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NYTIMES (Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper) - How Iran Adapted Its Attacks as U.S. War Munitions Dwindled

The Iranian strikes that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan show how quickly Iran’s war-fighting skills have evolved, as the Pentagon runs low on interceptors.

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan

State of the Union: The Israeli prime minister said the proposal was not compatible with his country’s national security. The post Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan appeared first on The American Conservative .

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected on Sunday a U.S.-backed plan to link Hamas’ disarmament in Gaza with a phased Israeli withdrawal. The proposal had the strong support of President Donald Trump, who called it “a monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY.” “Israel does not accept the 15-point document,” Netanyahu told his cabinet. He said Israeli forces would not withdraw until Hamas surrendered “heavy weaponry, lighter weaponry, all weaponry.” Netanyahu also objected to the plan’s proposal for creating a “credible pathway towards achieving Palestinian self-determination and statehood.” “As long as I am prime minister, a Palestinian state will not be established,” he said Sunday.  The…Open

NEWSNATIONNOW (Cory Smith) - US launches 'heavy wave' of strikes on Iran as conflict spreads across Middle East

Fears are growing the fighting could spiral into a wider regional war.

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Mason Letteau Stallings) - Israel Runs the Iran Playbook on Turkey

Yesterday’s peripheral partnerships are today’s rivalries. The post Israel Runs the Iran Playbook on Turkey appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs Israel Runs the Iran Playbook on Turkey Yesterday’s peripheral partnerships are today’s rivalries. (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images) One of the stranger geopolitical developments in the Middle East of late (leaving aside the present war) has been the rupture between Israel and Turkey. A war of words has turned into something resembling a full diplomatic spat, with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describing Turkey’s regional aspirations as “aggressive” and other high officials even advocating for the country’s removal from NATO. Most worrying, considering the conflict in which the United States currently finds itself embroiled, are Israeli comparisons of Turkey to Iran. The former Israeli…Open