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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a state ceremony reburying Shimon and Rivka Herzl, the grandparents of Theodor Herzl, on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, August 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
August 17, 2026, 4:14 pm
False Iranian nuke quote spread from Indian Twitter account to Netanyahu speech in 8 hours
Fabricated statement by IRGC chief seeming to confirm Iran’s nuclear ambitions first appeared on Indian account on X, was rapidly cited by Israeli and US leaders, media
By ToI Staff
Vehicles drive past a billboard depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, July 21, 2026. (AP/ Vahid Salemi)
July 26, 2026, 10:22 pm
Senior Iranian source says Tehran will halt attacks as long as US holds its fire
Lull in US strikes said to follow CENTCOM chief’s advice that hitting Hormuz targets now having limited effect; Netanyahu: War will end only when regime falls or is forced to give up nuclear program
By Nava Freiberg, Lazar Berman and Agencies
United States ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, March 11, 2026. (Seth Wenig/AP)
May 12, 2026, 10:48 am
In first official confirmation, US envoys say Israel sent Iron Dome to UAE
Attending Israeli Independence Day event at mission in NY, Ambassador to UN Mike Waltz confirms air defense system was used to defend against Iranian missiles
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Members of the Security Council listen as Ambassador Abdullah Ali Fadhel Al-Saadi of Yemen speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York, on April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
May 5, 2026, 10:01 pm
Draft UN resolution threatens sanctions on Iran unless it opens Strait of Hormuz
Security Council resolution co-sponsored by US, Gulf nations comes amid American effort to escort ships through waterway blocked by Iran; if passed, it could be enforced militarily
By AP and ToI Staff
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon points toward the Iranian delegation during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York on February 28, 2026. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
March 1, 2026, 8:34 am
US, Israel defend strikes on Iran as lawful at heated UN Security Council meeting
Islamic Republic’s ambassador calls death of civilians amid joint attack a crime against humanity; US counterpart trades barbs over regime’s mass killing of protesters last month
By AP and Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump is joined by US military and civilian leaders as they watch a demonstration by special operations soldiers at the Holland Drop Zone on June 10, 2025, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via AFP)
December 11, 2025, 5:10 pm
Trump reportedly plans to tap US general to head International Stabilization Force
According to Israeli official cited by Axios, Mike Waltz told Netanyahu he knows the unnamed general personally and ‘he is a very serious guy’; move means the US intends to lead the force
By Reuters and Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 10, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
December 11, 2025, 3:04 am
Not in time for Christmas: Trump delays Gaza peace board unveiling to early 2026
US officials hoped president could announce transition to 2nd phase of peace plan before end of year, but insistence on having foreign force disarm Hamas is likely deterring potential partners
By Jacob Magid and Noam Lehmann
US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz, (left) meets President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, December 10, 2025. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
December 10, 2025, 9:21 pm
Visiting US envoy Waltz: News ‘upcoming’ on phase 2 of Gaza plan, Hamas ‘has to go’
Source says Washington to unveil key Gaza Board of Peace at month’s end’; Gaza authorities report 3 killed in Jabalia, including 16-year-old; IDF says it shot terror operative
By Nava Freiberg, Noam Lehmann and Emanuel Fabian
View of the road leading to the Allenby Crossing after it was closed by Israeli authorities following last week’s stabbing and shooting attack, September 24, 2025. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
December 9, 2025, 6:14 pm
Allenby Crossing to open for Gaza aid from Jordan for 1st time since September attack
Defense official says Israel and Jordan made ‘security adjustments’ to the crossing, which had been closed to cargo for the Strip after a Jordanian truck driver killed 2 IDF soldiers
By Emanuel Fabian
US President Donald Trump (left) speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset, October 13, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/ Pool via AP)
December 8, 2025, 7:13 pm
Trump to host Netanyahu on December 29 for talks on advancing Gaza plan
PM’s fifth US meeting with president this year to reportedly take place in Florida; his US trip may extend over week; US’s UN envoy Waltz discusses need for ‘stability’ in West Bank with Jordan’s king
By Lazar Berman, Agencies and ToI Staff
Members of the UN Security Council raise their hands to vote in favor of a draft resolution to authorize an International Stabilization Force in Gaza, on November 17, 2025 at UN headquarters in New York City. (Adam Gray/Getty Images/AFP)
November 18, 2025, 7:55 am
UN Security Council endorses Trump broad Gaza peace plan, foreign stabilization force
US garners world support for 20-point proposal, which also references path to Palestinian statehood, but faces uphill battle convincing countries to provide troops to ensure Strip is demilitarized
By Jacob Magid
A family sits outside their damaged home, surrounded by the the rubble of neighboring residences, all devastated in the war in Gaza City, Nov.14, 2025. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)
November 15, 2025, 3:12 pm
US: Failure to back UN resolution based on Trump’s Gaza plan is a vote for Hamas, war
Attempt to ‘re-litigate the past will come with a real human cost,’ says US envoy to UN; vote on Security Council resolution to empower International Stabilization Force set for Monday
By ToI Staff, Jacob Magid and AFP
Christine Toretti, left, nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, listens as former White House National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee nomination hearing on his nomination to be US Representative to the United Nations, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
July 16, 2025, 4:24 am
Trump’s pick for UN ambassador says he’ll work to dismantle UNRWA if confirmed
Ousted White House national security adviser Mike Waltz points to UN’s disproportionate focus on Israel as he blasts ‘pervasive antisemitism’ at international body
By Jacob Magid
National Security Adviser Michael Waltz looks at his phone as he prepares for a TV interview at the White House on May 1, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP)
May 21, 2025, 3:01 pm
Messages from dozens of US officials found in leaked breach of Israel-founded app
Review finds texts from over 60 government employees in hack of TeleMessage public records compliance service after ex-Trump adviser Waltz spotted checking messages via application
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Left to right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a state memorial ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, April 30, 2025. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL); US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz during a television interview at the White House on May 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon); US President Donald Trump waves as he walks from the Oval Office to depart on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, May 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
May 3, 2025, 9:56 pm
Waltz’s coordination with Netanyahu on Iran strike contributed to his firing – report
Washington Post quotes US officials saying that ousted security adviser pushed policy ‘in direction Trump wasn’t comfortable with’; PM’s office denies they had ‘intensive contact’
By ToI Staff
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