August 14, 2024 | The Hill
Iran is weaker than we think. It’s time to take advantage.
August 14, 2024 | The Hill
Iran is weaker than we think. It’s time to take advantage.
Excerpt
The Islamic Republic of Iran is weak and vulnerable, far more than the regime would have us believe.
That’s the biggest takeaway from last week’s suspected Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran — and it delivers important messages to the ayatollah, his terror proxies, the Iranian people and Washington policymakers.
Haniyeh’s killing while under maximum protection by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps tells Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, that Israel has deeply infiltrated the ayatollah’s intelligence and security establishment. Furthermore, unlike in previous years, Israel is now prepared to use its power to strike the Islamic Republic at the highest levels within Iran.
Saeed Ghasseminejad and Richard Goldberg are senior advisors at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.