Morning coverage focused on President Trump's demand for Iran's unconditional surrender and large-scale raids on Tehran, with Iranian drone attacks on neighboring countries. Early afternoon brought a shift as Iranian President Pezeshkian rejected surrender while apologizing to Gulf states for recent raids, pledging to stop attacks unless they host U.S. or Israeli strikes. By late afternoon, editorial priority consolidated around Iran's conditional reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to all except U.S. and Israeli ships, alongside Trump's response claiming destruction of 42 Iranian vessels. Evening headlines reported new escalations including an Iranian missile attack on a U.S. base in Bahrain and the reported injury of Khamenei's designated heir, while Prime Minister Meloni stated Italy is not at war.