Likud wants free hosting and rides banned for Israelis flying home to vote, a request filed weeks after its own ministry weighed limiting their flights.
US and Saudi Strikes Expose Iraq’s Fragile Grip on Its Militias
US and Saudi jets bombed Popular Mobilization Forces sites in Iraq, striking a militia network Iraqi law still counts as part of Baghdad's own army.
Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Deal Carries a Built-In Pakistan Shortcut
Congress is fighting over Saudi Arabia's uranium enrichment rights, but Riyadh's defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan may already make that fight beside.
Iran Fires Missiles at Jordan Base, US Confirms Interception
CENTCOM says it intercepted Iran's fourth missile strike on a Jordan base in ten days, as Amman still won't publicly confirm hosting the US jets...
Iraq Threatens Retaliation After US and Saudi Strikes on Militias
Iraq's government threatens to respond to joint US-Saudi airstrikes on Iran-backed militias.
Egypt’s Support for Kuwait Against Iran Carries Its Own Price
Al-Sisi condemned Iran's strikes on Kuwait, but Egypt's own workers, remittances and Gulf deposits give Cairo more than solidarity at stake.
Iran’s Missiles Hit US Forces in Jordan Twice in Eleven Days
Iran fired ballistic missiles at a US base in Jordan for the second time in eleven days, leaving a nominally neutral kingdom absorbing a war...
US and Saudi Warplanes Strike Iran-Backed Militias Across Iraq
US and Saudi jets bombed formations inside Iraq's own security forces Wednesday, the clearest sign yet that Baghdad's sovereignty counts for little in the.
Yair Golan’s Democrats Emerge as Israel’s Election Kingmakers
Yair Golan's Democrats are surging in Israeli polls ahead of the Oct. 27 election, positioning the party as kingmaker in a coalition math nobody can...
Iran’s Missile Attack Sends US Tankers Airborne Over Hormuz
Prediction markets and marine insurers are pricing a longer Strait of Hormuz shutdown than oil futures suggest after Iran's July 28 missile attack.
Houthis’ Fourth Strike Hits a Saudi Tanker Tied to SABIC
A missile strike forced Saudi tanker NCC Ghazal to retreat in the Red Sea, the fourth such hit, and one fifth of the ship belongs...
Egypt Presses UN Security Council on Gaza Aid and Hormuz
Egypt pressed the UN Security Council for faster Gaza aid this week, tying its Hormuz warning to a Suez Canal still down $9 billion since...
Israelis Fear Their Own Divisions as Much as Iran’s Bomb
New INSS polling shows Israeli fear of a nuclear Iran climbed after the war, tracking a public verdict that found little to celebrate in the...
House Fights Over Israel Aid While Egypt’s Christians Wait
A House vote on July 15 fought hard over aid to Israel and Jordan, while the resolution naming Egypt's persecuted Coptic Christians sat with eight...
Four Israelis Arrested in Greek Catamaran Cocaine Bust
Greek coast guard officers found cocaine and meth aboard a Lefkada catamaran carrying four Israeli businesspeople.
Fire Near Tehran’s Esteghlal Hotel Reignites Old Sabotage Fears
A fire beside Tehran's Parsian Esteghlal Hotel forced an evacuation Monday, landing amid Iran's fractured US ceasefire and years of unexplained blazes.