The new director of Israel's Mossad spy agency, Roman Gofman, visited Washington two weeks ago for talks about the war in Iran and the Iranian nuclear program, according to two sources with knowledge. Why it matters: Gofman is one of the closest advisers to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It was Gofman's first visit to Washington since he assumed office in June. Driving the news: The Mossad chief's visit took place right before tensions around the Strait of Hormuz escalated and fighting resumed. - One purpose of Gofman's visit was to coordinate with the White House on negotiations with Iran on a nuclear deal, an Israeli source said. Behind the scenes: The sources said Gofman met with CIA director John Ratcliffe as well as…
President Trump on Monday said the U.S. could soon attack Pickaxe Mountain in Iran as American forces launched a new round of strikes against the country. “Pickaxe is a possible target for a nice big fat shot right near the front door,” Trump said in an interview on “The Hugh Hewitt Show” Monday afternoon. “We’re going to take out Pickaxe Mountain. Tell the Iranians to be ready.” Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5966603-trump-threatens-pickaxe-mountain-iran/ #PickaxeMountain #Iran #IranWar #Trump #NuclearFacility #Israel
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Foreign policy The Real Lesson of America’s Decades-Long Conflict with Iran Washington needs a strategy grounded in realism and reciprocal diplomacy. Donald Trump entered office promising to end America’s endless wars. Instead, he chose a war openly aimed at regime change in Iran that has predictably become a quagmire, trapping the United States in an open-ended cycle of tit-for-tat strikes, economic blockades, and escalating confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz, with no plausible military path to victory. The immediate crisis is dangerous enough. The larger problem is that Washington is once again doubling down on a…Open
President Trump held a Situation Room meeting Tuesday to discuss a massive offensive in Iran that will be wider in scope than the current strikes around the Strait of Hormuz, three sources with knowledge said. Why it matters: Trump appears willing to escalate the war to cause enough damage that the Iranian regime will open the Strait of Hormuz and accept Trump's nuclear demands. Driving the news: Trump convened the meeting as the U.S. military conducted strikes in the Strait of Hormuz area and along the southern coast of Iran for the fourth day in a row. - Most of the targets were air defense and radar systems, anti-ship missile positions and drone launch sites. - U.S. officials said the aim of the strikes was to significantly degrade…
American Thinker By Allan J. Feifer When Iranians view nuclear power, they view it not through a “mutually assured destruction” filter, but as the fulfillment of prophecy.
