Instead of insisting on efforts to topple the regime, there was a more effective step that was never taken, and the sense of a missed opportunity is enormous.

Between pressure from Washington and a brief clash with Iran, Israel continues to destroy Hezbolla's infrastructure in southern Lebanon. Meanwhile, the world’s largest terrorist army has been forced to revert to operating as a guerrilla organization, merely harassing the IDF. And yet, to truly hurt it, there is one more thing that should be done. 

A rabbi in a kippah quotes the Quran. An Arab in a keffiyeh presents Righteous Among the Nations from Iran. Welcome to the International Dialogue of Civilizations and Tolerance Conference in Abu Dhabi, where peace is a moral and spiritual imperative that was born long before the Abraham Accords. 

President Trump threatened an unusual attack and the seizure of Tehran’s fuel terminals, but behind the scenes, a memorandum of understandings has already been drafted. Diplomats in the Gulf are worried and are calling on Netanyahu to intervene: “Trump is going back to his old conduct. This will be a missed opportunity for real change.”

A senior White House official said in a briefing that the chances of signing an agreement in the coming days stand at 80%-85%. According to the official, Iran will be required to destroy its stockpile of enriched uranium, dismantle parts of its nuclear program and commit not to developing nuclear weapons. In return, it will receive only phased economic relief, based on its compliance with its commitments.