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Iran threatens Trump assassination as MoU collapses
US vows strike Iran tonight; truce over
80 sites hit to deter shipping attacks

The time is now 10:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Iranian Retaliation, Iranian officials threaten to assassinate Trump as MoU seemingly falls apart. The report centers on a claim that Iranian officials have threatened the former US president as the memorandum of understanding with Tehran appears to be collapsing.

In US Military Role, Trump warned the US will probably strike Iran tonight after saying the MoU is over. At the NATO summit in Ankara, he told reporters, I’ll give a little warning: we’re going to hit them hard tonight, and he said the Iranian regime has been killing soldiers and people for 47 years, noting that the United States has a score to settle. He suggested acting without a deal and hinted at reinstating the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, saying the United States knocked out 28 boats last night and would probably knock out more tonight. A separate report notes that Trump later declared the ceasefire is over.

In Regional Impacts, after Iran’s overnight strikes in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, Gulf states are beginning to realize Iran may not step back from its demands to control the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM said it carried out strikes overnight, targeting 80 sites with the aim of imposing heavy costs for attacks on commercial shipping. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte supported the action, calling it absolutely necessary. The US said the strikes were in response to Iranian attacks on three vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and the US-Iran truce is now uncertain as Tehran has claimed dozens of attacks. The United States also said it has reinstated sanctions on Iranian oil sales, and Trump has signaled the possibility that the MoU may be ending.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Israel must reject permanent US military bases on its soil - opinion. The piece argues that Israel must balance its partnership with the United States against sovereignty and national security, stating an unequivocal, immediate rejection of any formal move to relocate American bases or assets to Israel. It contends that such a relocation would reflect broader questions about American capabilities and regional multipolar dynamics, including the implications of hybrid and asymmetrical threats and how those factors shape Israel’s security calculations.

In Uplifting News, Mehdi Eskandarian, a soccer fan, gave his life fighting for his kids’ future and a free Iran. The interview portrays him as a devoted family man, a Persepolis supporter, and someone who believed in change and in a future where Iranians could live free. He told his wife that if they did not go into the streets for Iran’s freedom today, their children would have to do so tomorrow. Mani Yousefi, a 20-year-old from Tehran, is remembered by his mother as warm-hearted and humorous, someone who loved the cause of freedom and gave his life for it after going to Khoramdasht to help spark protests; she recalls the night before he left and his question about why people were not out yet. Six months after Iran’s January crackdown, Mostafa Adgarsalehi, 41, from Yazdanshahr, Isfahan, is remembered by his family for dreaming of change and education; he was wounded by two projectiles on January 9 and died after a two-day battle for his life, with his body initially seized by security forces before funeral arrangements were approved.

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