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Ben-Gvir cancels US trip citing 'difficulties' in obtaining travel visa - report

The difficulties were reportedly related to the requirement to provide fingerprints to obtain a US visa, Channel 13's Suleiman Maswadeh reported. 

NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir leads Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset, on Monday.
Illustrative image of a Mossad agent standing in front of Mossad vs Iran concept flags on a wall with a crack.

IDF, Mossad largely oppose Iran nuclear deal, favor continued sanctions against Tehran

An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on May 16. Negotiations between the US and Iran over opening this critical waterway have largely stalled.

US, Iran deal alarms Iranian dissidents while Israel vows to stay in Lebanon

US President Donald Trump listens as he meets French President Emmanuel Macron for a bilateral meeting at Hotel Royal Evian on June 15 in Évian-les-Bains, France.

Trump says Strait of Homuz to be 'completely opened' on Friday, already 'partially opened'


Scouring Strait of Hormuz for mines could take weeks, delaying return to normal shipping

That could potentially hold up tens of millions of barrels of oil, in addition to the oil supply from the Gulf already blocked since the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.

Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili is pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, May 2, 2026.

Netanyahu 'needs Trump,' won't give up on US support so easily, fmr. comms. advisor says

He argued that Netanyahu is currently in an uncomfortable political position, having been "humiliated" with the announcement of the deal, adding that there is no news about Lebanon.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embrace as they walk into Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.

'We are all shocked’ by deal, worry that regime will feel it ‘won,' Iranian source tells 'Post'

Iranian source: 'We are all shocked...They can’t believe they made the deal' • Concern that Islamic regime and its proxies see US deal as a victory, source stresses

An anti-Iranian regime protester holds an Iranian flags before the 1979 revolution with the Lion and Sun emblem at a protest, outside the Iranian Embassy in central London on March 20, 2026.

What if US-Iran deal is too good to be true? Potential options for Middle East's future - analysis

The US and Iran appear poised to agree on a path forward toward some kind of deal. It is not entirely clear what is being agreed upon or what may emerge in the coming days.

US and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026.

White House UFC fights honoring US's 250th concentrate Trump's sporting, political, economic power

Within minutes of strolling to his seat ringside, while the Marine Corps band blasted a live rendition of AC/DC's "Thunderstruck," Trump was posting details about the Iran deal on social media.

Fireworks go off as America's Justin Gaethje celebrates after defeating Ilia Topuria during "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, in the early morning hours of June 15, 2026.

Trump says Netanyahu is 'a very difficult guy,' almost derailed US-Iran agreement - report

The memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington was announced on Sunday and will be signed on Friday in Switzerland. 

 U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

Trump announces US-Iran peace deal has been completed, Strait of Hormuz to reopen

“Both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon,” Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated in a post on X/Twitter.

A woman holds an Iranian flag near an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 25, 2026.

Israel needs more than military force alone to counter Iran and its proxies - opinion

Following the loss of Syria, the regime is making every effort to project control and coordination with its remaining proxies: Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and Shi’ite militias in Iraq

An illustrative image of an Israeli flag on top of a map of the Levant region of the Middle East.

Iran will never have a nuclear weapon under US deal, Hegseth says

"What I would say the president has been most clear about is that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon - never, full stop," Hegseth said.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump's FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 30, 2026.

Iran deal's final draft includes ban on producing, acquiring nuclear weapons, official confirms

The final draft of the deal also calls for the US to waive all oil sanctions on Iran and lift its blockade on Iranian ports, and for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

A symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026.