Don’t uncork your champagne quite yet, but President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan is taking some surprising steps forward. This push comes as Hamas’ patrons in Tehran are under siege at home, containing a national protest movement only by flooding every city’s streets with heavily armed troops: That standoff may present the chance to force the terrorists to finally give up their grip on Gaza.

The end of a theocratic Iran will mean the end of the Middle Eastern region’s vortex of instability.

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will face voters this year for the first time since the 2023 Hamas attack shook his security credentials, with the outcome of the latest crisis in Iran likely to be key to salvaging his legacy,

Protests in Iran have been quelled, with the regime still in place, and President Trump's empty threat to take action against the government has been met with criticism for not backing up his words with action.

Among the listed speakers is Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, head of the terrorist group abroad.

There will be no reconstruction of the Gaza Strip until after the area is demilitarized and tunnels constructed by Hamas are destroyed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. He also warned Iran not to attack Israel,

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