Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsAs Washington weighs a Pakistan-brokered cease-fire and renewed nuclear talks, Israeli officials fear Trump is sidelining Netanyahu after a war that lasted longer – and cost more politically and economically – than the White House expectedShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe06:02 AM • May 24 2026 IDTIt's not over until it's over, but signs began to mount Saturday evening suggesting concrete progress in the indirect talks between the United States and Iran. CommentsIn the NewsTrump Considers Iran Compromise as Netanyahu's Influence on Him WanesDrone Kills IDF Soldier Lebanon; IDF Forgoes Defense System Over ultra-OrthodoxGaza Flotilla Activists Say They Were Given Electric Shocks in Israeli DetentionIsrael Believes Iran Is Misleading U.S., Nuclear Agreement Unlikely, Sources SayAnti-government Protests Held Across Israel; 2,000 Rally NationwideRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in KentuckyUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`World Leaders Summon Israeli Envoys Over Ben-Gvir Gaza Flotilla Activists VideoOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth