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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves 10 Downing Street after a meeting with Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, March 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
August 15, 2026, 10:05 am
‘Completely unacceptable’: UK slams Netanyahu for calling it an ‘Islamic republic’
British government says it raised the matter with Jerusalem; Israeli spokesman downplays remark, claims PM was quoting Vance
By AFP and ToI Staff
US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a congressional roundtable on anti-fraud initiatives in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, on August 5, 2026. (Mandel NGAN/AFP)
August 14, 2026, 12:04 pm
Vance: Preventing nuclear Iran is the ‘number two’ US goal, after ensuring cheap oil
Trump cabinet members say US could keep its Hormuz blockade indefinitely, Iran to face ‘never before seen’ economic isolation; Iran demands payment for spill from tanker it apparently hit
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in an episode of an Army Radio podcast released on August 13, 2026. (Screen capture: Army Radio/Youtube)
August 14, 2026, 10:07 am
Netanyahu calls UK an ‘Islamic republic,’ jokes it would be first one with nukes
PM echoes 2024 Vance crack during Army Radio podcast reportedly filmed at studio of a Likud vendor rather than the station’s military base
By ToI Staff
A billboard depicting a fallen Statue of Liberty and crowds carrying Iranian and Shiite flags overlooks Revolution Square as traffic drives by in Tehran, Iran, August 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 8, 2026, 11:40 pm
Tehran issues drastic new demands for deal to reopen Hormuz, says US must ‘correct its behavior’
Washington doesn’t immediately respond to new demands, which include a permanent end to the conflict and withdrawal of American forces from Mideast, ‘complete compensation’ for war damage
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh arrive for the funeral of senator Lindsey Graham at the Washington National Cathedral, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
July 31, 2026, 8:55 am
In DC, Netanyahu showcases diplomatic wins, but they all have expiration dates
PM emerges glowing from meeting with Trump, poses with evangelicals and takes on NYC’s Mamdani; but with US elections looming, Israel may soon face a wake-up call
By Ron Kampeas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office on July 28, 2026. (GPO)
July 30, 2026, 2:12 am
‘An exchange of ideas,’ not an effort at persuasion: Inside Netanyahu’s Oval Office meeting with Trump
Israeli official says PM refrained from advocating for striking Iran, which he did in previous meeting, but won’t wait for a green light if Iran attacks Israel; also insists premier and US president are like a ‘married couple’ who ‘finish each other’s sentences’
By Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while on Air Force One en route to Oakland County International Airport, July 27, 2026, in Waterford Township, Mich. (AP Photo/ Alex Brandon)
July 28, 2026, 5:45 pm
Trump, ahead of meet with Netanyahu: ‘I don’t need Bibi’ for intel on Pickaxe Mountain
US president, in irritated comments before hosting PM, criticizes Netanyahu for ostensibly speaking publicly about activity at the nuclear site; Katz: Israel wants to strike Iran but US holding us back
By Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian and Jacob Magid
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Second Lady Usha Vance and US Vice President JD Vance attend an arrival ceremony for the British King and Queen on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 28, 2026. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP)
July 17, 2026, 10:53 am
Souring on JD Vance, many Jewish Republicans rally behind Marco Rubio for 2028
Prominent GOP figures don’t back a bid by the vice president amid concerns over his invoking conspiracy theories, and silence on right-wing antisemitism and voices like Tucker Carlson
By Joseph Strauss
US bureau chief Jacob Magid appears on the Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
July 16, 2026, 2:26 pm
Daily Briefing July 16: What the latest House vote says about support for Israel
US bureau chief Jacob Magid also reviews lawmaker Ro Khanna’s visit to the West Bank, Vance’s anger over an Israeli PR campaign, Lebanon talks in Rome, latest in Gaza, and PA audit
By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid
US Vice President JD Vance appears on Joe Rogan's podcast on July 15, 2026. (Screen capture via X)
July 16, 2026, 2:01 am
‘Go to hell’: Vance rails at reported Israeli-backed online campaign smearing Iran MOU
In Joe Rogan interview, VP claims some elements within Israeli ‘system’ are ‘beyond a shadow of a doubt manipulating and trying to change American public opinion to keep the war going on indefinitely’
By Jacob Magid
A woman holds a sign reading 'We'll Kill Trump' while waiting in Islamic Revolution Square for the funeral procession of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei beneath a billboard depicting Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. (Altaf Qadri/AP)
July 12, 2026, 8:28 am
Trump suggests standing order to destroy Iran if it kills him, but it’s not that simple
US has no way to create an automatic, preauthorized ‘dead man’s switch’ retaliation; decision on how to respond would fall on his successor, Vice President JD Vance
By Will Weissert
US President Donald Trump, center, talks to UFC head Dana White, left, alongside first lady Melania Trump, during UFC Freedom 250 at the White House, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/Pool Photo via AP)
July 10, 2026, 7:40 pm
8 indicted for US White House cage fight plot last month targeting Trump, Netanyahu
Conspirators allegedly planned to attack mixed martial arts event on White House lawn that Israel’s prime minister did not actually attend
By Luke Tress
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center in northern Jerusalem, July 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 5, 2026, 11:35 pm
Netanyahu rejects Vance’s claim Trump is Israel’s only friend, says ‘many’ seek ties
PM insists he and US president are ‘set on the same goal’ of preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, says Israel will make sure of this, even if US fails at forging deal
By Nava Freiberg
US President Donald Trump greets onlookers after arriving in a Freedom250-themed train ahead of a dedication ceremony for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library on July 01, 2026 in Medora, North Dakota. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP)
July 1, 2026, 10:34 pm
US, Iran wrap up indirect Doha talks as Trump touts progress towards ‘denuclearization’
Tehran says sides agreed on partial release of frozen funds, US officials deny it; Washington reportedly pushing Iran to look at ‘bigger picture,’ not insist on Hormuz control
By Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
July 1, 2026, 8:59 am
Trump weighed return to full war against Iran, but prefers diplomatic efforts – report
White House official says deconfliction channel including IRGC, US military has been used by both sides; Tehran’s chief negotiator: Iran prioritizes diplomacy but is ready for war
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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