Beirut was ready for a political solution, but Israel preferred another war on Hezbollah, as Iran now moves to 'save' Lebanon from Israel and Trump greases the already slippery slope of Israel-U.S. ties
March's US Consumer Price Index is expected to show a sharp increase due to soaring oil prices from the Iran conflict, dampening hopes for a rate cut this year.
Hungarian airline Wizz Air, which throughout the war with Iran had been trying to gain currency with Israeli passengers and operated flights from Egypt, will operate flights to Tel Aviv on April 25. Bluebird Airways will operate daily flights to Athens starting April 12
Despite talk of convergence, the sides remain far apart: Iran is demanding a no-strike guarantee, sanctions relief and control over Hormuz, while the U.S. is pushing zero enrichment, missile limits and cuts to Iran's regional proxy network
U.S.–Iran talks now begin from a version of the 'horrible' Obama-era deal that 'should never have been made,' as Trump put it - an agreement reached without death, destruction and regional destabilization
Five and a half weeks of war with Iran provided Israel with important lessons regarding the limits of its capabilities. Iran has been weakened, but it has also managed to establish a new balance of economic deterrence. It's doubtful that the Israeli government would have pushed for war had it known this would be the result
After the Israeli military said it carried out its largest wave of strikes in Lebanon yet, following the U.S.-Iran truce, and amid conflicting accounts over whether Lebanon is included, Iran's top officials said any agreement must include Lebanon and that Israel's attacks violate the cease-fire
The offshore rig is responsible for close to 40 percent of all natural gas used in Israel, and has been out of commission since the war with Iran broke out six weeks ago
Spain's foreign minister accused Israel of violating international law and the cease-fire during Wednesday's strikes, which killed over 200 people. France and the U.K. said that Lebanon must be included in the agreement with Iran, which also insisted on Lebanon's inclusion
Jerusalem sees major gaps ahead of U.S.–Iran talks in Islamabad but believes Tehran wants to end the war, as Israel signals it will continue strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon
As the U.S. seeks stability and confronts Iran, Israel's expanding military and ideological posture risks placing it on the same destabilizing spectrum it aims to defeat
In the White House, Netanyahu assessed that Iran would be unable to close the Strait of Hormuz and that protests would lead to the regime's fall. Trump's aides dismissed his plans as 'bullshit' and 'farcical,' but didn't stand up to the president
After Trump's cease-fire, the results of the Iran war are bleak for Israel and Netanyahu: the regime endures, hundreds of kilograms of enriched uranium remain, and the missile program is still active. The Hezbollah front in Lebanon continues to rage
IRGC-tied Fars news agency reported that the Iranian cease-fire plan includes an Iranian commitment not to possess nuclear weapons, but that Washington would still recognize Iran's right to enrich uranium. According to Reuters, Iran agreed that the talks would last no more than 15 days
It remains unclear whether Iran will give up its enriched uranium or abandon its ballistic missile program, which Netanyahu has called an existential threat. On Lebanon, conflicting messages emerged, with Jerusalem saying the cease-fire does not apply
Trump told Fox News that Iran and the U.S. were in 'heated negotiations' just hours before his 8 P.M. EST deadline for Iran expired, conditioning a halt on strikes against Iran's power infrastructure with Tehran opening the Strait of Hormuz
Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris had been held by Iran since 2022 on spying charges, which France dismissed as unfounded. The pair were released from Evin Prison in November and have since remained at the French embassy
A gag order has been placed on the identities of the suspects and details of the investigation. In a separate case, police and the Shin Bet security service said that a 21-year-old Jerusalem resident is also suspected of spying for Iran
According to Reuters, Iran barred two Qatari tankers from entering the strait, even though their passage had been approved through Pakistani mediation. On Saturday, Israel killed at least five people in airstrikes targeting a major petrochemical complex in southwestern Iran, state media said
While the Israel-U.S. coalition is at war with Iran, the future of Gaza remains unclear. 'If there was some degree of international pressure before the war with Iran, now no one is paying attention and Israel is continuing on its course'