According to a Wall Street Journal report, US President Donald Trump is considering approving an air campaign lasting up to two weeks aimed at significantly degrading Iran’s missile capabilities. Senior US defense officials are divided over the scale of the response amid concerns about further escalation and dwindling American interceptors.

Scenarios for the next phase of the campaign against Iran were presented at the White House meeting. Sources claim the gaps between Israel and the Trump administration are minor, while the emerging scenario for now is tightening the economic blockade on Iran while continuing a war of attrition, without being drawn into high-intensity warfare.

Maritime security firm Ambrey said a drone struck a US-owned gas storage tanker at Egypt’s Damietta Port, with the fire spreading to a second vessel. Cairo has played down the incident, reporting a fire in an engine room, while security officials said no attack took place. The port appeared on a target list circulated on pro-Iranian Telegram channels in response to a Ukrainian strike in the Caspian Sea. 

Amid cash-flow problems and the lack of a comprehensive IDF work plan, the US will operate four new concrete plants along the Gaza border, aiming to fill deep tunnels and build a massive US base. 

Israel’s next defense minister will have to rebuild the IDF, address a military manpower crisis, repair strained relations with the US and oversee numerous active combat fronts. Battles over budgets and egos will also await the incoming minister, who will not receive even a single day of grace. 

A US poll finds that 49% of respondents support arresting the prime minister under the International Criminal Court’s warrant, with most Democrats believing Netanyahu has damaged US-Israel relations.

During their meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump discussed the next phase of the campaign, preventing Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons and intensifying pressure on the ayatollah regime. Israeli officials say there was no pressure for withdrawals from Lebanon, Gaza or Syria. Attention now turns to how the coordination will translate into US action on the ground.

The respected Republican senator, who died at 71, was brought to Washington National Cathedral. US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and dozens of senior officials attended the service. On the sidelines: Netanyahu and Zelenskyy speak amid tensions between Kyiv and Tehran. 

Beyond nuclear talks, Netanyahu and Trump must target Tehran's internal vulnerabilities as rising fuel prices threaten regime stability.