President Trump on Tuesday offered an “olive branch” to Iran as he projected optimism about the future of the Middle East in remarks from Saudi Arabia. Trump spoke at a U.S.-Saudi

Netanyahu was blindsided — and infuriated — this past week by Trump’s announcement that the U.S. was halting its military campaign against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen after the Houthis agreed to stop firing on U.S. ships in the Red Sea, according to one of the U.S. officials and the two Middle East diplomats.

As President Donald Trump sets out for the Middle East in the first international trip of his second administration, signs of disagreements have emerged between the U.S. leader and one of the men who most enthusiastically welcomed his return to office.

Trump is clearly distancing himself from Netanyahu—and moving the United States away from Israel’s preferred maximalist policies toward Iran and the Middle East as a whole.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “defend ourselves alone” against Yemen’s Houthi rebels after US President Donald Trump struck a deal with the Iran-backed group.

Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) renewed their call for the full dismantling of Iran’s nuclear program, voicing strong support for Israel and laying out firm expectations for any future deal brokered by the Trump administration.

He backs off the Houthis and considers giving Iran a better deal than Obama did.