Confronting Iran: Economic Pressure & Strategic Alliances

Asher Fredman explains that lasting stability in the Middle East requires comprehensively confronting Iran’s nuclear ambitions, missile program, and regional terror proxies through sustained economic pressure rather than short-term, temporary deals.

He stresses that achieving true regional security will ultimately depend on either a fundamental transformation in the Iranian regime’s behavior or its leadership, supported by military deterrence and a growing strategic defense alliance among the US, Israel, and Gulf partners.

The interview took place on the AnewZ channel on October 22, 2026.

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