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US says Iran talks ‘better than ever’; Tehran calls claim a ‘fantasy’
Kushner says US contacts with parts of Iran’s regime are ‘better than ever,’ but the IRGC denies any talks are taking place; Trump says Tehran wants a deal and insists US pressure and the Hormuz blockade have left Iran in ‘big trouble’
Daniel Edelson, New York, Lior Ben Ari | 08.18.26
חליל אל חיה מוחמד דחלאן אבו מאזן
Dahlan emerges as Hamas bridge to Trump administration, rattling Palestinian Authority
Ramallah fears the exiled Fatah rival is helping Hamas gain political legitimacy, access Arab and US channels and build an electoral alternative as the PA weakens
Einav Halabi | 08.17.26
העברת יאיר הורן, שגיא דקל-חן וסשה טרופנוב לצלב האדום
The dangerous farce in El Alamein: why treating Hamas as a partner is a gift to terror
Analysis: While diplomats smile for cameras with Hamas leaders, Israel remembers October 7; no roadmap can turn a death cult into a responsible neighbor
Amine Ayoub | 08.17.26
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, US President Donald Trump
Iran threatens ‘fully offensive’ shift if US fails to ease blockade
Senior Iranian official says Tehran has given Washington weeks to implement the MOU and warns Hormuz and the wider region could face escalation if diplomacy fails
Reuters | 08.17.26
אנדי ברנהאם, סוזי וויילס
UK PM Andy Burnham duped by impostor posing as Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles
Burnham exchanged several texts with someone posing as Susie Wiles before suspicions emerged; reports say no important information was shared
ynet | 08.17.26
היעלמות נעדר נעדרת נעדרים אילוס אילוסטרציה
Want to start over? What Mali and Liel could learn from America’s right to disappear
In the US, if police find a missing adult safe and determine they left voluntarily, they generally cannot disclose their location to relatives, giving adults considerable freedom to cut ties and start over
Tzippy Shmilovitz, New York | 08.17.26
טראמפ עם הצו
'An elegant way to kill routine vaccination': Israeli experts warn of Trump vaccine overhaul
Trump's executive order seeks to split the MMR vaccine into three shots and scale back the US childhood vaccination schedule; Israeli health experts warn it could lower vaccination rates, revive diseases like measles and influence policy in Israel
Or Hadar | 08.17.26
Fluent in Farsi, trusted by Trump: The 'secret mediator' between US and Iran
Axios identifies Iraqi Kurdish leader Nechirvan Barzani as a secret US-Iran intermediary who relayed messages from a Revolutionary Guards general to the White House; Brett McGurk called him a 'pragmatic problem-solver'
ynet | 08.16.26
ארה"ב אימאן עבד אל האדי אחותו של עבדול א סייד אל סייד מועמד סנאט מישיגן
Abdul El-Sayed’s sister praised Oct. 7, rebuked Sanders for condemning Hamas
Eman Abdelhadi, half-sister of Michigan’s progressive Democratic Senate nominee, posted an Oct. 7 anniversary ‘blessing,’ criticized Bernie Sanders on the day of the Hamas attack and has denounced July 4 and Thanksgiving
ynet | 08.16.26
נטלי הארפ והנשיא טראמפ
‘She’ll never leave me’: The aide at the center of Trump’s inner circle
Natalie Harp, 34, attends Oval Office meetings, posts from Trump’s accounts and carries a portable printer for his favorite stories; the intensely loyal aide reportedly wrote ‘You are all that matters to me,’ while Trump said, ‘She’ll never leave me’
Tzippy Shmilovitz, New York | 08.16.26
Chinese banks, Dubai exchanges and the ‘shadow fleet’: How US plans to squeeze Iran
Washington is weighing pressure on Chinese lenders, currency exchanges, foreign companies and Iran’s oil network as it seeks unprecedented economic isolation, but analysts warn the measures could drive up oil prices and deepen tensions with Beijing
News Agencies | 08.16.26
אגם הלבה באזור ביקוע געשי של ארטה אלה (Erta Ale) באתיופיה
Earth’s crust off US East Coast cooled far faster than expected
University of Haifa study finds accelerated cooling helped the Atlantic margin sink rapidly and accumulate up to 5 miles of sediment, challenging long-standing geological models
Yogev Israeli | 08.15.26
טראמפ בחתימת הצו
'Iran neither fears threats nor cowers': Tehran defies Trump threat to claim Strait of Hormuz
Tehran says only it will decide whether the strategic waterway stays open or closed after Trump says he may declare it US territory, as Iranian officials warn they will not yield to threats or displays of force
ynet | 08.15.26
מזכיר המדינה של ארה"ב מרקו רוביו לצד שר החוץ של רוסיה סרגיי לברוב ב פסגה בין טראמפ ל פוטין
Russia accuses US of helping Ukraine strike its territory
Russia accuses the US of deeply aiding Ukrainian strikes with intelligence and says it has raised the issue with Washington; Lavrov vowed tougher action against Western arms supplies as Moscow and Kyiv remain without peace talks
Reuters | 08.14.26
טראמפ בחתימת הצו
Trump targets drone imports with tariffs of up to 100%, including from allies
Trump said a Department of Commerce investigation found that drone and drone-component imports threaten US national security, citing the volume and circumstances of imports and the close link between economic welfare and national security
Calcalist | 08.14.26
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