, a bomb threat prompted the evacuation of parts of Kansas City International Airport, with an ongoing ground stop in place as police and bomb-sniffing dogs search the concourses and terminals. Airport officials say police are working with the FBI to assess and substantiate any potential threat.
Authorities in Azerbaijan said Friday they had thwarted a series of Iranian-backed terror plots targeting Jewish and Israeli sites in the capital, including the Embassy of Israel in Baku, a shul, and prominent Jewish community figures. In a video statement, Azerbaijan’s State Security Service of Azerbaijan said it had “prevented terrorist acts and intelligence operations” […]
Cuban officials said they expect to restart a large thermoelectric plant on Saturday after it shut down earlier in the week, sparking a massive blackout. Felix Estrada Rodríguez, a top engineer at Cuba’s Electric Union, told state-owned Canal Caribe that the Antonio Guiteras plant should be operating by Saturday afternoon. Crews have repaired a broken […]
Footage from Khorramabad, Iran, shows the aftermath of reported U.S.–Israeli airstrikes, which according to local reports targeted a Basij base in the area.
The IDF says it eliminated a Hezbollah terrorist cell in southern Lebanon, adding that weapons, communication equipment, and ammunition were discovered in the compound where the terrorists were based.
Israel is boosting security for its citizens and diplomatic missions around the world amid growing concerns about Iranian-backed attacks amid the U.S.–Israeli military campaign against Iran. The Shin Bet and Israeli Foreign Ministry say they have increased the operational readiness of security teams protecting Israeli targets abroad in response to what officials described as “concrete […]
Israeli President Yitzchak Herzog seen outside the home of Rav Dovid Abuchatzeira shlit”a, following a private meeting. Details from the encounter have not yet been revealed.
