Donald Trump‘All the Jews are sick of you’: Details of explosive Trump-Netanyahu call revealedA new book claims that the US president berated his Israeli counterpart amid fraught attempts to agree a ceasefire in GazaBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
By Dominic GreenWhy the ‘Carlsonese’-speaking JD Vance is trashing Israel to defend the Iran dealThe Vice President set up more straw men than an Idaho potato field and it worked: instead of scrutinising the dismal agreement, supporters of the Jewish state were left rebutting his scapegoating of America’s closest ally3 min read
IranIran demands ships apply to use Strait of Hormuz and hints at future tollsUS President Trump had previously insisted that the Strait would be reopened to traffic, saying: ‘Let the oil flow’By JC Reporter4 min read
IranUS-Iran talks cancelled as Vance postpones Switzerland tripTehran also suspended its participation in the negotiations amid continuing conflict in LebanonBy JC Reporter2 min read
By Jake Wallis SimonsTrump’s Iran deal has led Israel and the US to the very brink of disasterBy committing to withdraw all troops and lift sanctions in return for little more than a promise not to pursue nukes, the US president has emboldened the West’s enemies and set the stage for future confrontations3 min read
By Emanuele OttolenghiTrump’s Iran deal is like offering Nazi Germany a Marshall Plan in 1944As a candidate, he accurately dissected the disastrous nuclear deal the Obama administration had negotiated with Tehran. As a president, he has just done infinitely worse4 min read
IranPeace deal depends on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, says Iranian foreign ministerNeither Israel nor Hezbollah have signed up to the agreement and both continue to trade strikes along the Lebanese borderBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
By Jonathan SpyerWhy the emerging US-Iran deal is bad news for IsraelThe reported agreement appears to restore much of the pre-war status quo, leave Iran's missile programme and proxy network untouched, and potentially tie Jerusalem's hands in Lebanon3 min read||June 15, 2026 10:38
Trump calls off Iran strikes claiming peace deal approvedIranian media denies that any agreement has been reachedBy Jessica Russack-Hoffman1 min read||June 12, 2026 11:25
US will ‘take Kharg Island’ in ‘not too distant future’, Trump claimsThe island, which sits in the Strait of Hormuz, is home to the lion’s share of Iran’s oil processing infrastructureBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||June 11, 2026 14:28
Likud confirms Netanyahu will run for re-election after Trump voices doubtsIsraelis must head to the polls by October 27, with a tight race expected between the incumbent prime minister and the joint ticket of his predecessors, Naftali Bennett and Yair LapidBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||June 11, 2026 11:48
By Dominic GreenLessons from history that tell us this Iran campaign isn’t over yetTrump keeps saying a deal is imminent, but the shooting continues. This is how wars are fought in the Middle East and America has adapted how it fights. War proceeds by negotiation as well as force, and always by deception4 min read||June 10, 2026 12:38
US foreign aid watchdog finds more than 100 UNRWA employees linked to Hamas and October 7USAid inspector general recommends blacklisting current and former agency staffers, including school teachers and medical professionals, from humanitarian programmesBy Mike Wagenheim 1 min read||June 10, 2026 11:16
Netanyahu warns Israel may have to face Iran without US backingThe IDF’s chief of staff reportedly told ministers that ‘almost every [peace] agreement is a bad agreement’By Melanie Swan1 min read||June 10, 2026 10:45
Only ‘ignorance or stupidity’ will prevent Iran peace deal, claims TrumpThe US president has been openly critical of Benjamin Netanyahu in recent days, insisting that Jerusalem will have ‘no choice’ but to accept a ceasefire with the Islamic RepublicBy Mark Wood2 min read||June 8, 2026 13:48
Trump ‘called Netanyahu f****** crazy’ in call ahead of Hezbollah ceasefire claimThe account of the call given to the press by US officials has been disputed by a member of the prime minister’s team1 min read||June 2, 2026 13:13