Analysis
Wednesday, May 15th 2024
Najmeh Bozorgmehr Financial Times, May 14, 2024 “There is no private political circle untouched by discussions on succession, yet no individual’s profile aligns with that position.” It was 20 years ago that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei felt God speaking through him. The experience took place during a cordial gathering between Iran’s supreme leader and approximately 20 […]
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Thursday, April 18th 2024
WATCH: Emergency Briefing on Iran’s Attack on Israel: Behnam Ben Taleblu, Emetonline, Apr. 16, 2024 WATCH: How Israel Divided the Right: Sorab Ahmari, Unherd, Apr. 14, 2024 — Since October 7th, old divides between Right and Left on support for Israel were predictably resurfaced. Less expected, however, was a new civil war on the online Right. Compact founder […]
Israel Kasnett, JNS, Apr. 17, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden’s “Don’t” warning to Israel’s enemies didn’t work. Iran attacked Israel directly, and its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah continues to fire rockets at Israel on a daily basis. In fact, Biden’s “Don’t” strategy has never worked. It wasn’t taken seriously by the Taliban in 2021, or […]
Udi Etzion, Jerusalem Post, Apr. 17, 2024 Three days after the Iranian missile attack on Israel and the successful interception of the vast majority of them, the defense establishment and the defense industry are now engaged in investigating the incident and learning from the events. Although Israel has been successfully intercepting rockets launched from Gaza since the Iron […]
Wednesday, April 17th 2024
NOW WHAT? Podcast: After the Iranian Attack on Israel—What Can Be Expected?: Adi Kantor, Danny Citrinowicz, and Chuck Freilich, INSS, Apr. 16, 2024 — After Iran’s leadership repeatedly threatened to retaliate for the assassination of its senior officer in Damascus, their reaction indeed finally came. How the U.S. Forged a Fragile Middle Eastern Alliance to Repel […]
David A. Cloud, Dov Lieber, Stephen Kalin and Summer Said WSJ, Apr. 15, 2024 “The operation was the culmination of years of U.S. effort to break down political and technical barriers that thwarted military cooperation between Israel and the Sunni Arab governments.” As hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles winged across the Middle East Saturday night, […]
Editorial Jerusalem Post, Apr. 16, 2024 “While retaliation is costly, the cost of inaction is higher.” In the volatile tapestry of Middle Eastern politics, the dawn of April 14, 2024, marked yet another escalation in regional tensions. Hundreds of Iranian drones, cruise, and ballistic missiles targeted Israel, punctuating a period of rising hostilities. However, the resilience […]
Walter Russell Mead WSJ, Apr. 15, 2024 “What the president appears not yet to understand is that Iran has become so powerful, and America’s reputation as a source of sound policy and reliable support so weak, that only resolute American backing of our allies can turn the tide.” “Take the win,” President Biden reportedly advised Prime […]
Yigal Carmon JNS, Apr. 26, 2024 “Indeed, almost no one was hurt—but Israel’s deterrence was struck down by Washington’s coordination with Iran. Israel’s deterrence was sold out to save Iran’s.” To understand what happened in the Middle East overnight Saturday, one has to go back four years to the killing by the United States […]
Tuesday, April 16th 2024
INCREASING TIES WATCH: Iran Launches Largest Drone & Missile Attack in History | Caroline Glick In-Focus, JNS TV, Apr. 15, 2024 — Iran launched the largest combined missile and drone attack in history on Saturday (April 13th, 2024) against Israel. Now, it stands behind the effort to paralyze the global economy. All the details and analysis about what […]
Editorial Board WSJ, Apr. 14, 2024 “White House theories of escalation management don’t work against a regime that thinks a U.S. President fears escalation more than Iran does.” Iran’s drone and missile assault on Israel Saturday night into Sunday is an open act of aggression, but it isn’t the start of this conflict. It’s […]
Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. WSJ, Apr. 14, 2024 “… it’s apparent that the Iranians are playing a weak hand.” Over the weekend Iran launched a ballistic-missile, drone and cruise-missile attack on Israel from its own soil. The attack was without subterfuge and of a scale well beyond any that preceded it. The strike was indiscriminate […]
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