Analysis
Thursday, June 26th 2025 / Thursday, June 26th 2025
John Spencer Spencerguard Substack, June 24, 2025 “… there can be no question that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back drastically.” “War is thus an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will.” — Carl von Clausewitz War is not chaos. It is the deliberate application of force in pursuit […]
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Thursday, June 26th 2025
Elliot Abrams WSJ, June 25, 2025 “This time, Israeli action wasn’t condemned or tacitly approved but followed and built on.” The U.S. and Israel have long been allies, but Washington hasn’t always been friendly to the Jewish state’s efforts to stop the development of nuclear weapons by its enemies in the Middle East. When […]
Isranet Daily Briefing
Wednesday, June 25th 2025
“Fordow’s destruction – surgical, stunning, a reminder of Israeli and American reach – is a victory, yes. But it is the sort of victory that merely brings the war into new terrain. And this terrain, my dear readers, is not geological. It is ideological, and it is mobile.” — Catherine Perez-Shakdam SUCCESS? Iran Concedes […]
Catherine Perez-Shakdam Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, June 24, 2025 “We are not witnessing the end of Iran’s nuclear project. We are witnessing its decentralization.” It is a truth too easily ignored in our ceaseless thirst for closure: blowing up a building does not annihilate an idea. And so it was that […]
Raz Zimmt INSS Insight No. 1998, June 25, 2025 “It is worth noting that there is no indication that Iran is currently interested in returning to a negotiated framework—especially not one that would require concessions perceived in Tehran as capitulation to US dictates, foremost among them the relinquishment of Iran’s enrichment capabilities.” The ceasefire […]
Yoav Limor Israel Hayom, June 24, 2025 “… it is doubtful whether Israel can maintain continuous enforcement without effectively resuming hostilities.” Israel ended its military campaign against Iran with the upper hand. Senior political and defense officials noted yesterday that all objectives had been fully achieved, though it seems perspective, and a measure of humility, are […]
Yoni Ben Menachem Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, June 23, 2025 “Khamenei’s rhetoric frames the war against Israel as a victory through religious justice, not necessarily a military triumph.” This is not Iran’s first war since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and the adoption of the principle of Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic […]
Monday, June 23rd 2025 / Monday, June 23rd 2025
STANDING UP FOR IRAN? The Gulf States the Day After the American Strike: Yoel Guzansky, INSS, June 23, 2025 — Since the outbreak of the direct confrontation between Iran and Israel, the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries—Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman—have been watching events unfold with growing concern. Their primary […]
Monday, June 23rd 2025
Amir Taheri Gatestone, June 22, 2025 “the overall mood in Iran, including in the ruling circles, is against Khamenei’s “to the last drop of blood” posturing, if only because people know this is posturing from a leader who is personally secure in his hideout.” After a week in purdah, “Supreme Guide” Ali Khamenei broke […]
Farnaz Fassihi NY Times, June 22, 2025 “Iran’s options are grim. And whatever it does will be a turning point for the Islamic Republic’s nearly five-decade rule.” Iran’s clerical rulers have a long history of open animosity toward the United States. From vowing “Death to America” to striking an American base in Iraq after […]
William F. Wechsler The Atlantic Council, June 22, 2025 “The regime is in a fundamentally weak position and should leap at this last opportunity to save itself, as this is clearly Trump’s preferred outcome.” Just over one week ago, when Israel began its campaign of strikes on Iran, I argued that “Iran cannot be allowed to […]
Saeid Golkar Moment, June 19, 2025 “While Khamenei’s rule remains unchallenged, he has a notable weakness: Among leaders in the modern world, he is one of the most disliked by his people.” In the wake of Israeli attacks since June 12, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader since 1989, was forced into hiding, retreating […]
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