This writer has called for striking Iran’s nuclear weapons program for years, including in my book Target Tehran. Israel and the US finally did it – in just about the largest way possible. Jerusalem and Washington should not lose sight of ending or capping Iran’s nuclear program, and Tehran is now probably offering the Trump administration a long-term uranium enrichment freeze or enrichment outside of its territory as part of a consortium – both positive developments.
But that is not the main issue at this moment. The main issue is conventional ballistic missiles. Once again, America absolutely should make sure that the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program remains on ice, but it effectively has been there since the 12-Day War of June 2025. Likewise, Tehran’s support of regional terrorism, especially against the Jewish state, should be held back as much as possible.
But Israel has also handled a lot of those issues on its own over the last two years of war, from Gaza to Lebanon to Syria. Such terrorism is not gone, and may never be completely eliminated. Yet, the situation is in the best place it has been since the 2006 Second Lebanon War, when Israel was problematically intimidated into allowing its adversaries to gradually surround it with a “ring of fire.” (Read More)
