While US President Donald Trump continues to be undecided about his stance on Iran despite his build-up in the Middle East, a new claim came from the Israeli press. Accordingly, it was claimed that Washington asked Tel Aviv to attack Iran alone in order not to take risks before the midterm elections, but abandoned this plan.
In the news of the Israel-based "Maariv" newspaper, it was claimed that the USA avoided re-igniting the war and therefore requested Israel to launch an independent attack against Iran. It was claimed that this demand was based on the calculation that any attack on Iran before the US midterm elections would harm President Donald Trump, but would benefit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Israeli elections.
suspended
In the news, it was noted that in the talks between Israel and the USA regarding Iran over the last two weeks, the Trump administration wanted Israel to attack alone, not a joint attack or an American attack.
The news stated that the USA's request stemmed from Iran's rapid repair of its unmanned aerial vehicle and ballistic missile capacity, and in the light of the latest information, it was evaluated that the USA was not planning an attack on Iran before the midterm elections, but referred this to Israel, but this plan was also suspended.
Maariv also reminded the Axios website of its news that Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir shared the idea that the elections would be postponed if Israel launched a single attack.
'Degenerate gambler'
On the other hand, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi targeted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on social media. "Netanyahu is a wanted war criminal with Arab, American and Iranian blood on his hands. He shows no respect for his own people in order to escape justice," Arakchi said, adding that even US officials have complaints about Netanyahu. Arakchi said, "(Netanyahu) is desperately trying to save himself with more American blood and wealth like a corrupt gambler. Even US senators want to get out of this business."
Accusation from senator to US ambassador!
US Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen claimed that information about Americans killed in the West Bank was "covered up by the US Embassy in Israel" and demanded that this attempt be investigated in the Senate. Senator Van Hollen said critical information was manipulated in favor of the Israeli government. In the report of the New York Times, it was stated that David Milstein, one of the chief advisors of the US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, concealed the annexation reports in the West Bank and misled Washington in order to make the Netanyahu government look positive. According to officials, Milstein has repeatedly censored or significantly altered embassy reports on Israeli activities since he took office in April 2025.
Houthis hit Riyadh: 12 dead, 309 injured
King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, was the target of a new missile attack yesterday, allegedly carried out by the Houthis in Yemen. Saudi Arabian officials announced that 12 people died and 309 people were injured in the attack. A source from a hospital in Riyadh said that most of the injured were Saudi Arabian citizens, and at least 5 people were treated in intensive care. It was reported that the attack took place two days after three people lost their lives in attacks on Riyadh International Airport on Thursday.
Flights canceled
Many eyewitnesses reported that passengers at Riyadh International Airport were evacuated yesterday. Authorities also called on passengers to check their flight status. The US, Canadian, German and Spanish embassies in Saudi Arabia also warned their citizens to stay away from the airport following the news of the attack. According to flight tracking site Flightradar24, all flights to Riyadh were either diverted or cancelled. It is noteworthy that the news in question came after the Arab Coalition led by Saudi Arabia in Yemen announced that 136 military targets belonging to the Houthis were destroyed.
