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NYT: Netanyahu shelved April 2024 Gaza truce after Smotrich threat to government
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ToI Staff
Prime minister also derailed Biden’s Saudi normalization initiative due to similar threat by Ben Gvir to bring down government as result of ‘reckless deal,’ according to NYT exposé
July 11, 2025, 11:10 pm
French-Saudi UN confab on two-state solution said rescheduled for July 28-29
Conference originally scheduled for mid-June was postponed due to Israel-Iran war; Jerusalem slams proposed recognition of Palestinian state as rewarding Oct. 7
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July 11, 2025, 9:28 pm
NYT: Netanyahu shelved April 2024 Gaza truce after Smotrich threat to government
Prime minister also derailed Biden’s Saudi normalization initiative due to similar threat by Ben Gvir to bring down government as result of ‘reckless deal,’ according to NYT exposé
By
ToI Staff
July 4, 2025, 10:09 pm
Asked about normalization with Israel, Saudi FM says Gaza ceasefire takes priority
Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud says truce would be ‘prelude’ to Palestinian stateheood; Trump said to meet secretly with Saudi defense minister to discuss normalization, Iran
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ToI Staff
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Reuters
June 16, 2025, 9:55 pm
Iran said to seek ceasefire via Gulf states as Trump urges deal ‘before it’s too late’
Tehran reportedly offers flexibility in nuclear talks if attacks halted, though Israel signals campaign will continue; Oman drafts proposal for limited enrichment freeze
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Nava Freiberg
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Lazar Berman
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Reuters
June 7, 2025, 4:00 pm
Lebanon seeks to lure back wealthy Gulf tourists to jumpstart war-torn economy
Beirut officials hope Saudi Arabia follows UAE, Kuwait in lifting years-long ban on travel; new leaders say they aim to disarm Hezbollah and revive pre-1975 golden era
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AP
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ToI Staff
June 3, 2025, 9:26 pm
Saudi official says Israel harmed normalization by blocking West Bank visit – report
Source within the Saudi royal family said to accuse Netanyahu of protecting his own interests at expense of forging ties: ‘He doesn’t want peace, he only wants to make problems’
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ToI Staff
May 30, 2025, 12:02 pm
Saudis warned Iran to reach agreement with US or risk war with Israel – Gulf sources
Saudi prince told Tehran the region can’t bear more escalation; response was that Iran wants nuke deal but won’t end enrichment; WSJ says US prepping ‘term sheet’ that includes enrichment ban
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Reuters
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ToI Staff
May 26, 2025, 2:39 am
Trump’s huge Saudi arms deal may be limited by US pledge to preserve Israel’s military edge
As Riyadh eyes advanced weaponry, Washington’s commitment to Israel’s defense supremacy means coveted F-35 fighter jets likely won’t be part of $142 billion in potential sales
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Stav Levaton
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Agencies
May 20, 2025, 11:25 pm
What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: What did Trump mean when he said…
To understand the US vision for the Mideast, ToI’s senior analyst takes a deep look at President Donald Trump’s address to the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh on May 13
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Amanda Borschel-Dan
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Haviv Rettig Gur
May 17, 2025, 1:10 am
UN conference on two-state solution to Israel-Palestinian conflict set for June
Diplomat in Paris says the confab, jointly sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia, should lead to more nations joining the 150 that have already recognized Palestinian statehood
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AFP
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ToI Staff
May 16, 2025, 12:20 pm
Trump’s Middle East trip goes big on deals and diplomacy, but small on human rights
President told Saudi investment forum US will no longer give Arab states ‘lectures on how to live’; human-rights activists fear implications of that new approach
By
Ellen Knickmeyer
May 15, 2025, 3:17 pm
Daily Briefing May 15: Day 587 – Trump embraces his ‘strongest’ Mideast partner. It’s not Israel
Editor David Horovitz on the US president’s deal-making trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE; his meet-up with the new Syrian leader and the current status of Gaza ceasefire talks
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Amanda Borschel-Dan
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David Horovitz
May 14, 2025, 6:18 pm
Trump’s Mideast visit comes as his family deepens business, crypto ties in region
President’s regional trip comes after sons forged plans for Trump Tower in Dubai, a deal for a luxury golf resort in Qatar and two new real estate projects in Riyadh
By
Will Weissert
May 14, 2025, 3:44 pm
Trump tells Gulf leaders Iran must end support of proxies under nuclear deal
Tehran ‘must stop sponsoring terror, halt its bloody proxy wars,’ US president says at Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Riyadh; Iran’s FM calls remarks ‘deceitful’
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AP
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ToI Staff
May 14, 2025, 10:34 am
British banking analyst sentenced to decade in Saudi prison, apparently over tweet
Family says Ahmed al-Doush, who has been held since August, was targeted over ties to exiled Saudi critic amid crackdown on online dissent
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