Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJune 16, 2025Three days into the new war between Israel and Iran, the rules of the game are starting to become clear. For now, it is primarily an endurance struggle and a competition to cause damage. After landing a heavy opening blow and securing air superiority in western Iran, Israel wants to guarantee sufficient time for effective hits on as many government, defense and nuclear targets as possible, in increasing order of priority. In the NewsIsrael's Acting Elections Czar to Tighten Oversight of Absentee VotesHegseth Tells Congress Trump Has Iran Escalation PlanSaudi Arabia Covertly Struck Iran During War, Sources SayTimeline: How One West Bank Community Was ErasedPolice to Tap Senior Cop to Help Establish West Bank Settler Farming OutpostsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateConstruction Begins on Bypass Road to Bring 'One Million' Israelis to West BankZionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way