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Peace deal depends on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, says Iranian foreign minister

Neither Israel nor Hezbollah have signed up to the agreement and both continue to trade strikes along the Lebanese border

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a press conference at the Iranian embassy on May 15, 2026 in New Delhi, India (Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House (Image: Getty Images)

By Jonathan Spyer

Why the emerging US-Iran deal is bad news for Israel

3 min read

US President Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on June 5, 2026 (Getty Images)

Iran

Trump calls off Iran strikes claiming peace deal approved

By Jessica Russack-Hoffman

1 min read

US President Trump attends game three of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden on June 8, 2026 (Getty Images)

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US will ‘take Kharg Island’ in ‘not too distant future’, Trump claims

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu outside his office at the Knesset on June 3, 2026 (Flash90)

Israeli Politics

Likud confirms Netanyahu will run for re-election after Trump voices doubts

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists travelling on Air Force One on March 7, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

By Dominic Green

Lessons from history that tell us this Iran campaign isn’t over yet

4 min read

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US foreign aid watchdog finds more than 100 UNRWA employees linked to Hamas and October 7

By Mike Wagenheim

1 min read

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Netanyahu warns Israel may have to face Iran without US backing

The IDF’s chief of staff reportedly told ministers that ‘almost every [peace] agreement is a bad agreement’

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

June 10, 2026 10:45

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony commemorating Yom HaZikaron at the Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on April 21, 2026 (Getty Images)

Only ‘ignorance or stupidity’ will prevent Iran peace deal, claims Trump

The 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 Republic

By Mark Wood

2 min read

June 8, 2026 13:48

Trump ‘called Netanyahu f****** crazy’ in call ahead of Hezbollah ceasefire claim

The account of the call given to the press by US officials has been disputed by a member of the prime minister’s team

1 min read

June 2, 2026 13:13

US President Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu as he arrives at the White House on September 29, 2025 (Getty Images)

How Trump’s negotiations with Iran will decide the political future in Israel

Some say Benjamin Netanyahu has been sidelined by the US – and that could lead to the PM losing his coalition majority in the Knesset when Israel goes to the polls

By Jotam Confino

6 min read

May 29, 2026 11:31

How Trump’s negotiations with Iran will decide the political future in Israel

White House Jewish event ending just before Shabbat a ‘sad oversight’, say invitees

‘It’s a rare misstep from the Trump administration that is usually better about including Orthodox Jews at their events,’ an invitee told JNS

By JC Reporter

1 min read

May 11, 2026 15:57

Exterior view of the White House in Washington DC (Getty Images)

US destroys six Iranian ships during ‘humanitarian mission’ to reopen Strait of Hormuz

An Israeli source told the JC that the IDF is ‘monitoring the situation and on alert’ after Iran fired a flurry of drones and missiles at the UAE

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

May 5, 2026 11:48

Guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney observes a merchant vessel while on patrol enforcing the US blockade against Iran (Centcom)

King Charles ‘agrees’ Iran should not have nuclear weapons, claims Trump

The US president appeared to reveal details of a private conversation with the monarch during a state dinner, seemingly in breach of royal protocol

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

April 29, 2026 10:58

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive with King Charles III and Queen Camilla for a state dinner at the White House on April 28, 2026 (Getty Images)

Trump cancels envoys’ trip to Pakistan after Iranian delegation leaves

US president says Iran offered a better proposal that still falls short minutes after he aborted the planned flight of Witkoff and Kushner to Islamabad

By JC Reporter

1 min read

April 26, 2026 11:21