Michael Waltz’s demotion is a flashpoint in the MAGA civil war over foreign policy. Jeet Heer In Donald Trump’s Washington, where chaos and ever-tightening authoritarianism are the order of the day, you have to take your good news where you can find it: The firing last Thursday of the ultra-hawkish national security adviser Michael Waltz was as close to unmitigated good news as one can reasonably hope for at the present moment.

The Washington Post reported that Donald Trump soured on Waltz over Waltz's support for an Israeli attack on Iran.

When the U.S. and Iran met for nuclear talks a decade ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed against an emerging deal from the world’s most public stages, including in a fiery speech to Congress seen as a direct challenge to the Obama administration as it was wrapping up the talks.

For Netanyahu, the redline remains ... “You never want to have daylight with the United States if you can afford not to have daylight,” Dermer said, evoking memories of a 2009 meeting Obama had with Jewish leaders in which the then-president reportedly ...

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of interfering in US affairs. Araghchi warned against any attacks on Iran. He cited US support for Israel in Gaza and Yemen.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday, declared that the country’s military will intensify its operations in Gaza “with full force” in the coming days, signaling a major escalation in the conflict despite ongoing ceasefire negotiations and the recent release of a United States-Israeli hostage,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to travel to Azerbaijan, marking his first visit to a Muslim country since the start of the war against Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.

Washington Post quotes US officials saying that ousted security adviser pushed policy 'in direction Trump wasn't comfortable with'; PM's office denies they had 'intensive contact' The post Waltz’s coordination with Netanyahu on Iran strike contributed to his firing – report appeared first on The Times of Israel.

The White House has called Trump’s visit a “historic return to the Middle East” but Israel is once again not on the itinerary.