Middle East
Michael Rigas’s visit will reaffirm the “ironclad” U.S.-Israel relationship, the department said.
Riyadh’s naval buildup, sanctions push and digital warfare campaign signal a strategic recalibration, with major implications for Iran and Israel.
Alona Ben Natan hopes to become the first Israeli to race in Saudi Arabia.
There are no signs yet that Iran has returned to enriching uranium, but it is cleaning up the sites damaged by Israel and reconstructing the infrastructure surrounding its nuclear program.
The charges include “colluding with foreign nations in a state of enmity with Yemen during the 2024-2025 period—namely Saudi Arabia, Britain and the United States—and spying for their interests through officers from those countries and from the Israeli Mossad.”
At least publicly, the deal has been met with silence by Israel and American Jewish organizations.
According to the Financial Times, new documents reveal covert trips by Iranian scientists to Russia seeking laser tech, triggering snapback sanctions amid 2025 nuclear tensions.
“If we can’t prevent the sale, we might as well link it to normalization and get something out of it,” says analyst Yosef Kuperwasser.
The delegation included Defense Minister Israel Katz, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and Shin Bet head David Zini.
Will Washington find a way to preserve the additional edge on which Israeli security policy has relied for decades?
The Iranian-backed terror group is smuggling weapons and rebuilding command ranks.
Thirteen U.N. Security Council members voted for the resolution that calls for an end to cross-border and maritime attacks, with China and Russia abstaining.
