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A demonstrator carrying the Israeli flag walks past a portrait of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an anti-government protest in front of the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on June 7.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 3, 2025
Netanyahu vows to uproot Hamas as ceasefire proposals are discussed
The Israeli leader had yet to comment on U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Israel had backed a plan for a 60-day truce in its offensive against Hamas.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the entrance of the White House in Washington on April 7.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2025
Trump urges Hamas to accept 'final proposal' for 60-day Gaza ceasefire
In a social media post, U.S. President Donald Trump said his representatives had a "long and productive" meeting with Israeli officials about the war in Gaza.
Palestinian women react amidst the rubble of a school in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City following overnight Israeli strikes.
WORLD
Jul 1, 2025
Israel acknowledges Palestinian civilians harmed at Gaza aid sites
The United Nations says more than 400 Palestinians have been killed while seeking handouts of aid.
Beachgoers wait in an underground bomb shelter after sirens sounded to warn of an incoming Iranian missile attack in Tel Aviv on June 20. Iran has found itself humbled after a ceasefire was declared but retains plenty of capacity to hit back.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2025
Israel emerges stronger from Iran war but risks blowback
Israel building military positions beyond its borders in Syria and Lebanon opened the country to risks of repercussions from regional partners wary of its assertiveness.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the entrance of the White House in Washington in April.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 29, 2025
Trump says 'not going to stand' for Netanyahu's continued prosecution
An Israeli court has rejected Netanyahu's request to postpone testimony in his corruption trial, citing inadequate justification to delay the proceeding.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office on April 7. Without further diplomacy, the Iran-Israel conflict could become an endless, no-win situation.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2025
Trump abandons ‘America First’ for Middle East quagmire
Iran's acceptance of the ceasefire is what in Japanese politics is called a “feigned death” tactic.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement during a visit to the site of the Weizmann Institute of Science, which was hit by an Iranian missile barrage in the central city of Rehovot, Israel, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 25, 2025
Netanyahu sees redemption in Iran war, but Gaza looms large
After months of political turmoil, war and plummeting popularity, Israel's powerful strike on Iran is likely to reframe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's legacy, allies and analysts say.
The Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran scored a tactical win and prompted a tentative ceasefire, but they failed to eliminate the threat posed by Tehran’s nuclear ambitions or shift the long-term strategic calculus.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2025
There is no 'one-and-done' on Iran's nuclear ambitions
Trump still faces tough calls that will decide the future of non-proliferation.
A woman wipes away tears as she walks down a row of displays in Tehran on Monday featuring people killed in Israeli strikes.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 24, 2025
Big questions loom over Trump's announcement of Israel-Iran ceasefire deal
U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of an Israel-Iran ceasefire suggests he may have bombed Tehran’s rulers back to the negotiating table. But will the deal hold?
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shake hands during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday.
WORLD
Jun 23, 2025
Israel hits Iran's Evin prison, says strikes on Tehran are biggest yet
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz made clear that Israel was no longer limiting its attacks and would go after the Tehran government's ability to maintain power.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s support for Israel’s attack on Iran has sparked outrage among MAGA loyalists who see it as a betrayal of his anti-war promises.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2025
Trump's MAGA coalition won't survive a bunker-buster in Iran
As the U.S. president weighs whether to join Israel’s war against Iran, a rift cleaves his own base, not to mention the world.
Israeli air defense systems intercept Iranian missiles over the Israeli city of Tel Aviv early on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 19, 2025
Trump wraps situation room meeting as Iran plan remains mystery
The White House offered few clues about whether Trump had decided to join Israel's offensive aimed at destroying Tehran’s nuclear program.
Israel’s rapid military gains in Iran have exposed deep vulnerabilities in Tehran’s defenses, but they also raise urgent questions about how far Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is willing to go and at what cost.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2025
Success in Iran leaves Israel at a strategic crossroads
In Iran, it’s vital that Netanyahu follow his Hezbollah model if his campaign of military shock and awe doesn’t quickly succeed.
Israeli military vehicles maneuver in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jun 18, 2025
Israeli tanks kill 59 people in Gaza crowd trying to get food aid, medics say
Palestinian medics said at least 59 people were killed and 221 wounded in the incident, at least 20 of them in critical condition.
Smoke billows from an explosion at the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) building in Tehran on Monday after it was struck in an Israeli attack.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2025
Israel and Iran trade blows as air war rages into fifth day
The Israeli military said Tuesday it had killed Iran's top military commander — a close confidant of the country's supreme leader — amid rising fears of a wider conflict.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on April 7. Netanyahu is playing a risky game by launching a war against Iran that may not stop its nuclear program and could trigger a wider conflict beyond Israel’s control.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2025
Netanyahu’s big gamble risks a quicker Iranian bomb
Whether the air strikes can indeed succeed is a very big "if.” It’s more likely that Israel can do no more than delay Iran’s nuclear program.
Rocket trails line the sky above Netanya, Israel, on Friday. Air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem and loud blasts were heard the same day, as the Israeli military said it had detected missiles launched from Iran.
WORLD
Jun 14, 2025
Iran retaliates for Israeli attack with missile strikes
Attacks by Israel and Iran have shown no signs of abating, stoking fears of a broader regional conflagration in the Middle East.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces the launch of a targeted military operation against Iran in a video statement on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2025
After years of waiting, Israel's Netanyahu finally makes his move on Iran
Iran once ridiculed Netanyahu as the boy who cried wolf for his constant warnings about Tehran's nuclear program, and his repeated threats to shut it down.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bill signing ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2025
Trump's 'peacemaker' pledge takes big hit as Israel strikes Iran
U.S. ally Israel struck dozens of Iranian targets in a dramatic attack that analysts say threatens to spiral into an all-out regional war.
Smoke billows from a site targeted in an Israeli strike in Tehran on Friday.
WORLD
Jun 13, 2025
Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear program in major escalation
Explosions were heard across Tehran, Natanz — home to one of Iran’s key nuclear sites — and other cities, according to local and social media.

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