With Iran demanding major US concessions, Trump is holding back from renewed military escalation and betting that sanctions and a naval blockade will force Tehran to compromise as the rial sinks, inflation surges and unemployment rises

Assad-era yellowcake and nuclear residue remain at clandestine ‘Site 99’; Israel threatened another strike and later feared Syria, possibly with Turkish help, was trying to gain access before Washington brokered an IAEA removal deal

William Shakin, 25, left university and moved to Israel after Oct. 7 before serving with Golani’s 13th Battalion; friends say he struggled after losing comrades, while his parents are seeking burial at Mount Herzl and questioning the support he received

Prime minister wants Israel Katz, Gideon Sa’ar and Haim Katz placed on party slate as lawmakers fight for realistic spots; Likud wording suggests the three may come on top of eight slots already reserved for Netanyahu

Officials viewed the Iranian threat as credible and used Air Force One as a decoy, while Trump was moved to a military C-32A; reporters were allowed to believe he was aboard the presidential jet as it flew separately to Britain

The Israeli Arab advocacy activist faced 10 pro-Palestinian guests on a Los Angeles podcast; one confrontation turned physical in the studio before, Haddad says, the same activist attacked him from behind in the parking lot

Former Syrian president was convicted in absentia over atrocities committed during the 13-year civil war; his brother Maher Assad and former security chief Atef Najib were also sentenced to death

Mali and Liel Yahalomi have been out of contact since Aug. 7; Israel’s Foreign Ministry asked anyone who sees them to urge them to contact family, the embassy or police immediately