Rewriting the aims: Netanyahu's next battle is for control over the war's narrative

While the Israeli prime minister retrospectively rewrites the goals of his and Trump's war against Iran, it's worth noting what things actually looked like on the war maps ■ The northern front is a trap of a different kind ■ Meanwhile, the impact of a war waged afar on the home front has been comple

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Rewriting the aims: Netanyahu's next battle is for control over the war's narrative

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While the Israeli prime minister retrospectively rewrites the goals of his and Trump's war against Iran, it's worth noting what things actually looked like on the war maps ■ The northern front is a trap of a different kind ■ Meanwhile, the impact of a war waged afar on the home front has been completely normalized

06:00 AM • April 10 2026 IDT

Two days after the cease-fire in the Gulf came into effect, the situation picture of the war is barely becoming clear. The understandings that made a halt in the fighting possible are still open to contradictory interpretations. The negotiations between the United States and Iran are scheduled to begin on Saturday in Islamabad, even as the continuation of hostilities in a secondary war arena – Lebanon – is threatening the entire arrangement's survivability.

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