The global economy hangs by a silk thread only 33 kilometers wide: the Strait of Hormuz. In this narrow passage, Iran concentrates its most dangerous strategic pressure point and threatens to shut off the lights by blocking the global energy supply.
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Between the first and seventh days of Passover lies a message that could hardly be more timely.
Troops move against Hezbollah positions, secure key areas, and push further into southern Lebanon.
The US president told reporters that the next 24 hours were a “critical period” as Iran faces a deadline to reach a deal.
Israeli officials say consecutive attacks on two key facilities have disrupted most of Iran’s petrochemical export capacity and dealt a major blow to revenue linked to missile production.
Israeli Air Force fighter jets take part in coordinated wave of attacks targeting weapons production and launch sites.
Europe’s moral abdication in the fight against the Islamist terror regime is proving a surprising truth. Right now, Washington and Jerusalem both have only one reliable ally: each other.
As mediators press forward with a US-backed ceasefire framework, Hamas makes its position plain: no surrender of weapons, no exposure of tunnels, and no end to the machinery it built for war.
“The damage is incredibly painful to the regime. … You can’t continue to fight if you can’t pay your officers. If you can’t financially sustain the war, that’s a fatal problem,” says an Israeli expert.
