Israel at War

Ali-Reza Tangsiri, personally appointed by Khamenei, was struck in Bandar Abbas – Iran has neither confirmed nor denied his death.

Israeli security officials say the original war plan would create conditions for undermining the regime in Iran, but in practice reality developed in a far more complex direction: The Strait of Hormuz, shaped by global considerations of oil prices and supply.

Israel is preparing for the possibility that President Trump could declare an end to the fighting within days. In Washington, officials say the war’s core objectives have been achieved and speak of a decisive outcome, while Iran rejects direct negotiations and conditions any end to the fighting on a complete halt to attacks and “compensation for war damages.”

A security source tells Israel Hayom the two were kept alive as a lifeline for negotiations – even as Tehran spurns the American proposal and the war shows no signs of stopping.

Tehran calls the American offer "excessive," demands war reparations, sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, and guarantees against future strikes – as US officials dismiss the demands as "ridiculous and unrealistic."

Western diplomatic sources say the supreme leader’s son maintains his role in decision-making while power shifts toward an IRGC military junta led by Ahmad Vahidi and Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf.

Around 700 terrorists eliminated across multiple fronts; overnight strikes targeted military industries and cruise missile production sites in Tehran.

The US is seeking a deal on terms Iran finds hard to accept, and even harder to sell to hardline elements in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Iranian representatives have reportedly signaled flexibility on nuclear issues they previously rejected, likely fueling the president’s public optimism.

Source tells The Wall Street Journal Hezbollah now holds 11,000 to 13,000 rockets and missiles, a sharp drop from estimates just a few years ago. The source added the figure is about one-sixth of its stockpile before the October 7 massacre.

MDA crews found the woman unresponsive with severe multi-system trauma in the southern Hula Valley; two others sustained shrapnel wounds in the attack.