The Israel Defense Forces have in recent weeks been instructed to prepare for the possibility that the U.S. will conduct a military strike against Iran before President Trump leaves office,...
Israel is drafting a strategy for engaging with the incoming Biden administration on Iran, two Israeli officials tell me.
Four more years of President Trump would almost certainly kill the Iran nuclear deal — but the election of Joe Biden wouldn’t necessarily save it.
The White House hosted a secret trilateral meeting in December between the U.S., Israel and the UAE on coordination against Iran, Israeli and U.S. officials tell Axios. Why it matters: The...
In mid-2013, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a proposal from the Sultanate of Oman to mediate a back channel between Israel and Iran, believing it would legitimize the secret U.S.-Iran...
A U.S. exit from Iraq could ultimately be one of the most consequential results of the escalation in U.S.-Iran tensions, because it would significantly hamper the fight against ISIS and...
Muslim minorities from China to India and beyond are facing discrimination, mass internment, and even extermination at the hands of their own governments. Why it matters: The global trend is rooted...
The White House approached several Arab states to encourage them to reach non-belligerence agreements with Israel, according to Israeli, Arab and U.S. sources. Why it matters: One of the Trump administration’s...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted on charges relating to corruption and bribery on Thursday, according to multiple reports in the Israeli and international press. The official announcement...
Salih is stuck between the U.S. and Iran, as he considers both countries to be Iraq’s allies. When it was put to Salih that he might have to pick a...
The US still backs Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, even though Congress voted to end that support. Rep. Khanna is pushing Dem leaders to turn to the Supreme Court to...
The Trump administration plans to target a new sector of the Iranian economy with significant new sanctions this week.
In a closed-door meeting with Iranian-American community leaders last Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Trump administration is "not going to do a...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that if Israel does not limit its ties with China, the U.S. could reduce intelligence sharing and security cooperation.
This step is both symbolic and significant. The change in language in the report is not a recognition of Israeli sovereignty, but is a clear signal in that direction.
If Israel didn’t reject the Russian proposal, it might have been able to ensure that any U.S. decision to pull out of Syria would be part of a deal on...
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said in a closed hearing on Monday that Russia recently proposed to Israel and the U.S. that Iran be granted relief from some U.S. sanctions in...
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