When protests began, rumors about Israeli intelligence involvement in spurring the nascent movement toward revolution spread like wildfire.
Middle East
Exiled Crown Prince says one of first moves after fall of Khamenei will be to normalize relations with Israel.
One US official intimated that Hamas “decommissioning” its heavy weapons rather than demilitarization could be option.
After surviving regime-backed massacres, Sweida’s spiritual leader calls for independence and an alliance with the Jewish state—“We see ourselves as part of Israel’s existence.”
“The regime perceives these protests as an existential threat, and it’s willing to use any tools it has at its disposal to get rid of this threat to its survival,” Annika Ganzeveld, of AEI’s Critical Threats Project, told JNS.
“If the ayatollahs feel they are falling, they will attack” – a sober warning on the Iran uprising
While images of brutal repression from Iran are circulating around the world and many are speaking of a possible turning point, Iran expert Eliyahu Yossian warns against dangerous illusions.
That’s the question most on the mind of Israelis in these fateful days.
The Israeli military is “continuously improving its capabilities and operational readiness, equipped to respond with power if needed.”
Reza Pahlavi has lived nearly 50 years in exile, and now, against the backdrop of protests in Iran, he is working harder than ever to end them and return to his birth country.
