Share 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 formatSubscribe11:32 AM • May 25 2026 IDTNo one appears to be placing bets anymore on the scenario that, until just a few days ago, looked highly likely: a return to war between the United States and Iran. A glance at the calendar suggested that President Donald Trump had little interest in launching a new offensive before the end of the Hajj pilgrimage and Eid al-Adha, which begins Wednesday and is expected to draw more than 1.5 million pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. Riyadh had already pressed Washington not to resume fighting while pilgrims remained inside the kingdom, fearing that a regional war could leave many stranded.In the NewsGulf States Prepared to Give Iran a Safety Net That May Save Trump From HimselfThe Jewish Occult Comes Out of the ShadowHow Netanyahu Became a Punchline on American TVHezbollah Drone Kills IDF Soldier in Southern Lebanon, Army SaysMan Shot to Death in Arab-Israeli City, Bringing Year's Murder Toll to 126Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in KentuckyUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonWorld Leaders Summon Israeli Envoys Over Ben-Gvir Gaza Flotilla Activists VideoOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth