Tehran now conducting tests before any new attack due to the massive failure rate in April.

Another top former general says even if a ceasefire is reached, war has become unavoidable if Israelis are to live in peace and security.

For Iran and its allies, the conflict does not concern borders, refugees, prisoners, settlements or checkpoints. It is actually about Israel’s continued existence in the Middle East.

“Evil only respects one thing: unyielding strength,” the former president says.

Observers outline Iran’s strategy of avoiding full-scale war to preserve significant nuclear progress.

The delay in the reaction of Iran and Hezbollah is part of the plan, and part of a deception.

Israel Today commentator Yossi Aloni examines the US-led efforts to keep the Doha summit from failing and to prevent an attack on Israel.

The Foreign Ministry said that the calls from France, Germany and Britain to exercise restraint “lack political logic and contradict principles of international law.”

The attack could take place this week, but the grueling wait could also be seen by the Iranians as a form of punishment for Israel.