Tel Aviv, having designed years of intelligence and sabotage operations precisely to drag the United States into a full-scale confrontation with its long-standing adversary, now perceives a golden opportunity to neuter Iran and is pushing for a rapid and decisive operation.
Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
In Lebanon, Israel's attempt to impose a large security zone risks weakening a Lebanese government that has never been more supportive of moving toward disarming Hezbollah and achieving a durable settlement with Tel Aviv.
FRS
Should a reckless Iranian leadership launch a nuclear strike on Tel Aviv, Israel would surely respond with equivalent force.
Eurasia Review
Tel Aviv and Washington must stop their reckless attacks on nuclear infrastructure facilities, which create real risks of a radiological and environmental disaster on a regional scale.
The Washington Institute
United Airlines says it has suspended its flights to Tel Aviv for the foreseeable future and plans to resume them when it is safe for its customers and crew.
The Times of Israel
Tehran attacked an oil refinery in Kuwait on Friday even as Tel Aviv vowed to avoid further attacks on Iran's South Pars gasfield, a day after an Iranian retaliatory strike on Qatar caused damage that could cripple natural gas supplies for multiple years.
Economic Times
While the US intelligence community, the IAEA, the Pentagon, and Tehran all say Iran is not developing nuclear weapons, the incoming Trump administration and Tel Aviv say they are concerned the Islamic Republic will obtain a nuke.
The Automatic Earth
While there is no proof Tehran is trying to make a nuclear weapon, Washington and Tel Aviv are threatening to attack Iran's nuclear energy infrastructure.
The Automatic Earth
The upper chamber will have to consider a path forward on Israel aid after the House approved a stand-alone funding measure for Tel Aviv that does not include support for Ukraine - a key omission that is sparking opposition from members in both parties.
AOL
On a trip to Tel Aviv, the top U.S. diplomat called on Israel not to invade the crowded city of Rafah, in southern Gaza, where nearly 1.5 million displaced Palestinians are sheltering, warning that it risks further isolating Israel around the world and jeopardizing its long-term security.
Washington Post
Extending the scope of war crimes and genocide of the occupying Israeli regime to the Palestinian refugees in Rafah will have severe consequences for Tel Aviv.
The Telegraph
Both countries formalising a U-turn on relations with Israel could trigger a domino effect across the Middle East and North Africa, especially as local populations remain largely averse to rapprochement with Tel Aviv.
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Last updated: 25 June 2026
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