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"Hezbollah has revived itself. It is dragging us into a war of attrition, distracting us from the effort devoted to the Iranian front," a source in Netanyahu's coalition told @BenCaspit ⬇️ al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

LIVE UPDATES: Iran warns of attacks on global ‘tourist’ sites, US urges citizens to leave Syria al-monitor.com/live-blog/iran…

📰 ANALYSIS📰 Narrow opening: Can Lebanon’s push for talks shift Israel’s war calculus? al-monitor.com/originals/2026… via @BenCaspit

Trump calls NATO "cowards" over lack of support in Iran war al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

LATEST: Iran warns it could target 'enemies' at tourist sites worldwide al-monitor.com/live-blog/irgc…

'Decimated'? The Iranian leaders killed in Israeli-US war al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

LATEST: Iran executes 3 men, including elite teenage wrestler al-monitor.com/live-blog/irgc…

UNRWA head warns on agency's future work in Gaza ahead of his departure al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

Switzerland halts weapons exports to US due to Iran war, citing neutrality al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

🎧 PODCAST: Is Israel achieving its goals in Iran and Lebanon? Al-Monitor’s Israel Pulse columnist, @BenCaspit, joins host @Adam_Lucente al-monitor.com/podcasts/israe…

Netherlands tightens security for Iranian dissidents after shooting of man critical of Iran authorities al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

LATEST: UAE arrests over 100 for filming, sharing content during war al-monitor.com/live-blog/irgc…

Ukraine deploys units to intercept targets in Middle East al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

'We were attacked': Hormuz sailors in perilous waters al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

LATEST: Senior Basij intelligence official Esmail Ahmadi killed al-monitor.com/live-blog/irgc…

Jerusalem's Muslims despair as war shuts Al-Aqsa Mosque for Eid al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

News @AlMonitor — The Trump admin. plans emergency sale of $16.5+ billion worth of THAAD components, counter-drone systems, radars and munitions to the UAE, Kuwait and Jordan. Comes as Iran targeted Saudi’s Red Sea oil export hub, threatening new front. al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

“We don't see any signs of the regime collapsing," an Israeli diplomatic source told Al-Monitor. "Everyone who was assassinated has a replacement, and the replacements have replacements." al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

NEW: As Iranian attacks intensify, Turkey and Qatar will take “concrete steps” to deepen defense ties, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Thursday al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

LATEST: Iran warns UK it will be seen as party to war over US base use al-monitor.com/live-blog/irgc…