Remarkably, instead of Israel needing American assistance against Iran, it now finds itself helping its closest ally achieve its overarching goal: eliminating the ayatollah regime’s threat to the global energy market. The ramifications of this upheaval are only beginning to emerge, and they could ultimately lead to dramatic border changes across the Middle East.
Princess Noor Pahlavi watches from afar as her people yearn for freedom, and hopes that after 47 years of repression their dream will be fulfilled. In an exclusive interview with Israel Hayom, the daughter of exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi, born in the US and never having visited Iran, explains why she believes a new Middle East is emerging.
In Lebanon, Israel’s response must be backed by a plan with clear end goals. In Iran, Israel’s expectation that the regime will fall must be recalculated. Developments on both fronts will force Israel to fight in arenas where it is far less effective.
At their meeting a month ago, Netanyahu compared Israel and the US to the honey badger and the ancient tiger — and on the battlefield, that's exactly how they operate: one small, feral, and tough; the other powerful, with no arms economy.
Israel had originally prepared for action against Iran in June 2026, but protests erupted, Netanyahu traveled to meet President Trump, and the rest is history. From the airlift of senior Israeli officials to Washington and the extraordinary coordination, to the secret visits by a legendary general: “What is happening here operationally is unprecedented.”
On Dec. 29, 2025, Netanyahu and Trump finalized a strike on Iran at Mar-a-Lago — while protests erupted simultaneously in Tehran. What followed moved faster than anyone planned. Now, with his life's mission nearly complete, is the day after Netanyahu finally approaching?
After a Tehran school principal caught Marjan Keypour Greenblatt with an anti-regime poem, her parents realized they had no choice. At 14, before she could be arrested, she was sent into exile in France and later the US, never returning home. Now she watches the confrontation with the ayatollahs and hopes that this time, the Iranian people will prevail.
As accusations fly that Israel forced the hand of the US into the Iran campaign and social media erupts over Khamenei's death, diaspora leaders warn that Israel's bond with American Jewry cannot be taken for granted.
Removing Iran’s supreme leader would change everything. Trump is leaving the door open to a deal, but the odds of confrontation are far higher.
Israel’s security establishment is examining the possibility that Tehran is preparing to activate the entire “Axis of Evil” against Israel, but officials assess that under current conditions this does not constitute an existential threat.
