Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsOfficials say Washington is prioritizing the Strait of Hormuz over Tehran's nuclear program, while warning Iran is preserving its capabilities for a possible future confrontation with IsraelShare 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 formatSubscribeYaniv Kubovich03:24 AM • July 13 2026 IDTIsraeli defense officials have expressed growing concern in private conversations over the nature of the current U.S.-Iran escalation, particularly as it relates to Israel's strategic priorities.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.Middle EastIran nuclearIDFIsrael intelligenceIsrael - IranStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsU.S.-IranTrumpHussam Abu SafiyaAndy BurnhamBrad LanderIsrael ProtestsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsraeli School Threatens to Suspend Student for Distributing anti-IDF LeafletsIsrael to Grant Millions to Settler Group Sanctioned by U.K., France and CanadaRo Khanna Got the VIP Version of What West Bank Palestinians Face Every DayU.S. Launches New Strikes on Iran, Citing Threats to Shipping in HormuzLatest Poll Shows Eisenkot's Party Continues to Outperform Netanyahu's LikudRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Inside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWA