Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAnalysis The strike on Beirut and renewed threats of Iranian retaliation underscore Israel's shrinking room for maneuver as Trump pushes toward a deal, raising concerns of recurring flare-ups while Washington increasingly dictates the regional agendaShare 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 Harel05:58 AM • June 15 2026 IDTThe tail is making another effort to wag the dog. Even as the United States and Iran, according to reports from America, were on the verge of signing an agreement, renewed tensions between Israel and Lebanon erupted on Sunday.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:2026 Israel-Iran WarIran - U.S.Benjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealHormuzUNRWAIsrael ElectionsZohran MamdaniWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAs Netanyahu Tries to Hold Off U.S.-Iran Deal, His Relations With Trump WorsenNetanyahu Campaign Video Warns Against Moves His Own Coalition Is PromotingFrom Jewish Far Right to Crime: What Will Drive Arab Voters to the Polls?'Responsibility for Genocide Does Not Diminish With Age or the Passage of Time'U.S.-Iran Deal Reached, Includes 'Immediate Termination' of Fighting in LebanonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMITrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignSix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumNetanyahu May Find His Way Back From Trump's Humiliation, but Back to What?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in FranceNetanyahu's Middle East Doctrine Has Collapsed – and It's Costing Him WashingtonWhat the Knicks Mania Reveals About Israelis and Collective Blame for Gaza