First person: No need to exercise, no need to fill up on gas, no need to put on makeup, and no need to make plans for the weekend; there is a silver lining in the unusual situation in which we find ourselves

Analysis: Although Houthi rhetoric frames participation in the war on Iran as inevitable, the regime's own messaging pattern reveals a leadership managing the cost of inaction while avoiding any verifiable commitment to either war or restraint

Analysis: Iran imposes selective Strait of Hormuz blockade disrupting energy routes to Europe and Asia; Trump urges NATO convoy force as allies fear escalation, Israel shares intelligence and Pentagon weighs Kharg Island option

Opinion: Amid fog of operations and roar of battle, a unique diplomatic opportunity has emerged for 1st time, its roots embedded in a tectonic shift taking place in Beirut; This new reality obliges Israel to abandon patterns of past and operate with a far more sophisticated 'toolbox'

Opinion: Israel must treat discharged soldiers as a strategic national asset and invest in their civilian future, turning uncertainty after military service into a launchpad for a thriving future