Prof. Kobi Michael: I think that Israel perceives the event as a very historical opportunity to reshape the regional architecture in its entirety.
The Gulf countries are very hesitant when it comes to Iran because they don’t rely on the Americans. They are afraid that if they join the American-Israeli coalition now … the Americans will not finish the job, and then they will remain there with Iran, which is the wounded lion.
The accumulation of the damages that are caused to Iran is very significant. … Iran after the war … will not be Iran that we used to know.
The big question … is what is going to be on the day after. On the day that President Trump reaches the conclusion that he won the war … what will remain here in the region?
Published in The Media Line, March 10, 2026.
