Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-25 at 01:02

HEADLINES
- Crackdown on Tehran Zanjani network funds IRGC
- Trump says Netanyahu set for Washington visit
- Trump dinner remarks spark antisemitism backlash

The time is now 1:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned four individuals and nine entities tied to an Iranian financial evasion network run by Babak Zanjani. The Treasury said the network enabled the Islamic Republic to evade sanctions and pursue actions that destabilize the region, and it provided support to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps through Zanjani's digital asset companies, including Zedcex and Zedxion. Revenue methods cited included financial services, gold and precious gem production, digital asset trading, and major transportation and infrastructure projects. Zanjani had previously been found guilty of embezzlement in 2016, sentenced to death, a sentence commuted in 2024, and his reemergence as a Tehran financier in 2025 was described by the Treasury as illustrating the lengths Iranian state-affiliated elites will go to preserve access to the international financial system.

In the US Policy Concerning Israel, President Donald Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the United States next week. The remark came during his speech at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, where he also mocked US Senator Chuck Schumer as Palestinian and joked about sending Schumer a “beautiful Palestinian outfit” to greet Netanyahu when he arrives. Netanyahu’s office said he would travel to Washington on Monday, meet Trump on Tuesday, and attend the funeral of former Senator Lindsey Graham. The discussion of a Trump-Netanyahu meeting comes as the US-Israeli war on Iran has stretched into its fifth month.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, Trump’s remarks at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner drew criticism for saying that Chuck Schumer had “turned Palestinian,” and for jokes at the press’s expense. The event, which raises funds for journalism scholarships and celebrates press freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment, featured Trump mixing humor with pointed barbs at his political opponents. Separately in Maine, Troy Jackson, the Democratic Senate nominee-in-waiting, has faced questions from some Jewish Mainers over his Israel rhetoric. Jackson has described Israel’s war in Gaza as genocide and said he would oppose US military aid to Israel if elected, while criticizing AIPAC and pledging to reject large political contributions, even as others note his lengthy record in local government as a potential reassurance.

In Uplifting News, hot summer movies to watch in Israel highlight On Standby as a standout, with the Israeli dramedy drawing attention on Yes TV Drama and Yes VOD. The series follows Sagit, a security officer at the airport who feels stuck, and her journey as she joins a creative writing workshop and begins to explore change in her life. The piece notes that her father, a magician, also figures into the story as he steps onto the road with the band Tislam. Rounding out the lineup are Into the Blue, The Devil Wears Prada 2, A Letter to David, and an Earth, Wind & Fire documentary, all included among this week’s recommended picks.

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SOURCES
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-903591
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/07/trump-says-israeli-pm-netanyahu-will-visit-us-next-week
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-903594
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-903590
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-903475