At a Rosh Hashanah toast, the prime minister openly declared for the first time the central objective of the ongoing, multifront campaign in the Gulf: "The regime is weaker than ever and fighting for its life. The mission is within reach," he said. Meanwhile, Jerusalem and Washington assess that panic may be spreading through the upper ranks of the Revolutionary Guards.
With the currency in freefall, protests spreading and officials smuggling cash to the West, Tehran's regime faces a choice between capitulation and collapse.
Congresswoman Haley Stevens calls herself something increasingly uncomfortable to say in some corners of her own party – a Democratic Zionist. Can a moderate who believes in the future of the US-Israel relationship still have a place in that party?
The 'Achilles’ Shield' project gets underway. The agreement joins a series of deals creating a counterweight to growing cooperation among Turkey, Egypt and other regional powers. Athens gains an answer to the threat posed by its archrival Erdogan, while Jerusalem gains major economic and diplomatic benefits.
The United States is bringing psychedelic drug development into a far more visible regulatory conversation. For Israel, this represents an opportunity, but also a responsibility.
Turkey pushes an arrest warrant for Netanyahu while sitting on 700,000 terror investigations and documented torture cases of its own.
After months of military blows, the American president returns to a policy of "maximum pressure" and identifies Tehran's weak point, the economy. With inflation at 66%, and an 86% plunge in oil exports, the Iranian regime faces a deep crisis.
Just because Turkey is a member state in NATO doesn't mean it is protected in Syria. Israel allegedly struck Syria's Abu al-Duhur air base before Turkish forces arrived. The doctrine: deny infrastructure before the flag lands – because once Turkish troops arrive, striking also risks Turkish casualties, retaliation, and American intervention.
Erdogan has rolled out a red carpet to Damascus and built a web of interests too dense for airstrikes alone to unravel. It's time for a strategic rethink.
Deliberations in Tehran over a shift to an “offensive approach” reflect a change in Iranian thinking: The greater the economic pressure, the stronger the incentive to initiate a new conflict. Sanctions are hurting, but they are unlikely to force the regime into a public surrender. Washington will have to choose between costly, unpredictable escalation and accepting Iran’s terms.
