Iran at the epicentre (Israel Hayom)

– “Some invisible force is waging a successful war against Iranian nuclear scientists. The ayatollah regime has issued threats of harsh retaliation against the entire world, with Israel as the bull’s-eye. But for now, according to reports, more and more scientists are asking to leave Iran’s nuclear program and go back to university research.

The sanctions are beginning to work. It is a pity that the U.S. took so long to target Iran’s central bank, fearing that Iran would cut off oil supplies, causing prices to skyrocket. It is after all an election year. But perhaps other oil suppliers would be willing to freeze the price of oil for an agreed upon period of time, at least until November.

Iran’s threat to close the Strait of Hormuz should be viewed not as a flexing of muscles but rather as the exact opposite – a demonstration of nervousness in the face of more effective sanctions and the devaluation of the local currency, the rial. The threat is a demonstration of weakness, and it failed to achieve its goal as the U.S. did not heed the warning and sent another naval strike force toward the Gulf. As we know, there is nothing worse for a sovereign nation, especially a centralized dictatorship like Iran, than to have its threats completely ignored.”

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