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The arena for the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the South Lawn of the White House is photographed in Washington, June 11, 2026. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Israel sends Trump birthday wishes as he turns 80, celebrates with White House cage fight
By AP and ToI Staff
4,000 spectators expected to join US president for showstopping spectacle of UFC cage fights at the White House, but big issues loom as unpopular conflict with Iran drags on
(L) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
June 14, 2026, 10:38 pm
Trump says Netanyahu ‘has no f**king judgment’ after Beirut strike – report
US president says IDF shouldn’t operate anywhere in Lebanon, reportedly leaving Israeli officials ‘stunned,’ as Washington tries to sweet-talk Iran out of retaliating
By Lazar Berman, Nava Freiberg, ToI Staff and Agencies
The arena for the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the South Lawn of the White House is photographed in Washington, June 11, 2026. (Alex Brandon/AP)
June 14, 2026, 4:22 pm
Israel sends Trump birthday wishes as he turns 80, celebrates with White House cage fight
4,000 spectators expected to join US president for showstopping spectacle of UFC cage fights at the White House, but big issues loom as unpopular conflict with Iran drags on
By AP and ToI Staff
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to CBS News, on June 10, 2026. (Screenshot via YouTube)
June 11, 2026, 9:07 am
Vance: Netanyahu has ‘certainly gotten some things wrong’ but he’s a ‘good partner’
US VP stresses Trump wants nuclear deal with Iran, even if Israel opposed; clinching accord could take days to months; ‘when interests diverge, US must pursue its own, unfortunately for Israel’
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
A woman walks past a mural depicting a US aircraft carrier under missile attack in downtown Tehran, Iran,, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
June 11, 2026, 6:41 am
US launches strikes for second straight night in bid to force Iran to agree to deal
Trump hints at further attacks if Iranians reject proposed agreement: ‘We’ll bomb the s**t out of them’; Islamic Republic targets Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain after latest US strikes, threatens to hit vessels traversing Strait of Hormuz
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts a vote for the next state comptroller at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 10, 2026, 9:52 am
Trump says Netanyahu may quit politics, but Likud asserts he will run in elections
‘Does he want to continue?’ muses US president; survey shows majority of Israelis, including in the center-right, don’t want PM to seek another term in vote this fall
By ToI Staff
People walk next to a large billboard depicting US President Donald Trump with the slogan 'The Deliverer,' in Jerusalem, April 19, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 9, 2026, 8:06 pm
Most Israelis no longer think Israel’s security a main concern for Trump, poll finds
Survey says just 29% of Jewish Israelis believe ending war with Iran through a deal is in Israel’s interests, with most doubting it will address missile threat or weaken regime
By Shira Silkoff
US President Donald Trump (right) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a joint press conference at the Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
June 6, 2026, 1:21 pm
Pentagon raises threat assessment of Israeli spying on US to ‘critical’ level — report
Trump envoy Witkoff among key officials being spied on, NYT says; original NBC report vehemently denied by White House, Israeli embassy says story ‘completely false’
By ToI Staff
Left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Right: US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
June 5, 2026, 3:51 pm
Trump’s ‘crazy’ rebuke spotlights rift with Netanyahu, when PM can least afford it
With Iran and Lebanon campaigns in the balance, and months before elections, dressing-down leaves Israelis suspicious that premier has lost control of life-or-death decisions
By Alexander Cornwell, Rami Ayyub and Steve Holland
Screengrab of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with CNBC, June 3, 2026. (CNBC)
June 3, 2026, 8:23 pm
Netanyahu downplays row with Trump, says he and US leader agree on the ‘main things’
PM insists he and Trump have ‘great relationship,’ both agree that Hezbollah must be disarmed; also says Iran ‘playing with fire’ with attacks on Gulf, Israel ‘ready’ for fight
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Yechiel Leiter (far L), Israeli Ambassador to the US, and Nada Hamadeh (far R), Lebanese ambassador to the US, attend a meeting hosted by the United States at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2026. Leading the US delegation are Deputy National Security Adviser Mike Needham (C), State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler (L of Needham), and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (L of Holler). (Kent NISHIMURA / AFP)
June 2, 2026, 11:27 pm
Israel and Lebanon hold talks in DC, as IDF eases safety restrictions in northern Israel
PM said to fear Trump will further restrict Israel’s freedom of action against Hezbollah; at least 4 said killed in strikes on southern Lebanon; reservist, 3 soldiers hurt in drone strike
By Emanuel Fabian, Stav Levaton, ToI Staff and Agencies
US President Donald Trump, right, speaks as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
June 2, 2026, 8:33 am
Trump said to yell at Netanyahu: ‘You’re f**king crazy. You’d be in prison if not for me’
Phone call about Lebanon said to see furious US president ‘steamroll’ PM and accuse him of ingratitude, saying, ‘I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this’; source in PM’s office downplays severity of call
By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Nava Freiberg
US President Donald Trump (right) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a joint press conference at the Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
May 25, 2026, 3:31 pm
Netanyahu admits to aides he has little influence over Trump on Iran — sources
Israel ‘has no maneuver to influence the president right now,’ sources quote those close to premier as saying, amid Israeli wariness of emerging deal; PM’s Office doesn’t comment
By Reuters and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump (right) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leave at the conclusion of a joint press conference at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
May 25, 2026, 9:28 am
Israel began the Iran war as a partner of the US — and is ending it on the sidelines
Netanyahu said the war was meant to halt the Iranian threat and suggested it brought the US and Israel closer than ever. Now Trump has frozen the PM out of talks that may leave that threat intact
By Ben Sales
The US military deploys a THAAD missile defense system in Israel, March 2019. (US Army Europe/File)
May 22, 2026, 2:55 am
US said to fire more interceptors to protect Israel in latest Iran war than Israel did
WaPo report says US fired 300 interceptors, including over half its THAADs, while Israel fired 190; US official says even more would be used if war resumes because Israel has sent some missile defense batteries for maintenance
By ToI Staff
Former US vice president Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event on Proposition 50, November 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
May 22, 2026, 12:53 am
Gaza war and Israel go unmentioned in Democrats’ 2024 election autopsy report
Although report released to CNN is incomplete, Democratic Majority for Israel president says omission proves most Americans, including Democrats, support US-Israel ties
By Agencies
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