The timing of Israel’s air strikes suggest to some that the US influence over Benjamin Netanyahu has weakened.

Israel’s prime minister sees himself not only as the protector of Israel, but the saviour of the West. This, he believes, is how he should go down in history, writes former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinka

On May 23, the US took initial steps to ease sanctions on Syria that have been in place for decades, following Trump's pledge to do so during his Middle East trip. The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury issued Syria General License 25 to provide immediate sanctions relief for Syria.

Historically, Israel’s qualitative military edge has constrained the development of US-Gulf strategic ties, but could that be about to change?

Major General Hossein Salami, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has declared that Israel lacks any independent political, economic, or military identity, asserting that the regime is entirely reliant on the United States for its survival.