Trump confirmed a "minor attack" on an air defense facility on an Iranian island near the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran rejects the US response to its plan for reopening the strait, while Qatar says negotiations are continuing.
A week after the Knesset election, opposition party leaders agreed to recommend the former chief of the general staff to President Isaac Herzog as the candidate to form a government. Neither bloc has 61 lawmakers.
The US president says he has agreed with Netanyahu to end annual military aid two years before the current agreement expires. Analysts warn that the money may simply move to a different budget line.
While the US president says the US is “getting everything it wants,” Iranian officials describe the American response as unconvincing. Between the statements lie strikes near Qeshm and attacks on tankers.
A new front has opened in southern Yemen in Lahij province. Saudi strikes killed at least 17 people in two days, according to the Houthis, while Riyadh says it thwarted another drone attack on Mecca.
Baghdad is trying to stay out of the war with Iran. The US is threatening sanctions if the militias are not disarmed by the end of June 2027.