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Israel just quadrupled its PR budget to $730M, experts claim it won’t work

Israel has quadrupled its public diplomacy budget to $730 million, but experts say no amount of PR can reverse damage caused by policy and the war in Gaza.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar holds up a copy of The New York Times as he speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters on in New York City on August 5, 2025.
US President Donald Trump walks toward reporters before answering questions prior to boarding Air Force One on April 10, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Charlottesville, Virginia.

Trump pushes for extended Iran blockade, two IDF soldiers wounded

US President Donald Trump gives a speech during the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn on day two of the State Visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the United States of America, on April 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.

US spy agencies examining how Iran would react to Trump declaring victory

An IDF soldier holds a combined Israeli-American Flag

US-Israel talks to discuss shifting military aid funding to joint defense partnership


Iran says no talks planned with US as American envoys to head to Pakistan

US will not renew Iranian, Russian oil waivers, Bessent tells AP • War justified by Iran’s 'aggression', says top US lawyer • 'Historic peace' underway with Lebanon, says Netanyahu

Commuters wait at a traffic signal beside a digital screen in Islamabad on April 24, 2026.

US soldier charged with making $400,000 on Maduro removal bets

Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a master sergeant with US Army Special Forces, was charged for making wagers on Polymarket based on confidential government information.

Protesters supporting ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hold a banner with his image, outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, in New York City, US, March 26, 2026

One killed, five wounded in shooting at Mall of Louisiana

The attack occured at approximately 2 p.m. near the food court in the mall, city police said. Five suspects are in police custody.

Mall of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; illustrative.

US blockade of Hormuz successful despite media reports suggesting otherwise, maritime expert says

The seven large container ships detected near the Chabahar Port are not a sign that Iran is considering shifting activity to the east of Hormuz, as had initially been theorized.

A satellite image shows the ship movement at the Strait of Hormuz on April 2, 2026.

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi splashed with red substance in Berlin after criticizing ceasefire

Walla reported that Pahlavi was not hurt in the attack, and police arrested the suspect immediately afterward. Walla also said that the police stated that the substance appeared to be tomato juice.

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah and an Iranian opposition figure flashes the victory sign during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) USA 2026 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, in Grapevine, Texas, U.S., March 28, 2026.

Trump calls Chinese shipment to Iran a 'gift,' Israeli technicians charged with espionage

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US President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office, April 18, 2026.

Trump's Op. Economic Fury pressure campaign on Iran expands beyond Hormuz blockade - report

Operation Economic Fury began with the blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz before expanding to ships providing support to the Iranian regime in international waters.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks next to a map showing a blockade line on the Strait of Hormuz, during a briefing on the Iran war at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, April 16, 2026.

Hezbollah fires rockets at northern Israel as Trump hosts Israeli-Lebanese talks at White House

IDF arrests Hezbollah Radwan Force terrorist in southern Lebanon • IAF technicians charged with spying for Iran • Lebanese PM accuses Israel of war crimes

US President Donald Trump gestures during a roundtable focused on tax cuts in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, April 16, 2026.

Critical roles of Eyal Zamir, Dan Caine, Brad Cooper in shaping the Iran war - exclusive

As US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have made the ultimate war decisions regarding Iran, IDF and US military figures have been the next most influential players.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir meets with US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine at the IDF's Kirya headquarters in Tel Aviv, November 1, 2025.

Lebanon to propose extending ceasefire with Israel in next round of Washington talks

Israeli ambassador Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese ambassador Nada Hamadeh Mouawad will return to meet at the US State Department after meeting for the first time last week.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pictured at the Presidential PAlace, Baabda, Lebanon, February 16, 2026.