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Wednesday, February 7th 2024 / Wednesday, February 7th 2024
GEIGER COUNTDOWN Iran Closer Than Ever to Weaponizing Uranium, Building Nuclear Bomb – Report: Jerusalem Post staff, Jerusalem Post, Feb. 6, 2024 — A new report from the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) is sounding the alarm on Iran’s closeness to going nuclear, upgrading its threat level to “Extreme Danger,” the highest of its six ratings, for the […]
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Wednesday, February 7th 2024
John W. Miller and Ari Cicurel The Hill, Feb. 6, 2024 “When asked whether U.S. strikes have succeeded, President Biden said, “Are they stopping the Houthis? No. Are they going to continue? Yes.” With U.S. strikes against Iran-linked targets on Feb. 2, President Biden attempted to fulfill his vow to “hold all those responsible to account” for a Jan. 28 drone attack on a […]
Jonathan Spyer The Spectator, Feb. 5, 2024 “Why is the White House continuing with a strategy that will do nothing to deter Iran and will only lead to more American deaths?” Nine years ago, Barack Obama, with his vice president Joe Biden at his side, announced the Iran nuclear deal. Ayatollah Khamenei’s regime would not enrich […]
Sunday, January 21st 2024
SHABBAT READING The March of Folly: פרשת בא: BO • 5771, 5784, The Rabbi Sacks Legacy — There is a fascinating moment in the unfolding story of the plagues that should make us stop and take notice. At the opening of this week’s parsha, seven plagues have now struck Egypt. The people are suffering. Several times Pharaoh seems to soften, only […]
Friday, January 19th 2024
Vivian Yee and Farnaz Fassihi NY Times, Jan. 17, 2024 “But this week, Iran acted on its own and announced its actions, publicly framing the missile strikes as vengeance.” After hitting targets in neighboring Pakistan, Iraq and Syria with missiles, Iran talked tough on Wednesday, playing up — to friends and foes alike — not only its […]
Seth J. Frantzman Jerusalem Post, Jan. 17, 2024 “The Al-Ain report could reflect new serious information about the Houthis and their positioning of missiles and drones. It could also reflect the wider regional concerns in the Gulf about the Houthis choosing to escalate.” The Houthis may be repositioning some of their missiles and drones after […]
J.E. Dyer The Optimistic Conservative, Jan. 17, 2024 “The big information point — if validated in the upcoming days — is where the Houthi assets are being moved.” … To briefly introduce the topic, the political condition of Yemen – reduced as it often is to warring factions, with no central government in control – […]
Saeed Shah and Benoit Faucon WSJ, Jan. 16, 2024 “Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps took the rare step on Monday of launching strikes out of Iran into Syria, despite having its own military presence there.” Iran hit a jihadist group in Pakistan with a missile and drone strike Tuesday, according to Iranian state media, […]
Wednesday, January 10th 2024 / Wednesday, January 10th 2024
LOOMING ULTIMATUM? Iran Adds to Pressure on U.S. With Nuclear Program Acceleration: Lawrence Norman, WSJ, Dec. 26, 2023 — Iran has tripled production of nearly weapons-grade uranium in a move likely to deepen its confrontation with the West as Tehran helps allied militias to attack Israel and U.S. forces in the region. Iran, the Fulcrum of Mideast […]
Wednesday, January 10th 2024
Richard Goldberg National Review, Nov. 30, 2023 “Iran’s response to America’s taking its foot off the sanctions pedal was escalation on all fronts.” Hours before nearly 300,000 Americans gathered on the National Mall to show solidarity with Israel and condemn Hamas terrorism, the Biden administration sent a notification to Capitol Hill that upwards of $10 […]
Sander Gerbert and Robert Wexler The Hill, Jan. 4, 2024 “This doesn’t mean the two-state solution is impossible, but it does demand a realistic assessment of its current viability given Iranian opposition to a moderate Palestinian leadership that could actually make peace. The first step towards a revamped PA must be the elimination of […]
Wednesday, January 3rd 2024
Will the Conflict Expand?: Salem Alketbi, Israel Hayom, Dec. 26, 2023 Iran No Longer Hides Behind Proxies in War Against Israel: Ron Ben Yishai, Ynet News, Dec. 26, 2023 Israel Has Sent a Message; Now a Big Decision Awaits: Yoav Limor, Israel Hayom, Dec. 26, 2023 Biden Needs to Strike Back Hard Against Houthis to Protect Red Sea […]
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