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Netanyahu ghosted: Trump’s Gulf pivot sends shockwaves through Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to have misplaced his hopes on President Donald Trump protecting his interests.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

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Chips de inteligencia artificial, drones y aviones: un vistazo a los megaacuerdos de 3,2 billones de dólares de Trump durante su viaje al Golfo.

En medio de oportunidades para tomar fotografías y recepciones lujosas, el viaje del presidente Donald Trump al Golfo rindió 3,2 billones de dólares en acuerdos anunciados con Arabia Saudita, Qatar y los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, aunque algunos detalles siguen siendo vagos.

Sun setting at the back of large buildings under construction of Tehran at dusk.

Analysis

Por qué las industrias de Irán corren el riesgo de colapsar a medida que la red falla y las conversaciones nucleares se prolongan

Después de que el liderazgo de Irán criticara los recientes comentarios críticos del presidente Donald Trump sobre la crisis energética del país, unidades industriales clave dijeron que estaban al borde de la quiebra total debido a los apagones ordenados por el gobierno.

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Por A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

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Las conversaciones entre Siria e Israel se intensifican mientras Trump pide normalizar la Sharaa: Qué hay que saber

Tras el llamado del presidente Donald Trump para que el presidente sirio, Ahmed al-Sharaa, se una a los Acuerdos de Abraham, se informó que se produjeron múltiples contactos entre funcionarios israelíes y sirios.

The port of the southern coastal city of Tartus, Syria, Dec. 12, 2024.

Siria firma un acuerdo de 800 millones de dólares con DP World de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos para desarrollar el puerto de Tartous: lo que sabemos

El acuerdo se produjo días después de que Donald Trump anunciara el levantamiento de todas las sanciones estadounidenses contra Siria derivadas de la conducta del gobierno de Assad en la guerra civil de 14 años.

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Los fondos de riqueza del Golfo resisten la caída de las acciones estadounidenses y apuntan a Amazon y Bitcoin en el primer trimestre.

TOPSHOT - Kuwaiti traders follow the stock market activity at Boursa Kuwait, in Kuwait City on April 7, 2025. According to official news agencies, Kuwait's primary index fell 5.7 percent, the Qatari stock exchange was down 4.2 percent, and in Oman, the Muscat stock market closed with a 2.6-percent decline. Under Trump's policy, goods from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and the United Arab Emirates will be subject to a 10-percent "baseline" tariff. The uncertainty over trade and manufacturing has helped t

Samuel Wendel

Por Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

India declara una guerra económica contra Turquía por apoyar a Pakistán en Cachemira

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El jefe del Banco Central de Siria: El alivio de las sanciones estadounidenses es un "punto de inflexión"

People queue outside the main headquarters of the Central Bank of Syria to exchange US dollars at prices lower than the black market, in Damascus on December 30, 2024. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)

Abdulkader Husrieh

Abdulkader Husrieh

Syrian central bank governor

Joel Rayburn se compromete a ayudar a levantar las sanciones a Siria y a frenar la influencia iraní.

US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Levant Affairs and Special Envoy for Syria Joel Rayburn delivers a statment ahead of a meeting of the Syria constitution-writing committee on October 29, 2019 at the United Nations Offices in Geneva. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Israel launches expanded Gaza offensive aimed at defeating Hamas

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'Alpha predator' sharks and humans clash on an Israeli beach

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Ayalon: Netanyahu despide al jefe del Shin Bet para proteger a su círculo íntimo de la investigación sobre Qatar

Ami Ayalon, a candidate for the Israeli Labor Party leadership, arrives to vote in the second and decisive round of party primaries on June 12, 2007, in Geva Carmel, northern Israel.

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Los renovados ataques de Israel contra Gaza ponen en riesgo al último rehén estadounidense con vida, advierte su familia

Adi Alexander (C), father of Edan Alexander, attends a US House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia roundtable with family members of individuals being held hostage by Hamas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Nov. 29, 2023.

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En ruptura con Netanyahu, Olmert insta a Israel a reconocer la Sharaa siria y abrir el diálogo

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks during a briefing on US President Donald Trump's Mideast peace plan on February 11, 2020 in New York. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas told the UN Security Council that the world should reject President Donald Trump's Middle East plan, which he said would limit Palestinian sovereignty in a "Swiss cheese" deal. "We reject the Israeli-American plan," which "throws into question the legitimate rights of the Palestinians," Abbas said, brandishing a large map of

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El jefe del Banco Central de Siria: El alivio de las sanciones estadounidenses es un "punto de inflexión"

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People queue outside the main headquarters of the Central Bank of Syria to exchange US dollars at prices lower than the black market, in Damascus on December 30, 2024. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)

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Netanyahu, en el limbo: el giro de Trump hacia el Golfo repercute en Israel

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In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Analysis

Los fondos de riqueza del Golfo resisten la caída de las acciones estadounidenses y apuntan a Amazon y Bitcoin en el primer trimestre.

TOPSHOT - Kuwaiti traders follow the stock market activity at Boursa Kuwait, in Kuwait City on April 7, 2025. According to official news agencies, Kuwait's primary index fell 5.7 percent, the Qatari stock exchange was down 4.2 percent, and in Oman, the Muscat stock market closed with a 2.6-percent decline. Under Trump's policy, goods from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and the United Arab Emirates will be subject to a 10-percent "baseline" tariff. The uncertainty over trade and manufacturing has helped t

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In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

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Trump promete vender armas al Golfo, pero ¿podrá cumplirlo?

QATAR-US-DIPLOMACY Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (C-R) and US President Donald Trump (C-L) watch as US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) and Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani (R) sign documents during a signing ceremony at the Royal Palace in Doha on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)

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Analysis

Por qué las industrias de Irán corren el riesgo de colapsar a medida que la red falla y las conversaciones nucleares se prolongan

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Por A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Sun setting at the back of large buildings under construction of Tehran at dusk.

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Plestia Alaqad on Gaza and South Lebanon

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Who is Trump’s new Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff?

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