Current sectionMiddle East NewsAnalysis Tehran's regime remains intact, Hezbollah is still bleeding Israel and a U.S.-Iran deal could hand the Islamic Republic a path back to powerShare 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 formatSubscribeAmos Harel06:01 AM • May 29 2026 IDTThe Gulf agreement is still dragging its feet; the regional excitement about peace is liable to prove, again, to be a false alarm.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IranCease-fire/hostage release talksStrait of HormuzIran - U.S.Israel - U.S.Middle EastDonald Trump2026 Israel-Iran WarIsraeli politicsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIranHamasIDF-LebanonAbraham AccordsMossadGaza-Eid al-AdhaHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTrump Is Trapped Between Iran and Lebanon. Israel Could Pay the PriceCENTCOM Denies Iranian Claim That U.S. Aircraft Was Shot Down Near BushehrNetanyahu: I Ordered Israeli Forces to Expand Gaza Control to 70 PercentBy Legitimizing Ben-Gvir, Netanyahu Makes Kahane's Heir the Real Israeli Real PMIsrael Owes Obama an ApologyRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests Not'What We Did in Gaza Is Certainly an Act of Revenge for October 7'