Iran's supreme leader issued a written statement marking the pilgrimage to Mecca, lashing out at Israel and the United States. "The feeble Zionist regime and the cancerous tumor of Israel have approached the final stages of their cursed lives," Khamenei wrote.

When Benjamin Netanyahu was in the opposition, he argued that the one thing by which an Israeli prime minister is judged is his ability to say “no” to the president of the United States. Well, this is the moment when he must say “no,” because the “yes” he has been saying for the past month and a half is abandoning Israel's north.

Qatar’s involvement in the talks between the US and Iran is not coincidental, and in fact began several weeks ago. According to two diplomatic sources in the Gulf and a Western intelligence official, Qatar is providing financial assistance to Iran. In the incidents that followed the ceasefire, the United Arab Emirates was attacked, as was Saudi Arabia on one occasion, but Qatar remained protected.

It is the State of Israel's duty, in order to protect the residents of northern Israel and the soldiers now looking for fishing nets to cope with Hezbollah's drone threat. It is a necessary move to prevent Hezbollah from dragging us back to the era of equations, and a fitting response to Naim Qassem's statement that the terrorist organization will not give up its weapons.

The US President responded in a lengthy post to criticism from Republican ranks over the emerging deal with Iran. "I laugh at all of the Dumocrats, RINOS, and Fools who know nothing about the potential deal I am making with Iran," Trump wrote.