Analysis |
Tehran has lost control of its proxies and its regional standing is weakest it has been in the past 30 years ■ The fall of the Assad regime has severed the arms-smuggling routes from Iran to Lebanon, making it hard for Hezbollah to rebuild
Anyone who happened to be in Washington this week would have been somewhat surprised to find enthusiasm, almost exaltation, over the dramatic changes unfolding in the Middle East. It’s apparently a matter of geography. In the view from Israel, it’s impossible to ignore the permanent cloud that the steep cost of the war is producing: nearly 1,800 killed on our side, 100 hostages still being held in the Gaza Strip, the government’s failures in dealing with the rehabilitation of the affected communities in the south and the north. Not to mention the intolerable behavior of the star of the show, who this week exploited the platform of his trial for a lengthy display of arrogance, victimhood and paranoia.