This is the Forward’s coverage of the war between Israel and Iran begun in June 2025 over Iran’s aspiration to acquire nuclear weapons.
2025 Israel-Iran war
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Fast Forward Will the US come to Israel’s defense as Iran retaliates for attack?
Israel says it brought down drones sent by Iran Friday morning
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Fast Forward As Israel attacks Iran, Jews around the world open their Psalmbooks
At an Orthodox synagogue in Los Angeles, psalms to 'rally the troops' are added to communal prayer
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Fast Forward Analysis: What to watch for as Israel escalates ‘shadow war’ with Iran
The strike could expose a political divide over Iran within the Trump administration
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News Israel’s strike on Iran: How we got here, what we don’t know and what happens next
In the hours before the strike, some insiders said they thought Israel could be rattling sabers
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Fast Forward Israel on high alert after launching preemptive attack on Iran
President Trump had asked Israel to delay the attack on its largest and best-funded rival; Netanyahu claims Iran had enough enriched uranium for nine atomic bombs
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Fast Forward Israel reportedly is preparing for an imminent Iran strike despite Trump’s prior admonitions
The United States is evacuating some personnel from the Middle East amid Iranian vows to retaliate
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News An Israeli restaurant chain said it closed due to boycotts. Protesters are celebrating.
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Opinion It’s time for the pro-Palestinian movement to make a radical change
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News Should synagogues remove the Israeli flag from bimahs now? How a New York shul made the decision
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Film & TV What the new season of ‘Nobody Wants This’ gets right — and very wrong — about Judaism
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Culture Leonard Bernstein wrote a love song to the White House; now it’s an elegy
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Fast Forward As 1000+ rabbis sign anti-Mamdani letter, others decry mounting ‘red lines’ in Jewish communities
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News Mamdani has created ‘great fear,’ and Jewish voters are ‘more motivated than I have ever seen,’ Cuomo says
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Fast Forward The World War II origins of the White House East Wing, now demolished
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