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US President Donald Trump walks to the presidential limousine, known as The Beast, after arriving on Air Force One at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, July 22, 2026, in Marietta, Georgia. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
US announces condition after deal was already signed
Trump says Saudi civilian nuclear pact is conditioned on normalization with Israel
By Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid and Agencies
PM's office credits Iran war with creating climate for deal, says it's a 'historic leap forward' for peace, Saudi source counters: 'Tweets don't overturn signed agreements'
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One, July 22, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
July 23, 2026, 5:17 pm
Trump says he’s considering ordering Iran attack that’s ‘bigger than ever before’
President threatens to strike Iran over Houthi targeting of Saudi ships; several Israeli mayors reopen bomb shelters; PM to convene security meeting; Rubio: Tehran ‘paying price’ for breaking deal; Iran hits Jordan, Kuwait
By Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg, Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
US Vice President JD Vance, right, shakes hands with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, left, next to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, center, as they meet for high-level talks at the Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, near Stansstad, Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
July 23, 2026, 5:10 pm
Pakistan’s US funding push after Iran war role draws skepticism from economists
Islamabad has been a key US-Iran mediator, but experts say it may not have done enough for Washington to grant its sought-after $10 billion exchange stabilization fund
By Ariba Shahid
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pose for a photo during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
July 23, 2026, 12:12 am
Iranian strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Sources say the effectiveness and precision of attacks point to possible Moscow data sharing; analysts believe a strike in Riyadh was carried out using Russian-enhanced drones
By Jonathan Landay, Gram Slattery and Timour Azhari
Backdropped by an LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) tanker, a Yemeni soldier sails in waters north of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in Mokha, Yemen, April 6, 2026 (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
July 22, 2026, 6:49 pm
More ships avoiding Red Sea gateway after fresh Houthi threats, data shows
Ship broker says Yemeni rebels’ announced blockade on Saudi ports ‘has begun to have an overall effect on tanker activity,’ further straining regional shipping amid Hormuz conflict
By Jonathan Saul
Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, July 17, 2026, against the Saudi-led coalition. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
July 20, 2026, 6:37 pm
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis announce maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia
Responding to recent Saudi-led attacks on Houthi-held airport, rebels invoke ‘an eye for an eye,’ vow to match Riyadh’s ‘blockade with a blockade’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog in an interview that aired on the Al Arabiya network on July 16, 2026. (Screenshot/Al Arabiya)
July 17, 2026, 2:36 am
Herzog tells Saudi TV he dreams of peace with Riyadh, ‘heart aches’ for innocent Gazans
In rare interview with state-owned outlet, president says Jerusalem also wants normalization with Syria and Lebanon, and that he respects Trump and Vance’s efforts to curb Iran
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Yemeni soldiers patrol the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen, April 5, 2026 (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
July 14, 2026, 8:32 pm
After blocking Hormuz, Iran signals it could ramp up pressure and shut Red Sea gateway, too
Analysts say Tehran looking at ‘nuclear option’ of ordering Houthis to close Bab el-Mandeb Strait, extending the threat to global trade and energy supplies beyond the Gulf
By Samia Nakhoul
Saudi passengers enter the departure terminal of Abha airport, south of Saudi Arabia, August 22, 2019. (Amr Nabil/AP)
July 14, 2026, 12:56 am
In major escalation, Yemen’s Houthis target Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport
Iran-backed rebels warn airlines against using Saudi airspace as they fire missiles and drones in response to attack on Sanaa International Airport that they blame on Riyadh
By FATMA KHALED
Armed Yemenis rally in solidarity with Lebanon and Iran on the outskirts of the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa on July 2, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
July 4, 2026, 2:48 pm
Yemen’s Houthis threaten Saudi Arabia for allegedly preventing Iranian plane landing
Tehran-backed rebels, who recently concluded a large prisoner exchange with Riyadh-backed Yemeni government, say ‘fingers are on the trigger’ to break ‘Saudi-American siege’
By AFP
US President Donald Trump (left) stands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on his visit to the White House, in Washington, November 18, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
July 1, 2026, 8:19 pm
US reportedly mulls pulling troops from Saudi Arabia as ties sour over Iran war
Riyadh initially refused Washington request to use bases critical to Hormuz ship escort operation, prompting US ire; Riyadh interprets Rubio skipping over Saudi on Gulf tour as snub
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu interviewed on the Channel 14 program "The Patriots" on June 30, 2026. (Screen capture)
July 1, 2026, 3:31 am
Netanyahu: The pursuit of ‘total victory’ against Iran and its proxies ‘never ends’
In first Hebrew media interview of election campaign, PM says full unity not possible but that he seeks to form broad gov’t after election that will include far-right, Haredi parties and continue judicial overhaul
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump stands with Gulf leaders for a group photo during a meeting he attended with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh on May 14, 2025. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
June 15, 2026, 9:34 pm
Gulf states could be left in the lurch and exposed by the US-Iran deal
After being caught in the crossfire of a war they didn’t want, wealthy Arab states are now ‘subjected to what amounts to blackmail’ from both Iran and the US, experts say
By Aya Iskandarani, Callum PATON and Sofiane Alsaar
Illustrative image of now-dead Hamas head Yahya Sinwar at a rally to mark the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), in Gaza City, April 15, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)
June 15, 2026, 11:27 am
Hamas documents show Oct. 7 attack aimed at thwarting Israel-Saudi normalization
Kan reveals minutes from Gaza meetings in run-up to terror onslaught, recording then-chief Sinwar’s decision to launch ‘exceptional action’ to spoil regional rapprochement
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump arrives at the White House , May 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
May 25, 2026, 5:36 pm
Trump says ‘mandatory’ for Muslim nations involved in Iran deal to join Abraham Accords
US president urges Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar to normalize ties with Israel; Saudi source says not without ‘irreversible pathway’ to Palestinian state
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
A Muslim pilgrim drinks water as he walks towards the Grand Mosque during the annual hajj pilgrimage at the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
May 25, 2026, 10:04 am
Hajj pilgrims brave sweltering Mecca heat with ice cream and giant fans
Millions of Muslims from around the world flock to Saudi Arabia’s holy city, though summer scorcher raises heatstroke risk as authorities look to cool down the massive crowds
By Haitham el-Tabei
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