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Israel’s ‘campaign between the wars’ against Iran hurts US Ties
How strategy to contain Iran and its allies risks further straining ties with US
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Al Arabiya English
· Jun 25, 2026
Israel Katz says ‘Economic Campaign’ Key Issue Against Iran
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz says the “economic campaign against Iran” is a key issue for Israeli security, as US-Iran diplomacy ramps up to reach a final settlement to end the Middle East war.
The Cradle
· Jun 25, 2026
Saudi Arabia to host Gulf–Iran 'reconciliation summit'
Persian Gulf relations were heavily strained by the US-Israeli war on Iran, which engulfed all of West Asia
Off The Press
· Jul 7, 2026
Netanyahu Says Iran ‘Was on the Verge’ of Building a Nuke
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Newsmax Tuesday that the war Israel and the United States are involved with against Iran happened in part because Iran was “on the verge of making nuclear weapons.” Netanyahu told “The Record With Greta Van Susteren” that the timing was close. “We pushed that immediate threat away. We destroyed []...Click to read more
Sada Elbalad
· Jun 27, 2026
Netanyahu: Understandings with Lebanon Mark a Strategic Shift & Shatter Iran’s Axis
Israeli Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized that the recent understandings with Beirut represent a strategic shift in the regional conflict, stating: We are shattering Iran's terror axis, and we are also shattering its political axis in the region.
Arutz Sheva
· Jun 21, 2026
Netanyahu responds to Trump: 'What would the US do?'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells JNS International Policy Summit that Israel shattered Iran’s terror axis, changed its security doctrine, and will continue fighting antisemitism worldwide.
Haaretz
· Jul 2, 2026
The Iran War has become Israel's Icarus Moment
The Iran War has become Israel's Icarus Moment
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Related coverage for "Israel’s ‘campaign between the wars’ against Iran hurts US Ties": Al Arabiya English — Israel Katz says ‘Economic Campaign’ Key Issue Against Iran. The Cradle — Saudi Arabia to host Gulf–Iran 'reconciliation summit'. Off The Press — Netanyahu Says Iran ‘Was on the Verge’ of Building a Nuke. Sada Elbalad — Netanyahu: Understandings with Lebanon Mark a Strategic Shift & Shatter Iran’s Axis. Arutz Sheva — Netanyahu responds to Trump: 'What would the US do?'. Haaretz — The Iran War has become Israel's Icarus Moment