Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAnalysis The U.S. president prefers the negotiating table, but the hard-line leaders in Tehran aren't keen to compromise and Netanyahu needs to atone for the stalemate earlier this year. Meanwhile, the flames in the West Bank are approaching explosion levelShare 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 Harel12:04 AM • July 20 2026 IDTThe killing of two American soldiers and the wounding of others by an Iranian missile launched at a U.S. base in Jordan doesn't leave Donald Trump with much choice. He'll presumably have to respond strongly. It's reasonable to think that this will happen soon after the closing of the World Cup final.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:2026 Israel-Iran WarIranDonald TrumpWest BankIsrael - U.S.CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMamdani-NetanyahuResettle GazaU.S.-IranStrait of HormuzIsrael Elections2026 World CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastDiplomats Fear Iran-U.S. Tensions Nearing Boiling Point, Could Spark Wider WarLost Holocaust Music, Nearly Erased by Stalin, Goes on Tour in Asia'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHow to Interpret the Israeli-Palestinian Reality in ReelsFour Ways This Knesset Broke IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryNetanyahu's Biggest Challenger: Who Is Gadi Eisenkot and What Does He Stand For?As Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the Fight103 House Democrats Vote to Cut U.S. Aid to Israel in Landmark Symbolic VoteDemocrats Rejected U.S. Aid to Israel, and AIPAC Couldn't Stop Them