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Hezbollah’s strategical misstep gives Israel rare opening on Lebanon front

Commentary: While Iran remains the primary front, the IDF is striking Hezbollah’s finances, killing senior operatives and seizing territory south of the Litani River; Beirut faces mounting pressure as Israel warns Syria not to interfere

Ron Ben-Yishai | 03.03.26

עיר הטילים התת קרקעית שחשף חיל האוויר והחלל של משמרות המהפכה

Game-changer partnership: The Israel-US strategy against Iran’s ballistic arsenal

While Israeli Air Force fighter pilots are striking a range of targets in Iran, their primary focus is on ballistic missile launch and production systems, working with the US against storage and launch sites, underground 'missile cities,' launcher trucks and manufacturing facilities

Ron Ben-Yishai | 03.02.26

תקיפות ישראליות בפרברים הדרומיים של ביירות, לבנון

Hezbollah signals, but stops short of war

Commentary: Limited rocket and drone fire toward open areas suggests terrorist group is balancing loyalty to Iran with domestic pressure at home, as Israel weighs whether to escalate along the northern border

Ron Ben-Yishai | 03.02.26

Iran missile threat changes shape as IDF prepares for possibility of border raids

Analysis: the opening strikes damaged Iran’s launch network, reducing the scale of missile barrages — but intelligence now warns of possible cross-border raids by proxy forces

Ron Ben-Yishai | 02.28.26

Israel strikes first, US follows with full force in coordinated attack on Iran

Commentary: Joint operation aims to neutralize Iran’s initial missile barrage and weaken air defenses; earlier Hezbollah strikes in Lebanon sought to blind warning systems ahead of Israel-US assault

Ron Ben-Yishai | 02.28.26

Trump abandons short Iran strike, readies extended campaign as US carriers mass near Iran and Israel

Opinion: With the USS Gerald R. Ford sailing to the Mediterranean, Washington is preparing not for a short strike but for a weeks-long campaign to weaken Iran’s regime, dismantle missile and nuclear capabilities and shield US and Israeli assets across the region

Ron Ben-Yishai | 02.21.26

ועידת ההייטק הביטחוני של ynet ו-"ידיעות אחרונות" בשיתוף לשכת המהנדסים

Iran could hit Europe in future war, senior defense official warns

Rafael Chairman Yuval Steinitz says future shocks inevitable, but Israel’s multilayered air defenses, US backing and new hypersonic interceptors and laser systems will help counter nuclear and ballistic missile threats after last year’s 12-day war with Tehran

Ron Ben-Yishai | 02.17.26

Benjamin Netanyahu, Ali Khamenei and Donald Trump

Israel fears a deal that could worsen the Iran threat, leaving missile and nuclear risks intact

Opinion: The prime minister’s hurried trip to Washington aims to push Donald Trump to limit concessions to Iran and avoid a prolonged negotiation that could strengthen Tehran’s missile and nuclear capabilities

Ron Ben-Yishai | 02.08.26

Trump gives Iran talks time for now, Israel likely to join if US strikes

Analysis: Washington is weighing a prolonged military campaign over a limited strike, citing the need for decisive results, regional defense and conditions that could sustain weeks of fighting if diplomacy collapses

Ron Ben-Yishai | 01.31.26

Trump signals strike but aims for Iran deal as US military prepares for escalation

Opinion: As Trump threatens force, intermediaries including Turkey and Qatar push Tehran toward talks; US forces rehearse defenses against Iranian retaliation, while Tehran readies missiles, drones and maritime disruption if diplomacy collapses

Ron Ben-Yishai | 01.29.26

Israel alarmed as US pullout opens door to Turkish-led jihadist surge in Syria

Commentary: US troop drawdown creates a vacuum in Syria that Turkey is poised to fill, threatening Israel’s air freedom in the north and en route to Iran; security chiefs urge swift diplomatic action and warn of growing risks to Jordan’s stability

Ron Ben-Yishai | 01.27.26

Israel’s policy on Gaza and Iran now runs through Trump, not Netanyahu

Analysis: Trump’s demands on Iran and Gaza are reshaping Israel’s security and diplomatic moves, leaving Jerusalem a secondary player as Washington weighs whether military force can topple Tehran’s regime or merely wound it

Ron Ben-Yishai | 01.26.26

Talk of Iran clash is growing, but panic is not yet justified

Analysis: Israeli officials assess that if Iran does not agree within weeks to US talks on Trump’s terms, Washington will strike; if Israel is attacked, it would seek to finish off Iran’s missile and drone capabilities, though restraining factors reduce the risk of immediate escalation

Ron Ben-Yishai | 01.21.26

Iran attack postponed but not canceled: The reasons, and the brutal repression that achieved its goal

Analysis: Washington concluded that potential costs - harm to American bases, Israel, and energy industry in the Gulf - far outweigh any strategic gain and will return to diplomacy; Meanwhile, Iranians are terrified of the brutal suppression of the protest and have stopped

Ron Ben-Yishai | 01.15.26

Iran's regime takes harsh measures and sends a signal to Washington

Analysis: Iranian security forces obedience of shoot to kill order sows fear among protesters, but appeal to US to return to negotiations signals there is a chance of lifting the sanctions and improving the economic situation that brought them to the streets in the first place

Ron Ben-Yishai | 01.12.26

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