Assassination

Basij female unit commander assassinated in latest attack targeting Iranian armed forces

Aqila, commander of the Afzal Sisters’ Basij unit in Mehrestan, was reportedly assassinated outside her home in front of her children.

Illustrative: An Iranian woman member of the Basij militia's Ashura battalion takes part in a military parade to mark the national Basij week at a military base of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards in northeastern Tehran on November 25, 2008.
US President Donald Trump points toward supporters at the end of a campaign rally for US Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in Youngstown, Ohio, US, October 12, 2026

Trump says US may have gone 'too far' in killing Iranian leaders, complicating talks

Posters featuring portraits of the late Alireza Tangsiri and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are held by attendees of a funeral procession for IRGC Navy Chief Alireza Tangsiri, alongside other senior naval commanders and their families who were killed in US-Israeli strikes in late March, on April 1, 2026.

Israel assassinated Iran's navy chief over fears he could lead a more dangerous IRGC - exclusive

Coyote in New York.

New documentary 'To Kill a Nazi' details Holocaust survivor's key role in Entebbe rescue


WATCH: IDF strikes in Gaza, killing Hamas Northern Brigade commander, top military financer

Beik had served as commander of the brigade since the elimination of his predecessor, Ahmed Ghandour, and had previously served as the brigade’s military intelligence chief, according to the IDF.

Palestinians inspect a vehicle hit by an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, September 23, 2026.

Hamas official's arrest in Gaza gave Israel intelligence surge to kill top terrorists - exclusive

Three Hamas brigade commanders have been killed since September 11, following the September 2 capture of senior Hamas security official Mu'in al-Arabid in Gaza.

Palestinian firefighters extinguish a fire on a vehicle hit by an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 23, 2026

Two years after Hassan Nasrallah's assassination in Beirut, Hezbollah is still trying to rebuild

Nasrallah believed Israel would not launch a broad war because of what it knew about Hezbollah's capabilities. He believed the deterrence still existed.

Hezbollah supporters hold images of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and Palestinian and other flags at a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon

Iranian plot to assassinate Israeli nuclear scientist results in four convictions

Prosecutors allege that an individual contacted by Iran was told to form a cell to kill a scientist and his family. 

An illustration of an assassin holding a silenced handgun.

New information uncovered on Trump assassination attempt in Butler, says A-G Blanche

The shooter, Thomas Crooks, fired eight shots at Trump with a rifle from a nearby rooftop during his speech at a 2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, before being killed by Secret Service.

A demonstrator holds a sign of Thomas Matthew Crooks outside of a security zone checkpoint by the Fiserv Forum as the RNC continues on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Kurdish group kills Sunni ‘traitor’ working with IRGC, source tells ‘Post’

The alleged IRGC collaborator, Mala Mohammadi Mala Qaderi, was killed by two motorcyclists after they attacked the entrance to Qaderi’s home.

IRGC forces open fire on Iranian protestors.

Remembering Charlie Kirk — One year later

"We should honor his legacy by creating more open dialogue, not less. Debate ideas. Challenge each other. Listen. Speak freely. Reject hate and political violence."

Charlie and Erika Kirk in Jerusalem in March of 2019

Defendant pleads not guilty in Charlie Kirk murder case as judge allows death penalty

Robinson faces seven charges, among them aggravated murder for endangering the lives of others at the event. That count carries the death penalty in Utah.

 Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, US, December 11, 2025.

US 'must commit' to ending Gaza, Lebanon conflicts to reopen Hormuz, Iranian official says

Rezaee also said reports about a potential plot to assassinate US President Donald Trump's youngest son are a lie in the interview.

Iranian military commander Mohsen Rezaee attends the funeral ceremonies for Ali Shamkhani, political advisor to Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, March 14, 2026; illustrative.

FBI arrests Ohio man accused of threatening to kill Rep. Randy Fine, his family

"I cannot wait to take a trip to your lovely home and light the whole place on fire and murder you and your entire family in the middle of the night while you sleep," the man wrote to Fine.

Rep. Randy Fine, the Jewish Republican incumbent in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, won his primary against social media personality Dan Bilzerian on Tuesday. Here, Fine addresses The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, June, 2026.