Israel

A senior Iranian official tells Reuters Washington's offer would strip Tehran of its defenses for vague sanctions relief, while signaling talks remain possible.

Three diplomatic sources say direct high-level contacts between Israel and at least two Gulf states have intensified as Trump signals progress in Iran talks, with both sides demanding baseline conditions before any ceasefire.

The Golani fighter from Petah Tikva fell in a face-to-face firefight with terrorists during an overnight ground operation; he was two months from discharge.

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

First responders administered defibrillator shocks and resuscitation efforts in her bedroom as rockets fell; she is now hospitalized in serious but stable condition.

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.