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US President Donald Trump meets with UFC fighters, May 6, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
May 7, 2026, 10:34 am
Trump reportedly paused Hormuz op after Saudis denied use of airspace; US awaits Iran deal response
Riyadh rejects report as US officials say Gulf states were surprised by Project Freedom, which triggered fears of fresh fighting; top Iranian negotiator mocks US for halting operation
By ToI Staff
A man inspects the wreckage of an Iranian missile that landed near the West Bank village of Marda, March 31, 2026. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)
April 3, 2026, 12:54 pm
US intelligence said to assess around half of Iran’s missile launchers still intact
Israel a ‘team player’ on Iran, ‘will stop when I stop,’ Trump tells Time; report also says president, facing leaks, told Feb. 27 meeting he’d called off op, then phoned key officials to prepare first strikes
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump holds up a fist after disembarking Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, February 27, 2026. (AP/Matt Rourke)
February 28, 2026, 2:05 pm
US-Israel-Iran conflict: Who are the main players?
After weeks of failed diplomacy and a massive military buildup, the US and Israel strike Iran, and the regime fires back — here are the leaders, rivals, and regional players
By AFP and ToI Staff
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks at the Saudi-US Investment Forum at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
February 8, 2026, 1:53 pm
Relax, MBS isn’t aligning with Islamists. He also isn’t normalizing with Israel soon
Recent moves by Saudi Arabia against the UAE and toward Qatar and Turkey, along with a rise in antisemitism in the Saudi press, have alarmed many, but these processes are not new
By Lazar Berman
US President Donald Trump waves as he walks across the South Lawn after arriving on Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC, January 27, 2026, following a trip to Iowa. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
January 28, 2026, 11:20 am
Trump: Time running out as ‘massive armada’ heads to Iran, next strike will be ‘far worse’
Iran’s Araghchi says not in contact with Witkoff, but intermediaries holding consultations; watchdog says 6,126 killed in crackdown, further 17,091 possible deaths under investigation
By Agencies, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference in Jerusalem on January 27, 2026. (Screenshot/GPO)
January 28, 2026, 1:53 am
Netanyahu: If Saudis want deal, we expect them not to align with anti-Israel forces
As MBS cozies up to Turkey and Qatar and turns away from UAE, PM says he is following realignment closely and accuses Riyadh of ‘nurturing all kinds of forces that attack Israel’
By Lazar Berman
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian takes questions from the media at a press briefing in New York, September 26, 2025. (Angelina Katsanis/AP)
January 19, 2026, 1:16 am
Iran’s president warns US attack on supreme leader would mean ‘full-scale war’
Regime hints it may go forward with executing protesters; CEO of Iran’s second-largest telecom company fired for not blocking internet, as shutdown returns after briefly easing
By Agencies and Lazar Berman
Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman waves goodbye while leaving the White House after a meeting in the Oval Office with US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, November 18, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
January 2, 2026, 6:54 am
Best of frenemies: In Yemen, rivalry between Saudi Arabia and UAE bursts into view
Analysts say talk has swirled of rifts on several issues between Saudi Arabia’s MBS and the man once thought of as his mentor, the Emirates’ Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
By Callum PATON
Saudi Arabia's former intelligence minister Prince Turki bin Faisal al-Saud attends the meeting of foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on March 30, 2017. (FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP)
December 22, 2025, 4:49 pm
Ex-Saudi intel chief to ToI: Riyadh will consider normalization when Israel acts normally
In very rare engagement with Israeli media, Prince Turki bin Faisal says kingdom won’t forge ties with Israel without ‘resolution to Palestinian issue entailing two-state solution’
By Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump (right) and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman watch F-35s and F-15s fly over during a welcome ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, November 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)
December 7, 2025, 3:27 pm
Saudi F-35 sale triggers Israeli concern, though military edge may remain intact
Experts say Israel’s air superiority can withstand US sending advanced fighter jets to Riyadh, but worry deal puts normalization on ice and could trigger regional arms race
By Stav Levaton
President Donald Trump talks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
December 2, 2025, 2:23 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 2: Day 788 – PM invited to White House for unprecedented fifth time
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on a potential Netanyahu-Trump meeting in DC, where discussions will presumably focus on stalled Gaza ceasefire and Israel’s relations with Syria
By Jessica Steinberg and Lazar Berman
US President Donald Trump (right) meets with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, November 18, 2025. (Evan Vucci/AP)
December 1, 2025, 2:51 am
As Trump and Saudi prince heat up ties, Israel normalization left out in the cold
MBS notched important gains in Washington, rehabilitating Riyadh after it was sidelined by Israel and Qatar and likely stiffening the kingdom’s price for joining the Abraham Accords
By Lazar Berman
Lazar Berman (courtesy) / US President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, November 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
November 28, 2025, 8:55 am
Lazar Focus: As US and Saudi Arabia shore up ties, is Israel left out?
Following the crown prince’s state visit to the White House, diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman delves into the desert kingdom’s vision for the future and the chances for its realization
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman
Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen speaks at a conference of the Makor Rishon newspaper at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, February 21, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90/ File)
November 27, 2025, 11:32 pm
Ex-Mossad chief says Israeli operatives are active on Iranian soil, ‘not by proxy’
In recordings obtained by Haaretz from closed-door conference, Yossi Cohen suggests Saudi normalization can manage to ‘skip over the Palestinian issue’
By Stav Levaton and Nava Freiberg
US President Donald Trump (right) meets with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, November 18, 2025. (Evan Vucci/AP)
November 26, 2025, 4:03 am
Saudi crown prince’s pushback on Israel normalization reportedly irked Trump
Israeli TV report says US president was ‘disappointed and angry’ after MBS cited domestic opposition to normalizing ties with Jewish state
By Nava Freiberg
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