On the eve of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s trip to Washington, Israel launched attacks on targets in Yemen in response to a Houthi drone explosion in Tel Aviv.
The Israeli containment policy has ended. The Israeli attack, coordinated with the US, signals Israel’s preparation for an expanded conflict with the Houthis in Yemen.
The heads of the Gulf states have sent congratulatory notes to Massoud Pezeshekian, Iran’s new president, acknowledging his election victory. However, concerns about Iran’s expansionist ambitions remain prevalent. Despite his new role, President Pezeshekian lacks control over the Shiite militias in the Middle East and Iran’s subversive policies against moderate Arab regimes.
The new president of Iran, Massoud Pezeshekian, aims to renew the nuclear agreement with global powers and lift the economic sanctions on Iran, which has already become a nuclear threshold state.
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is the ultimate decision-maker on this matter.
Meanwhile, Iran is covertly progressing towards producing nuclear weapons within one to two years.
Iran has elected a new president who is expected to focus primarily on improving the country’s difficult economic situation.
The new president, Masoud Pezeshekian, is anticipated to be another puppet of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the Revolutionary Guards.
His election will not mitigate the Iranian threat to Israel or its efforts to obtain nuclear weapons.
Recent statements by senior Iranian officials indicate that Iran prefers to avoid a regional war in the Middle East, opting instead to expand its ongoing war of attrition against Israel.
The underlying assumption of this strategy is that Israel struggles with prolonged conflicts, potentially weakening its power over time.
Iran is taking advantage of President Biden’s perceived weakness to undermine the anticipated normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi crown prince is likely to decide on the normalization agreement with Israel only after the U.S. presidential elections.
Iran has threatened to destroy Israel if it initiates an all-out war against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
In the Israeli security system, this Iranian threat is taken seriously. While not new, it appears Iran is closer to deciding on entering a regional war, a step it has avoided until now.
Intelligence sources in Israel estimate that Iran may attack Israel if a significant military conflict arises between Hezbollah and Israel, fearing a decisive blow to Hezbollah.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are preparing Shia militias to move from Iraq to Lebanon to support Hezbollah.
The political echelon will soon have to decide where Israel is heading on the northern border, whether to continue containing the situation or to engage in a widespread war against Hezbollah, which refuses to withdraw its forces from the border.
A senior Israeli official stated, “If Hezbollah continues to attack Israel, the whole of southern Lebanon will look like Gaza, Beirut will not be immune.”
Israel is closely monitoring the growing ties between Iran and Sudan, a development that raises concerns among senior political officials in Jerusalem due to its potential implications for the situation following the recent conflict in the Gaza Strip and Iran’s expanding presence in the Red Sea region.
There is a pressing need for strategic cooperation between Israel and the United States to address this issue effectively.
On the eve of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s trip to Washington, Israel launched attacks on targets in Yemen in response to a Houthi drone explosion in Tel Aviv.
The Israeli containment policy has ended. The Israeli attack, coordinated with the US, signals Israel’s preparation for an expanded conflict with the Houthis in Yemen.
The heads of the Gulf states have sent congratulatory notes to Massoud Pezeshekian, Iran’s new president, acknowledging his election victory. However, concerns about Iran’s expansionist ambitions remain prevalent. Despite his new role, President Pezeshekian lacks control over the Shiite militias in the Middle East and Iran’s subversive policies against moderate Arab regimes.
The new president of Iran, Massoud Pezeshekian, aims to renew the nuclear agreement with global powers and lift the economic sanctions on Iran, which has already become a nuclear threshold state.
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is the ultimate decision-maker on this matter.
Meanwhile, Iran is covertly progressing towards producing nuclear weapons within one to two years.
Iran has elected a new president who is expected to focus primarily on improving the country’s difficult economic situation.
The new president, Masoud Pezeshekian, is anticipated to be another puppet of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the Revolutionary Guards.
His election will not mitigate the Iranian threat to Israel or its efforts to obtain nuclear weapons.
Recent statements by senior Iranian officials indicate that Iran prefers to avoid a regional war in the Middle East, opting instead to expand its ongoing war of attrition against Israel.
The underlying assumption of this strategy is that Israel struggles with prolonged conflicts, potentially weakening its power over time.
Iran is taking advantage of President Biden’s perceived weakness to undermine the anticipated normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi crown prince is likely to decide on the normalization agreement with Israel only after the U.S. presidential elections.
Iran has threatened to destroy Israel if it initiates an all-out war against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
In the Israeli security system, this Iranian threat is taken seriously. While not new, it appears Iran is closer to deciding on entering a regional war, a step it has avoided until now.
Intelligence sources in Israel estimate that Iran may attack Israel if a significant military conflict arises between Hezbollah and Israel, fearing a decisive blow to Hezbollah.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are preparing Shia militias to move from Iraq to Lebanon to support Hezbollah.
The political echelon will soon have to decide where Israel is heading on the northern border, whether to continue containing the situation or to engage in a widespread war against Hezbollah, which refuses to withdraw its forces from the border.
A senior Israeli official stated, “If Hezbollah continues to attack Israel, the whole of southern Lebanon will look like Gaza, Beirut will not be immune.”
Israel is closely monitoring the growing ties between Iran and Sudan, a development that raises concerns among senior political officials in Jerusalem due to its potential implications for the situation following the recent conflict in the Gaza Strip and Iran’s expanding presence in the Red Sea region.
There is a pressing need for strategic cooperation between Israel and the United States to address this issue effectively.
