The senator, who is close to the president and one of the loudest proponents of the war with Iran, questioned the value of a defense pact with Saudi Arabia and warned Gulf states of "consequences" if they continue to avoid a more active role in the war

Macron visited Cyprus to discuss regional security with the President of Cyprus and the Prime Minister of Greece. Last week, an Iranian-made drone strike hit Britain's Royal Air Force base in Cyprus

While the Lebanese government enjoys public backing but cannot aid the displaced or rebuild, Hezbollah sees a new war with Israel as a last-ditch effort to prevent its disarmament and derail political negotiations between Beirut and Jerusalem

Trump said that Mojtaba Khamenei's appointment as his father's successor was 'unacceptable' as Iran's hard-liners proclaimed their loyalty to their new supreme leader

The Persian Jewish community in Los Angeles, the largest outside of Israel, has been rallying for regime change in Iran, led by Trump and Netanyahu. But it is not a monolith. 'I'm not convinced this war bears any indication of being a humanitarian mission at its core,' says a young member of the community

An Israeli TV reporter went looking for café complacency in Tel Aviv, and found Hila Tov explaining that 'just six months ago we supposedly had a victory that would last forever'

Two of the three ultra-Orthodox parties are expected to support the budget, which must be passed by the end of this month to prevent the government's fall. The parties feel they have no choice but to drop insistence that a bill exempting yeshiva students from military service be enacted first

Despite early victories, Trump still faces mounting challenges – from shaky congressional backing to soaring oil prices and Iran's lingering nuclear threat.