{"id":2274,"date":"2026-07-23T13:53:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/07\/23\/middle-east-live-trump-says-saudi-nuclear-deal-contingent-on-normalising-relations-with-israel\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:53:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:53:57","slug":"middle-east-live-trump-says-saudi-nuclear-deal-contingent-on-normalising-relations-with-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=2274","title":{"rendered":"Middle East live: Trump says Saudi nuclear deal contingent on normalising relations with Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--article t-content--liveblog\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-main\">\n<div class=\"a-status-tag a-status-tag--breaking\">Live<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Middle East live: Trump says Saudi nuclear deal contingent on normalising relations with Israel<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T02:22:41+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 04:22<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T13:45:24+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 15:45<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/france-24\/\" title=\"FRANCE 24\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                FRANCE 24<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9 m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/db2b5eae-8690-11f1-a772-005056a97e36\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/AP26051271110154.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/db2b5eae-8690-11f1-a772-005056a97e36\/w:388\/p:16x9\/AP26051271110154.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/db2b5eae-8690-11f1-a772-005056a97e36\/w:720\/p:16x9\/AP26051271110154.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/db2b5eae-8690-11f1-a772-005056a97e36\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/AP26051271110154.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"File photo of President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman taken November 18, 2025 in the White House.\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                File photo of President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman taken November 18, 2025 in the White House.        \u00a9 Mark Schiefelbein, AP    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main\" data-article-content>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                President Donald Trump on Thursday said a civil nuclear deal between the US and Saudi Arabia is \u201ctotally subject\u201d to Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords. Trump also threatened Yemen&#8217;s Houthis with &#8220;major military punishment&#8221; for attacking two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea and said he would hold Iran responsible for any Houthi attacks. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.            <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<div id=\"em-WBMZ570324-F24-EN-20260723\" class=\"m-em-liveblog\" data-liveblog>\n<div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T13:45:24+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 15:45<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Palestinian Authority raises alarm as Israeli banks plan to cut ties<\/h2>\n<p>Israeli banks have informed their Palestinian counterparts that they intend to end critical banking services within weeks, said Palestinian and Israeli officials, raising fears of an economic crisis in the West Bank.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>These banking links are essential for financing imports from Israel to the occupied Palestinian territory, including electricity, water, fuel and food, as well as for transferring wages earned by Palestinians working in Israel.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is not simply a technical banking matter. These channels are a cornerstone of the infrastructure that underpins our trade, our commerce, and the daily life of millions of people,&#8221; Palestinian Monetary Authority governor Yahya Shunnar told journalists.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s finance ministry has confirmed that two banks had proposed cutting ties with their Palestinian counterparts.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In light of the overall risk environment and the growing concern over private lawsuits against banking entities, the Israeli banks recently announced their intention to discontinue providing correspondent banking services,&#8221; the ministry said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T13:41:46+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 15:41<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Israel says Saudi joining Abrahams Accords would be &#8216;historic&#8217; for regional peace<\/h2>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s office has said Saudi Arabia&#8217;s recognition of Israel would be a significant step towards peace in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Saudi Arabia&#8217;s joining of the Abraham Accords would be a historic leap forward for peace in the Middle East&#8221;, Netanyahu&#8217;s office said after President Donald Trump announced that a US-Saudi nuclear deal would be contingent on the kingdom recognising Israel.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T13:39:04+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 15:39<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>How Houthi strikes on oil tankers will impact the Middle East war<\/h2>\n<p><span>Yemen&#8217;s Houthi rebels say they have attacked two Saudi oil tankers. The Houthis are supported by Iran, and the attacks in the Red Sea could be a new front for the war between the US and Iran. How will this affect the conflict?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T13:35:56+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 15:35<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>France calls on Houthis to stop attacks on Saudi tankers<\/h2>\n<p>France has called on the Houthi to stop their attacks on \u200bSaudi tankers, \u200csaying that \u2060the strikes marked a \u200cmajor escalation and were irresponsible.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Houthi attacks \u2060on Saudi tankers are irresponsible and \u200ba serious escalation,&#8221; a \u200cspokesperson for the French foreign ministry told reporters at \u200ca news conference.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Iran-backed Houthis struck \u200btwo Saudi oil \u200btankers in the Red Sea earlier today as part \u200bof a naval blockade on Saudi \u200bArabia, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global oil supplies alongside \u2060the near closure of the \u2060Strait \u200bof Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T12:52:44+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 14:52<\/time><\/p>\n<h2> Israeli civilian kills two West Bank Palestinians behind stabbing, army says<\/h2>\n<p>An Israeli civilian killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank after they allegedly stabbed another Israeli who was trying to extinguish a wildfire near a settlement, the military said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Violence in the West Bank, a Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, has escalated since the start of the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Earlier today, a fire broke out in the area adjacent to the community of Itamar. During the extinguishing attempts, two terrorists stabbed an Israeli civilian,&#8221; the military said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>It added that another Israeli identified the attack and &#8220;eliminated&#8221; the two Palestinians, without specifying how they were killed.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The wounded Israeli was stabbed in the chest and evacuated to hospital in serious condition, health officials said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T12:37:27+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 14:37<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Trump says US will hold Iran accountable for Houthi attacks<\/h2>\n<p>President Donald Trump has posted another message on his Truth Social platform, this time threatening Yemen&#8217;s Houthi militants, who said they were imposing a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Houthis \u200bhad acted responsibly since \u200cUS targeted them a year ago for attacking commercial shipping, said Trump. &#8220;Unfortunately, now they are starting up \u200cagain, shooting at two Saudi Arabian \u200bships last night. Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that \u200bif they do this again, \u200bthe U.S. will \u200bhold Iran responsible, in that the Houthis \u200bare a Surrogate and\/or Proxy of Iran, and major military punishment will be inflicted \u2060upon Iran and, of course, the \u2060Houthis, themselves &#8230;,&#8221;\u00a0he \u200bwrote.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.eu.getarena.im\/cm\/6a620aeb13e6dfce360158f7.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T12:15:20+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 14:15<\/time>                        <\/p>\n<ul id=\"posts-summary\">\n<li><a href=\"#post=vgXdnI1vtymo6SHJx1ZI\">Trump says Saudi nuclear deal contingent on recognising Israel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#post=H0AKOHfRRpvjUW84BU3z\">Saudi Arabia confirms vessel hit in Red Sea by Houthi rebels<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#post=WfLNiOfmqm0BS6e5Ddg2\">Iran&#8217;s army says it attacked US bases in Kuwait, according to state media <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#post=6e68FZVZEeHBpSDpu5KW\">Trump says US will hold Iran accountable for Houthi attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#post=7th6EZ9qt5cETLcD2lcx\">Israel says Saudi joining Abrahams Accords would be &#8216;historic&#8217; for regional peace<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T12:14:27+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 14:14<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Trump says Saudi nuclear deal contingent on recognising Israel<\/h2>\n<p>President Donald Trump has said the nuclear deal between the US and Saudi Arabia signed Wednesday is contingent on the Gulf kingdom recognising Israel.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The deal to establish a civilian nuclear programme in the Gulf country &#8220;will be approved, but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords,&#8221; Trump said on his Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.eu.getarena.im\/cm\/6a6205970252812860d32126.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T12:11:20+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 14:11<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Kuwait says drone attack hits Abdali border crossing with Iraq<\/h2>\n<p>Kuwait\u2019s \u2060army \u200bhas said the \u200bAbdali border crossing with Iraq was \u200bhit \u200cby \u2060a drone \u200cattack, causing \u2060material damage but no casualties.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Located \u200bin \u200cKuwait&#8217;s northern Al-Jahra Province, Abdali \u200cis the country&#8217;s \u200bmain land border crossing with Iraq  and a \u200bkey route \u200bfor passenger and \u200bcommercial traffic between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.eu.getarena.im\/cm\/6a6204ce0252812860d32123.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T11:27:59+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 13:27<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>EU urges Houthis to stop attacks in Red Sea<\/h2>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s \u2060Houthi allies \u200bin Yemen must cease all actions \u200bthat endanger international shipping and the lives of seafarers, EU foreign policy chief Kaja \u200bKallas \u200csaid on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Recent threats \u2060by Yemen&#8217;s Houthis to impose a maritime blockade on \u200cSaudi Arabia &#8220;pose a direct threat to \u2060regional stability and constitute a dangerous escalation&#8221;, Kallas said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The \u200bHouthis on Thursday said \u200cthey struck two Saudi oil tankers as part of a blockade on Saudi \u200cArabia, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global \u200boil supplies alongside the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Kallas said such attacks were &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; and inflamed the \u200balready fragile situation in the \u200bregion.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Navigation must be unimpeded, \u200bin the Strait of Hormuz as well as in \u200bthe Red Sea,&#8221; the EU&#8217;s top diplomat said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T11:01:16+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 13:01<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>UK withdraws remaining diplomats from Iran<\/h2>\n<p>Britain said on Friday it had withdrawn remaining diplomatic staff from Iran as the conflict between Iran and the United States escalates.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Due to the security situation, UK staff have been temporarily withdrawn from Iran. Our embassy continues to operate remotely,&#8221; the Foreign Office said on its website.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Britain in June withdrew its embassy staff from Iran, following in the footsteps of other European nations as well as Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The withdrawals came after Israel launched renewed air strikes on Iran claiming its arch enemy was on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T09:59:26+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 11:59<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Kremlin declines comment on report that Russia may have helped Iran strike CIA facilities in Gulf<\/h2>\n<p>The Kremlin \u200bon Thursday \u200bdeclined to comment on a Reuters report that US \u200bintelligence \u200canalysts were investigating \u2060possible Russian assistance \u200cin Iranian drone attacks on CIA \u2060facilities in the Gulf. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Four people familiar \u200bwith US \u200cintelligence told Reuters that the officials had not \u200cyet reached firm conclusions \u200babout the possible Russian involvement in the attacks on \u200bCIA facilities. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>But \u200bthey cited the \u200bstrikes&#8217; effectiveness and apparent precision, \u200bas well as Russia&#8217;s broader technical support for Iran, as possible \u2060evidence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T09:17:13+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 11:17<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Oman says it is working with Saudi Arabia, Yemeni parties and UN to resume political track to stability<\/h2>\n<p>Oman \u2060said on \u200bThursday it \u200bis coordinating with Saudi Arabia, Yemeni parties \u200band \u200cthe \u2060UN special envoy \u200cfor Yemen to resume the \u2060political track aimed at achieving \u200bsecurity and stability \u200cin the region, according to \u200ca foreign ministry statement.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The \u200bministry also stressed the need to avoid \u200bescalation and any \u200bthreats that \u200bcould worsen the situation \u200bin the Red Sea and endanger freedom of navigation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T09:07:07+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 11:07<\/time><\/p>\n<h2> Marco Rubio addresses Middle East and Ukraine conflicts \u2022 FRANCE 24 English<\/h2>\n<p>Watch again as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio addresses the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine at the end of the ASEAN summit in Manila.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T09:03:51+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 11:03<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Jordan army says it intercepted Iranian missiles, drones<\/h2>\n<p>Jordan said on Thursday that it had intercepted Iranian missiles and drones, as Tehran responded to US air strikes by hitting Washington&#8217;s allies in the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Jordanian army said in a statement it had intercepted three missiles on Thursday morning, while a fourth landed in an uninhabited area, and that it had intercepted six drones on Wednesday evening, with no casualties or material damage.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T09:03:25+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 11:03<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran army vows to continue strikes so long as country is under attack<\/h2>\n<p>The Iranian army said Thursday that it would continue its strikes around the region until the attacks on Iran stopped, state television reported.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The armed forces&#8217; retaliatory attacks will continue as long as the US attacks on the country&#8217;s infrastructure and coastal areas continue,&#8221; said army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia according to state TV, adding that the country was ready for &#8220;every enemy scenario&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T07:03:32+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 09:03<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>EasyJet profit slides on Iran war impact as suitors circle<\/h2>\n<p>Takeover target easyJet on Thursday said third-quarter profit slumped 70 percent, bruised by volatile fuel \u200bprices\u00a0and a travel-wary consumer due to \u2060chaos caused by the Iran war, but indicated somewhat clearer skies heading into peak \u200csummer. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The budget airline reported an \u00a385 million ($113.8 million) profit for \u2060the three months to June 30, a far cry from the \u00a3286 million it logged last year. Results \u200bof easyJet, and rival Ryanair earlier this \u200cweek.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The British airline said, however, that consumer \u200bconfidence was increasing into the peak summer period and there was strong demand from travellers booking tickets closer to the date \u200bof travel. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As consumer confidence increases, we are seeing the \u200bload factor gap close for peak summer \u200band an extension of the booking curve,&#8221; CEO Kenton Jarvis said in a \u200bstatement. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T06:52:33+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 08:52<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Oil prices rise for a fifth day on supply concerns amid chokepoint threats<\/h2>\n<p>Oil prices rose for a fifth day on Thursday on increasing concerns about supply availability amid attacks on tankers in the Red Sea by Yemen&#8217;s Houthis and strikes between the US and Iran that have \u200bonce again nearly \u200cshut the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Brent crude futures rose $2.42, or 2.6 percent, to $96.49 by 06:40 GMT, the highest \u2060since June 8, having settled up more than $3 at $94.07 in the previous session, just shy of a six-week high.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>US West Texas Intermediate crude climbed $1.59, or 1.8 percent, to $88.42, after Wednesday&#8217;s \u200crise of 3 percent.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T05:54:54+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 07:54<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran Guards destroy US military equipment in Jordan<\/h2>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards, the ideological arm of the country&#8217;s military, said on Thursday that they had attacked and destroyed several American military assets in Jordan.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The targets included a radar for the US THAAD missile defence system, a Patriot system, a C-RAM radar and a helicopter hangar, according to a statement from the Guards aired by state TV.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-23T04:42:15+00:00\">23\/07\/2026 &#8211; 06:42<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran&#8217;s army says it attacked US bases in Kuwait, according to state media <\/h2>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s army and its Revolutionary Guards on Thursday said they attacked several US bases in Kuwait following attacks by American forces on Iran.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Guards claimed attacks on Ali Al Salem base, Camp Udairi and a telecommunications tower, while the army said it targeted Camp Doha, Ali Al Salem base and Camp Arifjan, according to separate statements by the forces carried by state TV.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260722-middle-east-live-us-launches-11th-night-of-iran-strikes-as-diplomacy-falters\" target=\"_self\">Yesterday&#8217;s key developments:<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_self\">Donald Trump<\/a> \u200battended a dignified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260722-middle-east-live-us-launches-11th-night-of-iran-strikes-as-diplomacy-falters\" target=\"_self\">transfer of remains ceremony<\/a> at a military base in Delaware for four US service members killed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_self\">Iran<\/a> war. Of the four slain soldiers, three were killed in an Iranian missile attack on a military base in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/jordan\/\" target=\"_self\">Jordan<\/a> and another died in a separate incident in northern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iraq\/\" target=\"_self\">Iraq<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Trump threatened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260722-trump-threatens-iranian-infrastructure-over-strait-of-hormuz-attacks\" target=\"_self\">Iran&#8217;s civilian infrastructure<\/a>, warning that the US would destroy a bridge or power plant every time Tehran attacked shipping in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" target=\"_self\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0US Defense Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_self\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> asked a US Senate committee for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/pete-hegseth-asks-us-senate-for-urgent-iran-war-funding-increase\" target=\"_self\">an additional 70 billion dollars<\/a> to fund the war in Iran as Senators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/the-iran-war-has-cost-the-us-37-5-billion-dollars-says-defense-secretary-pete-hesgseth\" target=\"_self\">demanded explanations<\/a> of the military&#8217;s strategy.<\/p>\n<p><em>(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__below-main\">\n<div class=\"t-content__tags\">\n<div class=\"m-section-title m-section-title--small\">Keywords for this article<\/div>\n<ul class=\"m-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran\">    Iran<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/usa\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"USA\">    USA<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/us-military\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"US military\">    US military<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Strait of Hormuz\">    Strait of Hormuz<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/houthi-rebels\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Houthi rebels\">    Houthi rebels<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/yemen\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Yemen\">    Yemen<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/saudi-arabia\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Saudi Arabia\">    Saudi Arabia<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live Middle East live: Trump says Saudi nuclear deal contingent on normalising relations with Israel&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2275,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}