Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Times of Israel founding editor David Horovitz joins host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.
Horovitz says it isn’t definitively clear how much damage has been wreaked on Iranian nuclear facilities by US and Israeli strikes in Iran. He notes the term “obliteration,” used by US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, to describe the result of the American strikes on three key Iranian nuclear facilities early Sunday, but stresses that the US military has only publicized an initial damage assessment to date. He discusses Trump’s remark late Sunday about potential regime change in Iran — issued after all his key officials stressed this was not America’s goal.
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Horovitz also comments on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-recorded press statement on Sunday evening in which he vowed that Iran’s ongoing missile fire would not land Israel in a war of attrition. He also looks at the prime minister’s cryptic comments regarding the relative failure of Iranian drone attacks and the whereabouts of Iran’s stockpiles of enriched uranium.
The conversation with Horovitz also touches on geopolitical dynamics, including Russia’s relationship with Iran, and the routes followed by Israeli citizens trying to return home from abroad amidst the conflict.
Check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
‘MIGA!’: Trump floats Tehran regime change as Iran’s proxies said prepping to hit US bases
Netanyahu: Israel very close to reaching goals in Iran, will avoid ‘war of attrition’
Iran, Russia set to hold talks as Tehran fumes at US over strikes
Aryeh Deri says October 7 ‘saved the nation of Israel,’ avoiding deadlier attack and exposing Iran
Despite travel warning, majority of returning Israelis do so via Jordan and Egypt
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