The 12 days of fighting between Iran and Israel, along with the U.S. intervention, left a deep impact on all three countries. Where do each stand now that the fighting has stopped, and what comes next?
The Iran crisis has shown yet again how Israel dominates U.S. politics. It also made clear that Zionism is an ideology based on nothing but brutal violence. The urgent task before American Jews is to dissociate themselves from this rogue state.
Israel has been exposed as a dependent colony that relies on the West for its military adventures. And even still, it has failed to turn this advantage over Iran into strategic success. The Israel doctrine appears to be meeting its limits.
“I’m not happy with Israel,” Trump told reporters, after Israeli fire threatened a fragile ceasefire with Iran. “They don’t know what the fuck they’re doing,” the president continued, referring to both of the countries.
After a week of anticipation, the U.S. struck Iran’s nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Iran accuses the U.S. of “betraying diplomacy” and violating international law and the UN Charter.