“There was no real strength behind Iran’s façade of strategic superiority.” – Jason M. Brodsky
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Why Tackling the Iranian Regime Should Be on Top of Trump’s Administration Agenda: Hany Ghoraba, IPT News, Dec. 18, 2024
Will Tehran Be Next? Iran’s Myth of Power Has Been Shattered: Edward Luttwack, Unherd, Dec. 10, 2024
This is Iran’s Annus Horribilis: Jason M. Brodsky, The Spectator, Dec. 8, 2024
West Remains Blind to Iranian Regime’s War on Jews: Kasra Aarabi and Saeid Golkar, Middle East Forum, Dec. 4, 2024
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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE
Exclusive: Iran Dramatically Accelerating Uranium Enrichment to Near Bomb Grade, IAEA Says: Alexander Cornwell, Francois Murphy and John Irish: Reuters, Dec. 6, 2024 — Iran is “dramatically” accelerating its enrichment of uranium to up to 60% purity, close to the roughly 90% level that is weapons grade, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi told Reuters on Friday.
Israel Can Save the World from a Nuclear Iran. It Must Strike Now | Opinion: Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, Dec. 12, 2024 — For the last 20 years, two primary fears have held Israel back from launching a preemptive military strike to eliminate Iran’s nuclear program.
US Increasingly Worried That Iran Is Poised to Build Nukes, Intel Report Says: TOI and Agencies, Times of Israel, Dec. 7, 2024 — Members of the United States intelligence community are increasingly worried that Iran is moving toward the production of nuclear weapons, according to a report from the Office of the United States Director of National Intelligence (DNI) that was issued on Thursday.
Iran Just Lost Its Last Colonial Settlement in Southern Lebanon: Lenny Ben David, Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, Dec. 16, 2024 — During the 2006 war between Israel and Hizbullah in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces discovered camouflaged and fortified Hizbullah bunkers in Lebanese “nature preserves.”