What will Israel do if Trump doesn't attack Iran?
What will happen next if the US decides to attack? Will the Ayatollah's regime fall? And what will Israel do if America doesn't intervene?
To discuss all this and more on the latest episode of The Fourcast, Matt Frei is joined by former Israeli Defence Forces general Amos Yadlin who also served as the head of Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate for five years.
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US trade deal makes Britain top investment destination in the world
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BBC News
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After one week, the army would leave parts of the Day 10, Hamas would outline which hostages remain alive and their condition, while Israel would give details about more than 2,000 Gazans arrested during the war who remain in "administrative detention" - a practice which allows the Israeli authorities to hold them without charge or seen before, large numbers of Palestinians would be released from Israeli jails in exchange for hostages. 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In Israel, there is growing opposition to the war in Gaza, with more than 20 soldiers killed in the past month, according to the Israeli military's chief of staff, Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, said last week that it was nearing the completion of its war goals and signalled that the government must decide whether to move ahead with a deal to bring home hostages or prepare for Israeli forces to re-establish military rule in indicate that two-thirds of Israelis support a ceasefire deal to bring home the Gaza, some residents express fears that the current wave of positivity is being manufactured to ease tensions during Netanyahu's US trip - rationalising that this happened in May as Trump prepared to visit Arab Gulf coming days will be critical politically and in humanitarian situation in Gaza has continued to deteriorate, with medical staff reporting acute malnutrition among UN says that with no fuel having entered in over four months, stockpiles are now virtually gone, threatening vital medical care, water supplies and launched its war in Gaza in retaliation for the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and led to 251 others being taken attacks have since killed more than 57,000 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. 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Daily Mail
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Tesla stock nosedives in pre-market trading after Elon challenged Trump with new party
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Trump said Musk's America Party would 'never work' as the world's richest man carried out his threat to challenge the two-party system. 'Have fun,' Trump said in response. And, in a lengthy post on his Truth Social account, Trump accused Musk of going 'completely off the rails.' 'I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely 'off the rails,' essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks. He even wants to start a Third Political Party, despite the fact that they have never succeeded in the United States.' 'I think it's ridiculous to start a third party,' Trump - who ran for president on the Reform Party ticket in 2000 - told reporters in New Jersey on his way back to the White House after a weekend at his Bedminster golf club. 'We have a tremendous success with the Republican Party. The Democrats have lost their way, but it's always been a two party system, and I think starting a third party just adds to confusion. It really seems to have been developed for two parties. Third parties have never worked, so he can have fun with it, but I think it's ridiculous.' Musk quickly, indirectly, responded on social media, asking: 'What the heck was the point of @DOGE if he's just going to increase the debt by $5 trillion??' He then quoted Dune, writing of Trump: 'Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total. Obliteration.' Musk vowed vengeance after Congress passed Trump's signature legislation to fund the government. The Tesla founder was angry it contained no federal subsidies for electronic vehicles. And Musk was furious the legislation added to the country's debt. During his time at the Department of Government Efficiency, Musk worked to cut the size and scope of the federal government. But Trump said Musk knew all along he wouldn't get a subsidies. 'When Elon gave me his total and unquestioned Endorsement, I asked him whether or not he knew that I was going to terminate the EV Mandate - It was in every speech I made, and in every conversation I had. He said he had no problems with that - I was very surprised!,' he wrote in his Truth post. As lawmakers debated Trump's legislation, Musk - the bill's biggest critic - threatened them repeatedly with primaries and then vowed to start his own political movement. It passed last week and Trump signed it into law on the Fourth of July. And, this weekend, Musk carried out his threat. 'When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy,' he wrote Saturday on X. 'Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom.' Musk spent almost $300 million supporting Trump and Republicans in the 2024 election. He and Trump started out close with the president even inviting Musk to stay in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House. But duo got into a social media war during debate on the 'big, beautiful bill,' leading to Musk threatening to use his billions to start a third political party and Trump threatening to deport the naturalized American citizen. Musk could impact the 2026 midterm elections that determine control of Congress if he is willing to spend significant amounts of money. However, starting a third party has its difficulties. Every state has different requirements to put a candidate on the ballot and the heavily-gerrymandered congressional districts could prove hard for a third-party candidate to penetrate. Republicans currently hold slim majorities in both the House and Senate with just a handful of seats giving them the edge over Democrats. Out of 100 seats in the U.S. Senate, 53 are held by Republicans. In the U.S. House of Representatives, 220 seats are held by Republicans and 212 are held by Democrats with three seats presently vacant due to members passing away. The margins could easily shift with a few well-placed victories. The world's richest man spent Sunday morning on X taking feedback from users about the party. He indicated he was going to use it in next year's contests. He also vented his anger at Republicans. 'The Republican Party has a clean sweep of the executive, legislative and judicial branches and STILL had the nerve to massively increase the size of government, expanding the national debt by a record FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS,' he wrote on X. And he vowed to crack America's politics.
