Benjamin Netanyahu

Trump renews Netanyahu pardon call, saying only Iran should be troubling him

U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Netanyahu’s war alliance with Trump faces test as Iran crisis widens

U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Iran has not contacted US about possible peace talks, says Tehran's UN envoy

Debris lies scattered in the aftermath of an Israeli and U.S. strike on a police station, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Israel prepared for weeks-long Iran campaign, unlikely to deploy ground forces, spokesperson says

A person sits amid debris following an Israeli and U.S. strike on a police station, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Israel PM Netanyahu says war against Iran may take ‘some time’, but not years

Benjamin Netanyahu said he saw the war as an opportunity for lasting peace in the Middle East, including between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Supreme Leader Khamenei confirmed dead: Iranian state media

The body of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been found, a senior Israeli official told Reuters.

Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘many signs’ Iran’s Khamenei is dead

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli-US strikes in Iran had destroyed the compound of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

News analysis

The surprises and remaining questions over the US-Israeli attack on Iran

TOPSHOT - This video grab taken from UGC images posted on social media on February 28, 2026, and verified by AFPTV teams in Paris, shows the moment of a strike on a U.S. base in Bahrain. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on February 28 that they had targeted the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, after the Gulf state said the American base had been hit by a missile attack, according to a statement carried by local media (Photo by various sources / AFP) / - Israel OUT / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT AFP - SOURCE: UGC / UNKNOWN - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO RESALE - NO ACCESS ISRAEL MEDIA/PERSIAN LANGUAGE TV STATIONS OUTSIDE IRAN/ STRICTLY NO ACCESS BBC PERSIAN/ VOA PERSIAN/ MANOTO-1 TV/ IRAN INTERNATIONAL/RADIO FARDA - AFP IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIGITAL ALTERATIONS TO THE PICTURE'S EDITORIAL CONTENT /

US-Iran crisis: Who are the main players?

The US and Israel launched strikes against Iran following failed negotiations and a crackdown on mass protests against the Islamic republic.

News analysis

‘You stood by Israel’: Modi’s visit to Jerusalem deepens ties amid turmoil in the region

India’s PM Narendra Modi (centre) with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (left) at the Yad Vashem holocaust remembrance centre in Jerusalem, on Feb 26.

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