On June 4, Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced it would open an embassy in Slovenia, where the representation of Israel is currently under the purview of the embassy in Vienna.

French officials have accused Smotrich of promoting Israeli sovereignty efforts in Judea and Samaria, weakening the Palestinian Authority, and supporting expanded military operations in Gaza.

'No other people in the world has such a documented and longstanding right to its land as the Jewish people have to the Land of Israel,' Sa'ar wrote.

The Islamic Republic survives by turning loyalty into a business model.

By keeping a narrow economic lifeline open—such as continued oil exports—Washington may be attempting to prevent further escalation while preserving incentives for restraint within Iran’s political system.

Iran identifies countries where enforcement is weak, political cover is available, or financial systems can be exploited, then proceeds to build layers of infrastructure there.

Sustained repression requires cash, and Trump’s economic siege directly targets the revenue streams that make brutality possible.

To stop this cycle, sanctions enforcement must shift from symbolic—fictitious—pressure to the systematic suffocation of the Iranian regime.

When those countries realize that empowering Iran's regime comes at the cost of losing access to the entire US and EU markets, their calculus might change.

It represents a serious escalation that will likely impede the functioning of the court and the prosecutor’s office as they deal with major cases.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar told reporters on Tuesday that the government would call a special meeting early next week and decide how to respond to the 'outrageous, unacceptable decision.'

'The Treasury Department is proud to use every tool available to us to target Iran-backed terrorists,' spokesman says.

The order declares the courts actions to be 'an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.'

In addition to revoking the order regarding residents of Judea and Samaria, Trump also canceled Executive Order 14022 from April 1, 2021, in which Biden ended the 'national emergency' with respect to the International Criminal Court.

On first day as US president, Trump canceled sanctions on Israeli 'settlers,' paused aid to UNRWA, authorized deportation of terror supporters, lifted restrictions on arms sales to Israel, and reinstated sanctions on ICC.

Barring American banks, insurers, or telecommunications and tech companies from working with the ICC could potentially cripple the court, ICC officials fretted.

With an Israeli ban on UNRWA due to begin in two weeks, a key Knesset lawmaker on Sunday called the US blacklisting of the aid organization 'the first domino in the collapse of Palestinian terrorism.'

Rubio said the Trump Administration would be 'The most pro-Israel Administration in American History.'

'These actions undermine the foreign policy objectives of the United States,' the outgoing U.S. president stated.

'These decisions by the ICC are reckless and they not only put Israel at risk, they put Americans at risk as well,' said Rep. Tim Burchett.

The incoming administration considers the ICC’s arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant a direct threat to U.S. national security.

Sanctions against Israeli Jews come days after the administration awarded $230 million in taxpayer funds to 'Palestinians.'

Hashomer Yosh, which assists Israeli farmers in Judea and Samaria, says it does not engage in violent activity of any kind.

Honenu attorney Adi Keidar, who represents Yered, voiced satisfaction with the State Attorney’s Office’s decision last week to close the case.

Netzah Yehuda is a battalion specifically geared for ultra-Orthodox soldiers.

'We, of course, would not sanction Russian participation in nuclear projects that are part of resuming full implementation of the JCPOA,' says State Dept. spokesman.

Disclosure casts doubt on U.S. insistence that the JCPOA would leave Iran months, rather than weeks, away from a nuclear weapon.

Washington and Tehran pan new Moscow demand for written guarantees that its trade with Iran won't be impacted by Western sanctions on Russia.

A Russian academic said that Russia supports Syria by all means.

Washington wants to facilitate Lebanese energy deal that would provide Bashar Assad with financial lifeline.

A White House statement called out Iranian weapons transfers to Hezbollah terrorists.

While the IDF estimates that Tehran is two years away from a nuclear weapon and Iranian terror proxy Hezbollah seeks to strike Israel, the Biden administration is on the cusp of removing sanctions.

If the report proves to be true, it would be a huge victory for the ayatollahs in Tehran.

New York Times columnist Peter Beinart objects to US secondary sanctions on Iran, saying it would harm civilians. But he insists the world should sanction Israel. 

'The Trump administration stands with the Lebanese people, and we are committed to exposing and holding accountable Hezbollah’s terror-funding business schemes,' said U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

'Put all your curses on those who created the current situation,' Rouhani urged Iranians, blaming the US and its allies for his country's economic hardship. 

Iran is not worried about sanctions, because it knows how to cheat!

The international community must address Iran's global terror threat by re-instituting sanctions on the Islamic Republic, before it's too late.

The US is tightening the screws on Iran's global terror network.

'You are a fantastic and committed partner in this endeavor, and we're very grateful for all of the support you give,' Brian Hook told Netanyahu.