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Can Netanyahu’s strength-first strategy guide Israel through the new Middle East? - analysis
Prime Minister Netanyahu has been stressing the fact that Israel has to be strong to survive in the Middle East. However, will Israel need to rely solely on strength now to move forward?
Trump says acting spy chief can declassify 2020 election records
US-Iran talks 'going well' Vance claims, Iran's deputy FM says monitoring of MoU discussed - report
Israel needs a counter-subversion strategy - opinion
Harris courting Mamdani, pro-Palestinian activists in effort to win 2028 support - report
According to an Axios report, Harris may be trying to repair and strengthen her relationships with left-wing members of her party in order to lay the groundwork for a 2028 presidential run.
Iran's past shows regime needs to develop a nuclear weapon to have chance at survival, expert says
According to Zisser, Iran now believes nuclear weapons are essential for regime survival after repeated Israeli and US strikes, while Washington's push for a new deal may reinforce Tehran's strategy.
US threatened to withhold interceptors after clash with Saudi Arabia over Hormuz escorts - report
According to the WSJ, Saudi Arabia refused to allow the United States to use its bases and airspace for the mission. In retaliation, the White House threatened to withhold interception systems.
Doha meeting focused on interim US-Iran deal, Tehran's deputy FM tells state media
US envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner met Qatar's prime minister on Tuesday to lay the groundwork for Wednesday’s technical sessions but are not attending the talks themselves.
Israel detains American citizen over alleged paid missions for Iranian intelligence
Police say suspect photographed sensitive sites in Israel, received tens to hundreds of dollars per assignment; prosecutor’s statement filed.
US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship
The court upheld the blocking of an executive order directing US agencies not to recognize the citizenship of children born in the US if neither parent is a US citizen or legal permanent resident.
Trump called to bomb Iran before Netanyahu did, Harley Lippman says
In conversation with Jerusalem Post Editor-in-chief Zvika Klein, Lippman warned that Israel faces growing diplomatic isolation and must fight both militarily and publicly for its future.
US House to vote on amendment to block $3.3 billion in annual military aid for Israel
Rep. Thomas Massie’s amendment would bar funds in the appropriations bill from being used for Israel and cut annual military financing.
'Crazy' war violated int'l law, did not help Iranians, Council of Europe's Iran rapporteur says
Europe must target Iranian officials more effectively and support democratic opposition groups in exile, Council of Europe rapporteur Max Lucks said.
US, Iran will not hold direct talks, as frozen funds not yet released, Qatar announces
The resumption of the negotiations comes after last week's talks in Switzerland between senior officials on both sides, in what mediators described as a "positive and constructive atmosphere."
