A preliminary consensus has emerged that Iran’s nuclear program was considerably degraded during the recent 12-day Israel-Iran war. Israeli and U.S. aircraft bombed three major Iranian uranium enrichment facilities, Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, and they were badly damaged, if not destroyed. Since a definitive bomb damage assessment has yet to be released, we cannot be […]
One of the “key moments” in Israel’s 12-day war with Iran took place when one of the planners of Hamas’ October 7, 2023 massacre in southern Israel was killed by an Israeli air strike in the Iranian city of Qom. Saeed Izadi, the commander of the Palestine division in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Quds […]
Israel’s ceasefire with Iran, brokered by the United States and Qatar, is holding despite an exceedingly shaky start. If both sides exercise restraint, the 12-day Israel-Iran war may well have run its course. It erupted with an audacious Israeli preemptive strike on Iran and expanded with Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks against Israel. The […]
In one bold and historic stroke, the United States may well have badly damaged or destroyed the core of Iran’s nuclear program. Yesterday evening, President Donald Trump launched Operation Midnight Hammer in coordination with Israel. It will probably be the most consequential decision of his presidency and is arguably a turning point in the Middle […]
One week into Israel’s war with Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel has the “capability” to strike all of Iran’s nuclear facilities, including the heavily fortified Fordow uranium enrichment site. Israel has yet to attack Fordow, which is near the city of Qom and 95 kilometers from Tehran. Netanyahu had counted on U.S. […]
Donald Trump is keeping the world guessing concerning his attitude toward direct U.S. military participation in Israel’s current war with Iran. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, hopes the American president will join Israel in destroying Iran’s nuclear facilities, particularly the heavily fortified site in Fordow. But it looks like Netanyahu will be waiting, perhaps […]
Within the space of nearly a week, Israel, in one of its most audacious shows of military might, has achieved the upper hand in its preemptive war with Iran, its strongest and most defiant foe. But Israel’s achievements have come at a cost. More than 300 Iranian ballistic missiles have battered Israel, having demolished residential […]
On June 14, a day after Israel launched a preemptive attack on Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defined Israel’s twin goals as eliminating Iran’s nuclear program and depleting its stock of ballistic missiles. Israel’s preoccupation with eradicating Iran’s maze of nuclear facilities requires no elaboration. The issue has virtually obsessed Netanyahu for years now and […]
Israel, having launched Operation Rising Lion, its long-anticipated preemptive attack on Iran, has opened a stunning new chapter in its bruising confrontation with its deadliest enemy. The regional Mideast war that the United States tried to head off after Hamas’ attack against Israel in 2023 may have begun. Starting around 3 a.m. on June 13, […]
Benjamin Netanyahu has taken the famous Arab proverb, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend,” to its outer limits. The Israeli prime minister recently acknowledged that Israel has been working with Palestinian clans in the Gaza Strip antagonistic to Hamas as part of its efforts to defeat it. In disclosing that Israel has “activated” […]