News about Iran • Israel

This is your reminder - Israelis and Iranians share a rich history of friendship and cooperation. Our fight is not with the people of Iran - it is with the regime that drove us apart. When it crumbles, our friendship will soar higher than ever. pic.x.com/KC58EKTzrG

My message to the parties - and potential parties - to the conflict between Israel and Iran is simple and clear: Give peace a chance.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir says Israelis must prepare for a "prolonged campaign" against Iran, in order to "eliminate a threat of this magnitude." In a video statement, Zamir says that Iran has been "building for years a clear plan to destroy the State of Israel" and pic.x.com/eY8z48lEe2

When issuing threats of major retaliation, Iran has often employed the boastful phrase that it would "slap" Israel or the US. But now, after more than a week of sustained humiliation, what rhetoric remains? Will Tehran escalate its bluster to a "kick," or perhaps a "punch"?