Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAnalysis Tehran – and to a lesser extent, the United States – could point to achievements in the new regional arrangement taking shape, while Israel can only see the downside ■ Israel's defense minister is not the only person to pay a price for the decision to fire a top army general ■ Before it tries to tackle overseas influence campaigns, Netanyahu's government needs to get its own house in orderShare 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 Harel06:03 AM • August 07 2026 IDTThe agreement that is now emerging in the Gulf looks like another Iranian success, achieved by the regime in Tehran through a mixture of stubbornness, patience and planned provocations. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.Israel settlementsWest BankIDFLikudBenjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpOctober 7Israel KatzStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankNetanyahuMichigan PrimaryLebanonElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHouthi Attack on Saudi Arabia Wounds 11 as Kingdom Warns of Wider ThreatJustice for Awdah Hathaleen Depends on Ending the OccupationLikud Appeals Israel's Ban on Apps Reporting Voter Identity at Polling PlacesIsrael's Most Powerful Defense Systems Are Indifference and BeliefHow the pro-Netanyahu Channel 14 Turned Israel's Identity Politics on Its HeadRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of JoyIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesFormer Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company