Copies of the Iranian daily newspaper Hamshahri portraying an image of the U.S. president and a headline that reads "Gone with the wind" are displayed at a kiosk in Tehran on June 18, 2026. (Credit: AFP)
“Had we known what the political consequences of this operation would be, it is highly unlikely that we would have embarked on this venture,” an Israeli official told the i24 channel. As matters stand today, the end of the war in Iran has left a lingering sense of dissatisfaction in Israel, which failed to achieve its political objectives there — if not a regime change, then at least the regime’s overthrow.The framework agreement signed on the evening of Wednesday, June 17, by U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian proves to be highly transactional. It completely sidesteps Iran’s ballistic missile program as well as Tehran’s regional network of proxies, while relegating the sensitive nuclear issue to future negotiations. For Trump, the main priority was to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in order to bring down...
“Had we known what the political consequences of this operation would be, it is highly unlikely that we would have embarked on this venture,” an Israeli official told the i24 channel. As matters stand today, the end of the war in Iran has left a lingering sense of dissatisfaction in Israel, which failed to achieve its political objectives there — if not a regime change, then at least the regime’s overthrow.The framework agreement signed on the evening of Wednesday, June 17, by U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian proves to be highly transactional. It completely sidesteps Iran’s ballistic missile program as well as Tehran’s regional network of proxies, while relegating the sensitive nuclear issue to future negotiations. For Trump, the main priority was to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in order to...
'Hezbollah operatives' treated under guard at Safed hospital after capture, Times of Israel reports