|
Trending Topics
|
Source: https://www.jns.org/a-turning-point-in-the-middle-east/
A Turning Point for the Iranian Regime's Imperial Ambitions
(JNS) Dr. Fiamma Nirenstein - The Israeli public understands that history sometimes accelerates suddenly, and that when it does, hesitation becomes more dangerous than action. As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu framed the moment, Israel is confronting a regime that for decades has killed Americans, shed Jewish blood and brutalized its own citizens, while striving for nuclear capability. The objective of this war is to end a permanent threat. The American aircraft flying alongside Israeli jets above Tehran sketch a future Middle East no longer dominated by Iranian imperial ambition. The choice was not imposed by immediate necessity but by long-term responsibility: a decisive shift rather than endless postponement. This moment is exceptional: nations acting to dismantle a system of intimidation and fear. The writer, a fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, served as vice president of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the Italian Chamber of Deputies.