Lebanon’s moment of truth | Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Lebanon’s moment of truth | Hussain Abdul-Hussain

President Trump announces talks with Tehran resume in Doha today, while Iran insists no meeting with American officials is planned. President Masoud Pezeshkian says the interim deal has the full backing of Supreme Leader Khamenei, even as criticism grows inside Iran and reports emerge of tensions between political figures and the IRGC. Meanwhile, a new diplomatic row is brewing over the Strait of Hormuz after Iran warned France not to interfere in mine-clearing operations and insisted responsibility for securing the strategic waterway rests exclusively with Tehran. The disruption to shipping through the strait is also raising fears of a difficult winter in Europe, with gas reserves expected to fall to their lowest levels in more than a decade. In Gaza, efforts to secure Hamas’s disarmament appear to have stalled after the group’s leader, Khalil al-Hayya, reportedly adopted a tougher position in negotiations over the future of the Strip and the implementation of President Trump’s peace plan. Today’s guest is Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Research Fellow at the FDD and the author of ‘The Arab case for Israel’. He answers skeptics of Israel’s landmark agreement with Lebanon which he says can result in the disarming of Hezbollah and is Lebanon’s last chance to reclaim sovereignty from Tehran. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Sign up to receive Israel in 10 daily: https://izs.activetrail.biz/Israel-in-10-Sign-Up [https://izs.activetrail.biz/Israel-in-10-Sign-Up] Sponsorship inquiries: MisgavDailyBrief@gmail.com

Iran is furious about Lebanon | Meir Javedanfar

The United States and Iran are set to resume talks in Qatar on Tuesday to shore up the strained ceasefire after a weekend of renewed hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz. Key Hezbollah ally, Lebanon’s parliament speaker Nabih Berry says an emerging agreement with Israel ‘will not pass’ The U.S.-backed deal would pave the way for formal peace between Jerusalem and Beirut and link a full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon to Hezbollah’s disarmament. The IDF destroys a major Hezbollah tunnel network in southern Lebanon, killing members of the group’s elite Radwan Force and underscoring Israel’s determination to continue targeting Hezbollah infrastructure despite growing diplomatic pressure. Today’s guest is Dr Meir Javedanfar, Iran lecturer at Reichman University. He says Tehran is furious about developments in Lebanon, where it has failed to secure meaningful protection for its most important proxy, Hezbollah. He argues the Islamic Republic will continue rebuilding its network of regional proxies because they remain one of its most effective tools of deterrence and influence. Today’s guest is Dr Meir Javedanfar, Iran Lecturer at Reichman University. He says Iran is furious about the situation in Lebanon where it has failed to secure protection for its proxy, Hezbollah. He also argue the Islamic Republic will never give up on rebuilding these proxies as they are an effective source of deterrence. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Sign up to receive Israel in 10 daily: https://izs.activetrail.biz/Israel-in-10-Sign-Up [https://izs.activetrail.biz/Israel-in-10-Sign-Up] Sponsorship inquiries: MisgavDailyBrief@gmail.com

The UN’s latest Gaza smear | Andrew Fox

The fragile U.S.-Iran agreement is facing fresh pressure after Iran warned that ships entering the Strait of Hormuz without Tehran’s permission “will be dealt with”, despite the deal supposedly guaranteeing freedom of navigation. Speaking in Bahrain, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reassured Gulf allies that Washington will not accept any agreement that allows Iran to control one of the world’s most important shipping lanes. Meanwhile, questions remain over the future of Israel’s operations in southern Lebanon after an Israeli reserve soldier was killed in an operational accident. Israel has not confirmed reports that it has withdrawn from part of the security zone. Shin Bet security officials warn that Iran is increasingly shifting its focus to the West Bank by rebuilding terror networks through Turkey, cryptocurrency funding and weapons smuggling. Today’s guest is Andrew Fox, Senior fellow at the Henry Jackson Society. He breaks down a UN panel report which accuses Israel of deliberately targeting children in Gaza. He argues the report by three activists is evidence free and is designed to bolster South Africa’s flagging genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Sign up to receive Israel in 10 daily: https://izs.activetrail.biz/Israel-in-10-Sign-Up [https://izs.activetrail.biz/Israel-in-10-Sign-Up] Sponsorship inquiries: MisgavDailyBrief@gmail.com

Arab alliances are shifting | Dalia Ziada

A week after Washington and Tehran signed an interim agreement, confusion continues over its implementation, with Iranian officials and the International Atomic Energy Agency offering conflicting accounts of when UN nuclear inspectors will be allowed back into the country. Meanwhile, concern Israel is being left out of plans for Southern Lebanon with Qatar and Iran all having a say in a future ‘deconfliction mechanism’. The Trump administration is pushing for a vetted Lebanese Army to gradually take control of parts of the country currently held by the IDF. Israel’s ambassador to Washington warns the talks risk becoming a “train wreck” if Iran’s influence is not addressed. Iran’s foreign minister has held talks with a senior Hamas official following the agreement, while Morocco has become the first Arab country to deploy personnel to the U.S.-backed international stabilization force being assembled for Gaza. Today’s guest is Dalia Ziada, Middle East scholar and Senior Fellow at ISGAP, who argues that the agreement between Washington and Tehran is less a breakthrough than a “memorandum of misunderstanding” that risks alarming America’s Gulf allies while leaving the region’s biggest security challenges unresolved. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Sign up to receive Israel in 10 daily: https://izs.activetrail.biz/Israel-in-10-Sign-Up [https://izs.activetrail.biz/Israel-in-10-Sign-Up] Sponsorship inquiries: MisgavDailyBrief@gmail.com

From Tucker to Mamdani, American Jews are being squeezed | William Daroff

A fragile U.S.-Iran agreement is facing fresh scrutiny after Iranian officials deny UN Nuclear inspectors are due to visit the country. President Trump is waiving sanctions for 60 days and potentially unlocking billions of dollars for the regime. Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to the Gulf amid questions over Washington’s strategy and growing American scepticism about whether the deal can curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions or regional threats. Meanwhile, Israel and Lebanon are holding another round of talks in Washington, but concerns are mounting over the future of Israel’s operations in the north. Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warns that Hezbollah is openly regrouping and rearming while restrictions on the IDF’s freedom of action are putting Israeli soldiers’ lives at risk. And fears that the emerging agreement with Iran could leave Israel in a weaker strategic position have rattled local markets. The shekel has fallen more than three per cent against the dollar over the past month, while shares in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange have dropped around 20 per cent. Today’s guest is William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. He warns that American Jews are feeling the squeeze from rising antisemitism on both the right and the left, yet remains hopeful that a more peaceful Middle East could eventually reduce the obsessive focus on Jews. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Sign up to receive Israel in 10 daily: https://izs.activetrail.biz/Israel-in-10-Sign-Up [https://izs.activetrail.biz/Israel-in-10-Sign-Up] Sponsorship inquiries: MisgavDailyBrief@gmail.com