Kulanu party leader plans to retire from politics. He will remain in office until a successor is chosen, something that is not expected to happen before April, his spokesman says.

What more did the head of Iran's Quds Force have to do to merit an early demise? He surely knew that in his line of work, death by natural causes is a rare occurrence.

"He understands what needs to be done to get the Israelis and the Palestinians closer together," King Abdullah says.

Lord Baron Stuart Polak tells House of Lords: "I have no problem with legitimate criticism where it is due, but this obsession with Israel needs to be addressed. This singling out of the Jewish state is wrong, unjustified, and plays a role in the rise and rise of anti-Semitism."

"President Trump and those of us in his national security team are re-establishing deterrence – real deterrence ‒ against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Your adversary must understand not only that you have the capacity to impose cost but that you’re in fact willing to do so," US secretary of state says.