Israelis wonder whether US will favour its own geopolitical priorities over Israel in its decision over Iran attack.

Prime minister tells Knesset committee he doesn't know what Trump has ultimately decided regarding Iran despite high-level US coordination, according to Israel’s Channel 12 - Anadolu Ajansı

Many people in Tehran and Tel Aviv are worried that Trump will make good on his threats to attack Iran again, but for some, it's fear laced with hope.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has vowed to unleash a regional war if America launches air strikes. Initially few in the Middle East seemed eager for further conflict. The region’s power-brokers tried to dissuade America from military action. But attitudes now look more mixed.

Tensions are escalating in the Middle East as Israel lays down firm red lines ahead of high-stakes U.S.–Iran talks expected to take place in Turkey. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that a nuclear-only deal with Tehran is unacceptable,

Avigdor Lieberman underlined that Israel has limited ability to influence US President Donald Trump, as he is the ultimate decision-maker on a potential strike on Iran.

The US and Israel are denying involvement in the mysterious blasts that killed six and wounded more than a dozen others across Iran Saturday. US officials said the explosion in the Iranian port city Bandar Abbas was not related to any military activity in the region,

Iran just sent a clear and chilling message to the world. Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, announced that the country’s ballistic missiles have been upgraded across all technical aspects — and Tehran is ready to respond to any hostile action.

The talks in Muscat took place after a tumultuous week that saw Washington position the USS Abraham Lincoln supercarrier and supporting warships and fighter jets near Iranian waters and strengthen air defences in bases used by the US military across the region, while also shooting down an Iranian drone.

The US president is threatening strikes on Iran, this time in response to the Tehran's violent repression of protestors in recent weeks. Former Israeli Prime Minister Olmert says that if the endgame is regime change,