The Middle East power balance is undergoing a dramatic reset, with Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia tilting into a new triangular alignment that is reshaping diplomatic calculations from Washington to Jerusalem. As regional sandstorms shift, Trump delivers a geopolitical warning shot to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, urging restraint and signaling that Washington will not greenlight further ignition in an already combustible arena. Meanwhile, Israel’s internal political storm intensifies. President Isaac Herzog places Netanyahu’s pardon request under a national-interest scalpel, insisting the decision will hinge on the needs of the country, not the fate of one man. WATCH 

Iran has dropped a political bombshell — accusing the United States and Israel of plotting to assassinate Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an operation meant to destabilise the Islamic Republic from the top.