Israel Iran War

"The difference between us is not in how we understand the threat, but in our priorities: for us, Iran is an existential threat; for the United States, it is a chronic regional challenge."

Israel shares common interests with many Gulf states – above all, the need to confront the “Iranian octopus.” 

If our strategy is dictated in Washington and our deterrence is bargained away to serve someone else’s deal, then we owe our children an answer before we send them to the front.

The Senate voted 50-48 in favor of the concurrent resolution, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month, reflecting growing concern about the unpopular conflict.

"Israel-UAE relations have reached a new peak," Israel's Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Yossi Shelley, told The Jerusalem Post in an exclusive interview.

The United States has not confirmed the number of mines laid by Iran, though a Whitehouse official confirmed to CNBC earlier this month that more than 40 minelaying vessels had been destroyed.

A war that began with direct Israeli stakes is now being concluded through a framework shaped largely by Washington, Tehran, and Islamabad.

Maj. Gen. (res.) Eliezer Marom also addressed the progress of Iran's nuclear program and expressed deep skepticism about the reliability of international understandings. 

The group's political rivals are questioning Iran's actual ability to enforce an "Israeli withdrawal."

According to two sources familiar with the discussion, ministers were told that Iran's economy had deteriorated sharply under the US-led naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.