The Israeli defense minister was fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel after the two clashed over the course of Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip.

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Yoav Gallant, the ousted cabinet minister, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had sharp public disagreements over Israel’s war against Hamas and what will follow it.

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Iran’s supreme leader faces a critical choice: whether to pursue nuclear weapons.

Two veterans of Trump’s term look ahead to a potential second term and what it would mean for the world.

The United States’ ability to influence events in the Mideast has waned, and other major nations have essentially been onlookers.