According to The Atlantic, the first operation would involve seizing Kharg Island, which handles 90% of Iran’s oil exports, while the second would focus on removing enriched uranium from Iran using special forces. Sources said President Donald Trump has not yet made a decision.
Brig. Gen. S., commander of Tel Nof Airbase, landed an hour and a half before this interview after carrying out a strike in Iran. In an exclusive interview with Israel Hayom, he describes what goes through a pilot’s mind on the way there and back, why he joins missions himself despite his rank, and how this war differs from anything that came before it. “We’re not doing this for fun. We’re doing it so we won’t have to go back a third time.”
The US president lashed out at allies who refused to join the campaign against Iran, with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer drawing his harshest criticism: “You don’t even have a navy. You’re too old and had aircraft carriers that didn’t work.”
Alongside the successes on the battlefield, the rare partnership and understanding with the US, and the resilience of Israel’s home front, we keep encountering at every turn the things we pledged to change after October 7, and never changed. The things we set out to achieve, and never achieved.
Despite the heavy blow it suffered in 2024, Hezbollah used the time to rebuild, formulate a new combat doctrine and reorganize for the next round. The gap between the two sides’ objectives, and the organization’s willingness to pay a high price, raises concern that the fighting could become prolonged and force Israel to intensify its operations.
