We don’t need our Arab neighbours to love us | Miri Eisin

President Trump says the ceasefire deal with Iran is over after the United States launched a new wave of strikes in response to Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran retaliated by targeting Bahrain and Kuwait, while NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte defended the American action as “absolutely necessary”, saying Iran had violated the ceasefire.

Meanwhile, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has cancelled his planned visit to Israel as the regional crisis intensifies. The visit had been expected to focus in part on reports that Washington may approve the sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to Turkey, a move strongly opposed by Jerusalem.

Elsewhere, thousands of mourners have gathered in Iraq for the latest stage of the funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Baghdad tries to balance its close ties with Tehran ahead of a high-stakes visit to Washington.

Egypt’s World Cup campaign has ended in bitter controversy after players, coaches and pundits accused FIFA and match officials of favouring Argentina in their dramatic last-16 defeat.

Israel has agreed to extend its humanitarian mission in Venezuela after the country’s interim president personally requested Israeli experts remain to help oversee earthquake reconstruction efforts.

Today’s guest is Colonel Miri Eisin, former adviser to the Israeli Prime Minister and former intelligence officer. She argues that Israel needs to pursue realistic diplomacy with its Arab neighbours. They don’t have to love Israel, she says, but practical cooperation should not be held hostage to political rhetoric.

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