Times of Israel Analysis: Iran War Is Both Israel's and America's Fight

Times of Israel editor David Horovitz argues the military campaign against Iran serves American interests as fully as Israeli ones, dismissing critics who claim Israel manipulated Trump into the conflict. Horovitz highlights that Iran has expanded its missile capabilities to threaten Europe and potentially the U.S., and that Trump's envoy reported Iranian negotiators bragged about possessing enough enriched uranium for 11 nuclear bombs. The columnist contends that unlike previous Middle East conflicts, "total victory" in Iran is achievable given that the Iranian population largely opposes the regime, but warns that a critical planning gap — including insufficient post-war leadership succession planning — risks undermining the effort.