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 formatSubscribe11:34 PM • June 11 2026 IDTIf they were ever to begin making annual awards akin to the Oscars for countries, Iran would be the hands-down winner in 2026 for "Best Portrayal of a Superpower." Tehran has managed to make itself appear victorious in a war that could be seen at best as a draw. Indeed, its performance has been so convincing that its own leaders may even be fooled by it. Certainly, the world has.In the NewsIt's Water That May Bring Iran to Its KneesHaaretz CartoonForget Op-eds and Debates. Here's How to Actually Change People's MindsWoman Accusing Netanyahu Aide of Sexual Abuse Provides Police With Injury PhotosKnesset Passes Law Placing Unit Probing Police Misconduct Under Justice MinisterRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMISix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelGermany Is Paying a Price for Its Sweeping Support for IsraelIf the Netanyahu Government Falls, This Will Be the Reason'Server in the Sky': How Israeli Drones Became a 'Target Generator' Over GazaNetanyahu May Find His Way Back From Trump's Humiliation, but Back to What?