An editorial in the Jerusalem Post has summed up what Israel achieved in its 12-day war against the Islamic Republic. It’s quite a record, about which more can be found here: “Iran is not finished but Israel has bought itself crucial time – editorial,” Jerusalem Post, June 26, 2025: After 627 exhausting days in Gaza, the […]
‘This is not just battlefield success. It is a transformation.’
John Spencer, formerly a West Point professor of urban warfare, sums up who won and who lost, in the 12-Day war between Israel and Iran, here: “Who are the real winners and losers of Israel’s 12-day war with Iran? – opinion,” byJohn Spencer, Jerusalem Post, June 25, 2025: “War is thus an act of force […]
Trump: ‘Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace’
Trump has done what he vowed to do in his first political speech when he declared his candidacy for president in 2015: “I will stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons.” These strikes would never have been necessary if Barack Obama and Old Joe Biden had not empowered, enabled, and financed the Islamic Republic of Iran. […]
Trump: ‘We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran’
Now we will see if the apocalyptic predictions of foes of Israel, that if the U.S. helped take out Iran’s nuclear sites, it would embroil us in another endless war and bring the country closer to destruction, will prove true.
How They Did It: Israeli Officials Describe a Three-Year Effort by Mossad
It took years of planning, mainly by the Mossad, for the IDF to pull off its remarkable attack on Iran, greatly damaging or destroying nuclear facilities at Isfahan and Natanz, destroying military bases at Tabriz and Hamadan, assassinating at least a dozen of the most senior generals in both the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and […]
Israeli strikes hit ‘heart’ of Iran’s nuclear program, Iranians had material for nine nuclear bombs
The Israeli strikes are likely to have saved the world from a great deal of destruction. “Israel hits the ‘heart’ of Iran’s nuclear program in Natanz facility strike,” by Caitlin McFall, Greg Wehner, and Rachel Wolf, Fox News, June 12, 2025: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that one of Iran’s top nuclear facilities had […]
Iranian Air Defenses Around Nuclear Sites ‘Brittle’
A two-second clip of Iran’s air defenses at Natanz have provided Western analysts at the James Martin Center for Non-Proliferation Studies with a look at its air defenses, and it turns out that the various radar systems in use are “siloed” — that is, do not collaborate with each other. More on the significance of […]
Iran conducts air defense drill at Natanz nuke facility, tests interception of missiles and bunker-buster bombs
The 2015 nuke deal was based on lies, by Iran’s own admission; plus, in plainly treasonous acts, Joe Biden helped fill Iran’s coffers. Even when UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi stated that only countries making bombs are enriching uranium at Iran’s level, Biden and the West ignored the warning. According to the Associated Press, […]
Two Takes On Iran’s Nuclear Project
#1. Michael Mandelbaum argues that it is time for American policymakers to stop devoting all of their efforts in the Middle East to that will-o’-the-wisp, a permanent peace between Israel and the Palestinians, and instead to recognize that the Palestinians are not ready now, and may never be ready, to accept Israel. Instead, the next […]
US Warns Iran It Won’t Be Able to Hold Israel Back
While the Supreme Leader and other Iranian leaders threaten to deliver a “crushing response” to Israel, the Americans have told Iran that if the Islamic Republic now launches an attack on the Jewish state, Washington will not be able to hold the IDF back. It’s a sign that the Israelis will take the occasion of […]