Morning headlines focused on President Trump's escalating rhetoric regarding Iran, specifically his stated interest in seizing Iranian oil and the deployment of J.D. Vance as an emissary, which editors compared to the strategic failures of the Vietnam War. War-driven inflation also became a recurring economic theme. By midday, editorial attention shifted abruptly to a massive domestic policy development: a government commission proposed a 42-billion-euro savings package for statutory health insurance. The central feature was the controversial recommendation to end free co-insurance for non-working spouses, alongside new taxes on tobacco and sugar. In the afternoon, coverage prioritized the visit of Syrian leader Ahmed al-Scharaa to Berlin, where Chancellor Merz called for the repatriation of 80% of Syrian refugees. The day concluded with reports on the arrest of a suspected Russian spy and a deepening debate over the "Digital Violence" law, fueled by the Collien Fernandes case.