Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
- 5h ago
Hezbollah rejects US-brokered Lebanon-Israel ceasefire, calling it a 'roadmap to destruction'
Hezbollah chief Naim Kassim dismissed the Washington-mediated truce as a 'roadmap to destruction,' hours after renewed Israeli strikes and a mortar attack killed a UN peacekeeper in southern Lebanon.
- 6h ago
Israel and Lebanon agree to US-brokered ceasefire, but strikes continue and Hezbollah stays silent
Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a new ceasefire after US-mediated talks, but Israel's defence minister said strikes would continue for now and Hezbollah has yet to comment on the deal.
- 17h ago
Trump confirms he called Netanyahu 'crazy' over Lebanon strikes, as Iran peace talks hang in the balance
The US president acknowledged a tense phone call in which he berated the Israeli prime minister for military action in Lebanon, a campaign that has prompted Iran to threaten suspending nuclear diplomacy.
- 17h ago
Israel and Lebanon agree to implement fragile ceasefire, with Iran warning against attacks on Beirut
Israel and Lebanon have agreed on a path to implement a repeatedly broken ceasefire, while Iran's foreign minister warned that any Israeli strike on Beirut would trigger a full resumption of war.
- 20h ago
Israel and Lebanon agree to US-brokered ceasefire, but strikes continue and Hezbollah stays silent
Israel and Lebanon reached a ceasefire deal in Washington contingent on Hezbollah halting attacks and withdrawing north of the Litani River, but Israeli forces continued strikes in southern Lebanon hours later and the militant group has yet to respond.
- 22h ago
House votes to curb Trump's Iran war powers as four Republicans break ranks, but veto looms
The US House of Representatives passed a war powers resolution ordering the withdrawal of troops from the Iran conflict, marking the first time Congress has approved a measure to restrict the three-month-old military campaign.
- 2d ago
Israel and Hezbollah keep fighting after Trump claims deal, as US-Iran talks hang in balance
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 12 people in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, a day after Donald Trump announced he had brokered a halt to hostilities, exposing a rift between Washington and Benjamin Netanyahu that threatens wider peace talks with Iran.
- 2d ago
Six states hold midterm primaries as California governor race narrows to three-way contest
Voters in California, Iowa, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota cast ballots Tuesday in gubernatorial, Senate, and House primaries that will shape the November midterm battlefield.
- 2d ago
Iran strikes Kuwait airport, killing one, as Trump says ceasefire means 'shooting in a moderate manner'
An Iranian drone and missile attack on Kuwait International Airport killed one person and wounded over 60, drawing regional condemnation and exposing the fragility of the US-Iran truce.
- 2d ago
Israel and Hezbollah trade fire as US-led talks enter fourth round, leaving Lebanese civilians caught between diplomacy and escalation
Israeli and Lebanese envoys met in Washington for a fourth round of direct negotiations on Tuesday, even as Israeli strikes killed at least 13 people in southern Lebanon and Hezbollah attacked Israeli positions, deepening a three-month war that has defied a ceasefire in place since 17 April.
- 2d ago
Trump-brokered Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire falters; Iran halts US talks, oil prices swing
Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah on Monday, but Israeli forces struck southern Lebanon again on Tuesday. Iran suspended direct talks with the U.S. in protest, sending oil prices on a rollercoaster.
- 2d ago
Rubio tells Congress Iran may discuss nuclear deal as Tehran halts peace talks and moves to close Hormuz
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Senate that Iran has agreed to negotiate nuclear issues it previously refused to discuss, even as Tehran announced it was halting peace talks and moving to fully close the Strait of Hormuz.
- 3d ago
Trump explodes at Netanyahu over Beirut strikes: 'You're fucking crazy'
A heated phone call between the US and Israeli leaders on Monday nearly derailed fragile US-Iran negotiations, as Trump reportedly unleashed a torrent of insults to prevent an Israeli attack on Beirut.
- 3d ago
Trump announces Israel-Hezbollah de-escalation as Iran threatens to halt talks and block Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump announced a halt to attacks between Israel and Hezbollah after direct talks with the militant group, while Iran threatened to suspend nuclear negotiations and block the Strait of Hormuz over Israeli actions in Lebanon.
- 3d ago
Iran suspends indirect talks with U.S., threatens to block Bab el-Mandeb Strait as Trump claims ceasefire progress
Tehran announced it is stopping indirect message exchanges with Washington and may expand its maritime blockade to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, while President Trump contradicted the suspension claim and said Israel and Hezbollah agreed to stop fighting.
- 3d ago
Israel's Lebanon Offensive Widens Despite Ceasefire, Iran Halts Talks with US
Israeli forces seized a symbolic castle and ordered evacuations in Beirut's suburbs on Monday, triggering Iran to suspend indirect nuclear talks with Washington.
- 3d ago
Trump-Backed Deal: Hezbollah Accepts Ceasefire as Israel Issues Warnings
President Trump announced Monday that Hezbollah agreed to stop all attacks on Israel through intermediary talks, a breakthrough that came as Israel ordered strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs. The Lebanese embassy confirmed the militant group accepted a mutual cessation, but Prime Minister Netanyahu insisted Israel would attack unless the rockets stopped.
- 3d ago
Iran suspends indirect peace talks with U.S., threatens full Hormuz blockade over Israeli offensive in Lebanon
Tehran has suspended indirect negotiations with Washington and threatened to completely block the Strait of Hormuz, citing Israel's deepening military operations in Lebanon as a violation of the fragile ceasefire.
- 3d ago
Trump says Israel will not send troops to Beirut, Hezbollah agrees to halt fire, but Netanyahu limits the deal
The US president announced that Israel would stop its advance on Beirut and Hezbollah would cease fire, but the Israeli prime minister immediately clarified that military operations in southern Lebanon would continue.
- 4d ago
US and Iran trade strikes across the Persian Gulf as ceasefire talks stall and oil prices surge past $90
American warplanes struck Iranian radar and drone control sites over the weekend, and Tehran retaliated by launching ballistic missiles at U.S. troops in Kuwait, deepening the three-month-old conflict and pushing crude oil above $90 a barrel.
