In Israel, officials believe President Donald Trump will give dialogue with Tehran more time before making a final decision. In the meantime, the Americans are reinforcing their military presence in the Middle East.
The US-Iran meeting in Oman allowed the sides to resume dialogue, but the real negotiations still lie ahead. The fact that President Donald Trump appears to be aligning with Iran’s demand to focus talks solely on the nuclear issue should be a source of concern in Jerusalem.
The journey of national liberation began with a challenge to the gods of Egypt, continued with the splitting of the sea, and reached its climax at Mount Sinai. Eternity broke into history, and the people were transformed from a collective of slaves into a kingdom of priests bearing a universal message. The covenant forged at Sinai, more enduring than the laws of nature, led us through the wilderness of nations until our sovereign revival in our land.
By replacing restraint with public humiliation and pressure, Donald Trump reshaped US diplomacy and replaced norms that governed alliances and global order for decades
After October 7, Israel’s security doctrine has fundamentally changed. A regime that seeks Israel’s destruction and possesses the means to carry it out may choose to use them. Any future agreement must therefore include limits on Iran’s production and stockpiling of ballistic missiles.
A fundamental gap in how Washington and Tehran perceive each other is making diplomacy nearly impossible. As long as Iran’s leadership equates compromise with surrender, US coercion is more likely to harden positions than resolve the crisis.
Ukraine’s designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization should translate into clear diplomatic, moral and strategic alignment with fellow democracies facing the same authoritarian axis, such as Israel and the US.
Trump dispatched a “massive armada” to the Gulf and promised “violence if necessary.” Now he must return with a result. For Trump, honor is no less structural than it is for Tehran. Returning empty-handed is not an option.
As the US military nears completion of a broad force deployment around Iran, unprecedented tension hangs over relations between Washington and Tehran. Even though the chances of success in the talks remain unclear amid the deliberate ambiguity surrounding both sides’ positions, the cost of failure could push them toward understandings that would delay, even if only temporarily, a US strike.
Hamas will continue diverting international criticism toward Israel. The goal is to enable the entry of supplies and equipment on a large scale, something worth a fortune to the murderous terrorist organization.
