Middle East
The Israeli-American donor to the Democratic Party warned that the decision sends a negative signal to Middle East allies.
“The Turks are filled with self-confidence and maybe going back to a period when they were more aggressive and trying to change the status quo in the region,” Dr. Gallia Lindenstrauss told JNS.
“You can’t disentangle one piece from the others,” said the U.S. national security advisor.
The alleged attack targeted a company that provides logistics technology for Arab companies using a land corridor with Israel.
It seems the kingdom is preparing to reap the political dividend of the war in Gaza in the wake of the Palestinian Authority’s rise at the expense of Hamas.
“Some people think that by forcing neighboring countries to normalize their ties [with Israel] the problem will be solved. They are wrong,” said the Iranian leader.
Iran’s ship of state has replaced many if not most of its parts since it set sail in 1979. Calling it an “Islamic Republic” or an “Islamic theocracy” now is a serious misnomer.
“Iraq is a strong U.S. ally and receives hundreds of millions of dollars every year from Washington. There should be more accountability,” says Emma Tsurkov, whose sister Elizabeth was abducted by Kata’ib Hezbollah in 2023.
Riyadh hopes to generate bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate before a possible Trump re-election.
The Iranian regime’s open and explicit discussion of the issue seems to herald a change in its nuclear policy.
The reported strike in the heart of Iran’s capital marks yet another escalation in the long-simmering shadow war between the two archenemies. Neither Israel nor Iran has officially confirmed the incident.
The only issue for Riyadh is the timing of the announcement, which could come as early as the next few weeks or after the U.S. presidential election.
