Other Middle East nations are reportedly talking with the United States to join efforts to curb Tehran's agression in the Persian Gulf. Britain has already joined the American effort and sent warships to protect its tankers after Iran had a British-flagged vessel.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas dismisses all of his advisers and ordered a former prime minister and other ex-cabinet ministers to return tens of thousands of dollars from a pay raise he had secretly approved.

US secretary of State calls tanker's release "unfortunate," says Revolutionary Guards will have "more resources to continue their terror campaign" if Iran profits from tanker's oil cargo. Tehran: Any US move to seize vessel again will have "serious consequences."

After the Tlaib and Omar ban, the Democrats are talking of censuring ambassadors over the controversy. But ignoring the congresswomen's anti-Semitic connections is the real scandal.

Both Netanyahu, who has promised to form a right-wing government, and Ayelet Shaked, who has committed to joining a government led by Netanyahu, are accusing each other of seeking to form a coalition with the Left. While Blue and White has rejected the possibility of joining a Likud-led government, Gantz's best hope may be to clinch a rotation deal with the current premier.