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.
Senior officials in Washington are expressing satisfaction with Israel’s performance and its cooperation with the US in the war against Iran. War Secretary Pete Hegseth said that “when you have an ally with both the will and the capability, it produces amazing results.” According to assessments, the pounding of Iranian forces is expected to continue for another two weeks, while US officials hope it could eventually lead to regime change in Tehran, possibly with the help of Kurdish rebels.
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.
In his first statement since the start of the war, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said: “We destroyed about 80% of Iran's air defense systems and more than 60% of its ballistic missile launchers.”
According to a report by Sky News Arabia, the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister said Iran is ready to "abandon its nuclear program on condition that the United States presents a satisfactory alternative offer." This came as President Donald Trump declined to rule out talks with the Iranian leadership.
