Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsA U.S. intelligence assessment presented to Trump indicates that, ahead of Israel's October elections, Netanyahu is increasingly likely to push for an intensified campaign against Hezbollah, adding that any truce or an IDF withdrawal would likely be perceived in Israel as a defeatShare 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 formatSubscribe09:59 PM • June 19 2026 IDTThe Trump administration has been warned by U.S. intelligence agencies that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "likely to take steps" that will sabotage the efforts to reach a lasting peace agreement with Iran, U.S. officials told The Washington Post.CommentsIn the NewsReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell TrumpTop Elections Official Tells Ben-Gvir to Take Down Gaza Flotilla Activists VideoAfter It Won the Qualifiers, Iran Now Seeks a Path to the Final on Its Own TermsIsrael, Hezbollah Agree to Cease-fire in Lebanon, Israeli Official SaysTrump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East Ablaze'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesNetanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankFork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the Occupation