Dr. Yossi Mansharof: Tabatai’s elimination was the Israel Defense Force’s “most significant operation” since the American-brokered cease-fire ended major hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah last year. The strike is also …
Expert on Iran and Shiite political Islam. PhD on pro-Iranian transnational networks in the Persian Gulf.
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Northern arena
Following Israel’s strike on its top military commander, the ball is in Hezbollah’s court
Following Tabatabai’s assassination, it seems that Hezbollah will choose to enter into several limited “days of fighting,” the author argues.
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However, action must also extend to the social and ideological arenas, not just the military (prevention efforts) and economic (sanctions) fronts.
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Dr. Yossi Mansharof: Senior officer Amar, who leads Corps 11000 in Iran’s Quds Force, heads a mechanism targeting Jewish sites, not just Israeli ones. This activity is driven by an …
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A document attributed to a senior Iranian official proves that even after the blow it suffered at Israel’s hands, Tehran isn’t sitting idle – it is doing everything it can to lay the groundwork for another massacre. Yet ironically, this very effort may unintentionally expose a critical vulnerability at the leadership of the Islamic Republic.
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Tehran emerges from the Gaza War reeling from Israel’s unprecedented blows to its military and proxy network. In response, Iran is accelerating efforts to rebuild its deterrence through missile and nuclear advances and the restoration of its regional infrastructure. Yet beneath its defiant rhetoric lies growing insecurity, as the regime struggles to recover its standing and project power in a transformed Middle East.