Politically weaker on the domestic front, the leaders of Israel and America are both signalling that a fresh round of hostilities with Iran could be on the table.
As his hopes of a clear-cut victory to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu ebbed away, Israel’s de facto opposition leader, Gadi Eisenkot, had a blunt warning for both his rival and the country’s military and security chiefs.
“I want to speak directly to all the heads of the security establishment and the civil service,” Eisenkot said during his election night speech to supporters.
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PM's caretaker government can legally go to war, though it would likely inflame domestic divisions.
Statement a rare instance of a prominent Jewish political leader taking a strong stand in defence of Arab Israelis
Trump says "status quo" is what Gulf Arab allies want as Iran war hits stalemate and midterms force pivot from threats of attacks to economic pressure
After reports Vance was considering new direct negotiations with a senior Iranian official, the president has decided that time would be better spent fighting another battle – against the Democrats.
President Donald Trump today shifted gears once again in his approach to the war with Iran, writing on social media that the US doesn’t “need a deal” with Tehran and ordering his vice president to turn his focus elsewhere.
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