The following letter was sent to the Chaim V’Chessed organization, and provided to YWN: Over the past few days, as war-related disruptions continue to affect travel, Chaim V’Chessed and other dedicated organizations have been working nonstop to help people get where they need to go. That includes Israelis who are stranded abroad and trying to get back home – and it also includes foreign citizens who found themselves in Israel when the skies closed and are now trying to return to their home countries. It’s a complex operation, filled with uncertainty and emotion. But there’s one important difference between these two groups – and it’s not just about geography. Yes, Israelis abroad are understandably desperate to get home.

“Within 48 hours of starting its war on Iran, Israel said it gained air superiority over the western part of the country, including Tehran,” the Wall Street Journal reported. “Israeli warplanes began dropping bombs from within Iranian skies instead of relying on expensive long-range missiles.” The report continued by noting that this is an accomplishment that the giant Russian air force hasn’t achieved in Ukraine in 3½ years of war, resulting in a “grinding trench warfare” and staggering losses. Of course, the two wars are very different because Israel had not launched a ground offensive in Iran. Nevertheless, according to the report, the two conflicts reinforce what war planners have known for decades: Control over air is everything, if you can get it.

Iran’s foreign minister on Monday said it would take one call from President Donald Trump to muzzle Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a lengthy social media post, Seyed Abbas Araghchi called Netanyahu a “war criminal” who has “duped” several American presidents into fighting his own wars for three decades. He called on Trump to help de-escalate the growing conflict between both nations. “If President Trump is genuine about diplomacy and interested in stopping this war, next steps are consequential,” Araghchi wrote on X. “Israel must halt its aggression, and absent a total cessation of military aggression against us, our responses will continue.” “It takes one phone call from Washington to muzzle someone like Netanyahu,” he added.

President Trump is expected to present Iran with a “last chance” offer, American and European officials told The Jerusalem Post on Monday. Trump said that Tehran reached out to his administration in an attempt to stop the barrage of Israeli strikes that have decimated Iran’s nuclear facilities and military sites. “It looks like Iran isn’t winning this war. They need to talk before it’s too late,” Trump said in Canada, where he is attending the G7 Summit. One official told the newspaper that Trump’s new offer may be slightly better than the previous proposal the administration submitted to the Iranians earlier this month. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said it is “very likely” that nearly all 15,000 centrifuges at Iran’s largest uranium enrichment facility were severely damaged or destroyed in an Israeli airstrike. Speaking to the BBC on Monday, Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), confirmed that the centrifuges at the underground Natanz enrichment plant suffered catastrophic damage due to a sudden loss of external power — the result of a targeted Israeli strike on the facility’s power infrastructure.

At the scene of the Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam, where at least seven people people were murdered, H’yd, photographer Chaim Twito documented a soot-covered Perek Tehillim found open at Perek 89, Chareidim10 reported. The perek speaks about Hashem’s promise to Klal Yisrael to protect them and strike their enemies. But then it mentions Hashem’s vow to punish Am Yisrael if they forsake the Torah, but at the same time, His promise that He will not violate His covenant with Klal Yisrael and with Dovid, whose seed and malchus will endure forever. See Perek 89 below: (Source: Chabad.org) 1A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

In a sweeping effort to bring home tens of thousands of Israeli citizens stranded overseas, El Al  has launched emergency repatriation flights following the closure of Israel’s airspace due to the ballistic missile threat from Iran. The operation, carried out in coordination with the Ministry of Transportation, is the first major step toward addressing the estimated 150,000 Israelis currently abroad with no commercial way to return home. El Al and its charter subsidiary, Sundor, opened a dedicated online registration portal Monday for passengers whose flights to Israel were canceled. The airline urged travelers to register online only, as phone requests would not be accepted.

  Remember the YWN story seven years ago that reported on how Mossad stole Iran’s nuclear archive, and Netanyahu revealed it to the world in a stunning display? Well, according to reporter Amit Segal, the IDF has destroyed its backup! One of the targets attacked in recent days was the backup of Iran’s nuclear archive, which contains the Islamic Republic’s accumulated organizational knowledge on nuclear development. This is a significant move because, after Israel eliminated all the scientists who acquired knowledge about weapon systems and enrichment through centuries of trial-and-error research, it is now destroying what was considered [the remaining knowledge base]. Right after Netanyahu had made this stunning revelation to the world in April 2018, the Iranians mocked the claims.

The Israeli Air Force carried out a targeted airstrike on the offices of Iran’s state broadcaster, IRIB, in Tehran earlier today. Video captured the precise moment of the strike, with footage showing the anchor fleeing the studio in panic. Prior to the attack, the IDF issued an evacuation warning for the area surrounding IRIB’s headquarters in Tehran. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated a short while ago, “The Iranian propaganda and incitement mouthpiece is on its way to disappear.” (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Amid intensifying Israeli airstrikes and internal chaos, Iran is scrambling to de-escalate the conflict and return to the negotiating table—potentially even at the cost of its uranium enrichment program. According to a Wall Street Journal report published Monday, Iranian officials have urgently reached out to Israel and the United States through Arab intermediaries, signaling a desperate desire to end hostilities and restart nuclear talks—so long as the U.S. refrains from direct military involvement. In confidential messages relayed via Arab governments, Tehran reportedly warned that continued isolation could force it to accelerate its nuclear ambitions and broaden the war.