President says pause requested by Pakistan, cites progress toward Iran deal; U.S. blockade remains as CENTCOM mission halts.
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Restraint against Hamas may be strategically necessary, even if operationally frustrating.
Outgoing IDF spokesperson says foreign powers are investing money and bots to promote fake news that fuels antisemitism.
Mayors in Ashdod, Rishon LeZion and Haifa are raising alert levels as Tehran attacks again for the first time since the ceasefire.
If Iran decides to fight over passage through the Strait of Hormuz, “it will mean a return to hostilities,” a security source said.
There are growing doubts in Jerusalem over a deal with Tehran, stalled negotiations with Hamas, and an increasingly fragile situation on the northern border.
Waves of unemployment, poverty, repression and are forming a mass of the dispossessed and the enraged, who can challenge the foundations of the government amid turbulence and chaos.
Washington signals it may return to force as Iran stalls nuclear talks, bleeds under blockade pressure, and tries once again to turn “negotiations” into survival time.
Given enough time, a combination of economic and military pressure may be enough for Trump to topple the Islamist terrorists. The question is whether he has it.
A convergence of security crackdowns, economic vulnerability and political uncertainty raises questions about the regime’s long-term stability.
