A second night of US airstrikes on dozens of military targets in Iran has triggered retaliatory attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Oman, with Tehran also claiming it has closed the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s leadership is hardening its rhetoric, vowing justice and vengeance for the killing of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while praising the death of US Senator Lindsey Graham.
Newly released Hamas documents also reveal that October 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar believed Israel might respond to his planned invasion with a nuclear strike on Gaza, yet pressed ahead regardless.
Meanwhile, the European Union is considering a ban on imports from Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, while Britain has announced a record £250 million security package to protect Jewish communities following a surge in antisemitic attacks.
Elsewhere, Israel has officially set October 27 as the date for its next general election. A new Kan 11 poll puts former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot’s newly launched Yashar party ahead of Likud for the first time, with Israelis also rating Eisenkot as a more suitable prime minister than Benjamin Netanyahu.
Today’s guest is Ahmed Khuzaie, a Bahraini political commentator and researcher. He argues that now is not the time for the US, Israel and the Gulf states to seek compromise with Tehran. Instead, he says, they must work together to defeat the Iranian regime—or risk forfeiting any chance of lasting peace and stability in the Middle East.
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