Putin Is the New King of Syria

Israel must not show restraint in the face of the first-ever direct Iranian attack on its soil. It must seize the opportunity and launch a broad strike on Iran to restore its deterrence and send a strong message to the region and the world. The absence of an Israeli response will confirm the perception that its deterrence is eroding and will invite aggression. Israel's neighbors and enemies are now examining its conduct. An Israeli attack would send a resounding, deterrent, powerful and unequivocal message to Iran and the entire region (especially after the October 7 attacks) that any attack

Israel must take seriously Iran’s stated intention to destroy the Jewish state. Iran’s desire to attain nuclear weapons serves its goal of eliminating Israel and its strategy of using its proxies to threaten Israel’s civilian population. All measures taken so far to stop Tehran’s nuclear project have failed, and Israel has no choice but to urgently eliminate this threat by military means.

Iran has spent years building a battle doctrine against Israel in which its proxies surround and attack Israel but it, ostensibly, is not involved • The assassination of a senior IRGC officer in Damascus makes it clear to Iran that this strategy does not give it immunity, and that if it intensifies its actions against Israel, any Iranian will be a legitimate target