The Cradle

1. Iran’s army chief expresses ‘serious doubts’ Israel will adhere to ceasefire

Israel's defense minister said last week that he has instructed the Israeli military to prepare an 'enforcement plan' against Iran

2. New Turkiye-Syria deal reopens direct land routes, boosts Gulf trade links

Turkiye has been expanding its economic, political, and military influence in Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad

3. Israel expands north Gaza assault amid reports of imminent ‘ceasefire deal’

Hamas rejects Israeli terms for a disarmament of the Palestinian resistance and the exile of its leadership from Gaza

4. Israel desperate to replenish missile interceptors as defense, finance ministries clash over funding

The US used almost 20 percent of its global stockpile of THAAD missile interceptors to defend Israel during its war on Iran

5. From the War of the Cities to True Promise 3: Iran's ballistic program and the path to networked deterrence

The Islamic Republic's long-range missile doctrine is not just a tale of arsenal accumulation, but a four-decade transformation from survivalist improvisation to operational supremacy in the face of western and Israeli air dominance.

6. Over 60 Palestinian children died of starvation in Gaza due to Israeli blockade

UN officials describe Gaza as the 'hungriest place on earth' as the small amount of aid that enters the strip is distributed in 'death traps' where Israeli soldiers turn food lines into mass graves

7. Golan Heights to become ‘garden of peace’ under Israel-Syria normalization deal: Report

Syria's extremist-led government came to power as part of a covert US-Israeli operation launched in 2011 to topple former president Bashar al-Assad

8. IAEA chief admits Iran’s nuclear program 'cannot be erased' by airstrikes

Grossi's remarks contradict US claims of 'total destruction' and raise questions over the agency's complicity in Israeli and US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites

9. 'Bloodiest 21st century war': New study finds Gaza's real death toll nears 100,000

More than 56 percent of violent deaths during the Israeli genocide of Palestinians have been women, children, or the elderly—more than double the proportions seen in previous wars

10. Israeli defense minister threatens to restart war against Iran

The US is simultaneously pushing to revive nuclear negotiations by offering Tehran billions in sanctions relief and civilian energy investment, under a proposed deal that prohibits uranium enrichment