Yousef Pezeshkian, an adviser to his father and an active social media presence, has drawn Arab media attention after denying rumors about the new supreme leader, responding to Netanyahu and defending his father while opposing internet shutdowns

As rockets, drones and economic hardship take a toll, residents along Israel’s northern border struggle to sustain daily life — clinging to their homes, livelihoods and sense of purpose despite mounting uncertainty and repeated destruction 

Interviews with displaced Lebanese Shiites, long Hezbollah’s main support base, show rising anger that the group again dragged them into war with Israel, deepening displacement, destruction and doubts among some longtime backers

Military spokesman Effie Defrin says cumulative effect of strikes on senior Iranian officials, Hezbollah commanders and terrorist infrastructure is shaking Tehran’s leadership and degrading the network Iran uses to project power across the region

Iranian opposition reports say attacks hit port city of Bandar Anzali, home to headquarters of Iranian navy’s Northern Fleet district, marking a major expansion of the war’s geographic scope

Missile fired toward southern Israel lands in Beit Awwa, wounding another 6 women; Palestinian Authority condemns Iranian fire toward Gulf states while Hamas stays silent

Man and woman in their 70s killed just steps from their safe room when Iranian cluster missile hit their Ramat Gan home; impact sites reported in Petah Tikva, Bnei Brak and Rosh HaAyin; shrapnel damages Tel Aviv’s Savidor Central station

Moscow reportedly shared intelligence on US force locations and upgraded Shahed drone parts for Tehran, deepening military ties even as Russia reportedly told the Trump administration it was not aiding Iranian attacks