Benham Ben-Taliblu

has dropped in Afghanistan. I'm thinking the Moab of 2017. Without those that can really explode and tunnel and penetrate much, much deeper than the, you know, 500-pound or 2,000-pound bunker buster bombs that you've seen the Israelis use to the north and south against Hezbollah and against Hamas, you will need America.

has dropped in Afghanistan. I'm thinking the Moab of 2017. Without those that can really explode and tunnel and penetrate much, much deeper than the, you know, 500-pound or 2,000-pound bunker buster bombs that you've seen the Israelis use to the north and south against Hezbollah and against Hamas, you will need America.

which is why this debate about Israel's right to respond is not a debate that exists in isolation. It's a debate that exists very much at the heart of U.S. national security policy.

which is why this debate about Israel's right to respond is not a debate that exists in isolation. It's a debate that exists very much at the heart of U.S. national security policy.

which is why this debate about Israel's right to respond is not a debate that exists in isolation. It's a debate that exists very much at the heart of U.S. national security policy.

You know, I think this is a very kaleidoscopic scenario. It depends on the intelligence, it depends on the sourcing, it depends on the nature of the talks. It depends on, I would even say with respect, the view of the president towards the Iranian threat that day or at that point in time.

You know, I think this is a very kaleidoscopic scenario. It depends on the intelligence, it depends on the sourcing, it depends on the nature of the talks. It depends on, I would even say with respect, the view of the president towards the Iranian threat that day or at that point in time.

You know, I think this is a very kaleidoscopic scenario. It depends on the intelligence, it depends on the sourcing, it depends on the nature of the talks. It depends on, I would even say with respect, the view of the president towards the Iranian threat that day or at that point in time.

Whether he feels like he has the backing of not just his party and not just the Congress but the vast majority of the American people. Will the president have been able to show the American people that there was more than a good faith effort to reach some kind of diplomatic resolution to the Iranian nuclear crisis?

Whether he feels like he has the backing of not just his party and not just the Congress but the vast majority of the American people. Will the president have been able to show the American people that there was more than a good faith effort to reach some kind of diplomatic resolution to the Iranian nuclear crisis?

Whether he feels like he has the backing of not just his party and not just the Congress but the vast majority of the American people. Will the president have been able to show the American people that there was more than a good faith effort to reach some kind of diplomatic resolution to the Iranian nuclear crisis?

I'm sure the president and his team in Washington are going through, even right now, in the absence of the strike being dangled, all of those things with round five of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks underway or wrapping up in Rome right now. So, those are all factors that can impact and create push or pull factors. But ultimately, I would say, would the regime be shooting itself in the foot?

I'm sure the president and his team in Washington are going through, even right now, in the absence of the strike being dangled, all of those things with round five of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks underway or wrapping up in Rome right now. So, those are all factors that can impact and create push or pull factors. But ultimately, I would say, would the regime be shooting itself in the foot?

I'm sure the president and his team in Washington are going through, even right now, in the absence of the strike being dangled, all of those things with round five of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks underway or wrapping up in Rome right now. So, those are all factors that can impact and create push or pull factors. But ultimately, I would say, would the regime be shooting itself in the foot?

Because one fear that I have is they get a lot more by staying at the table. And if the only way the US goes militarily at the Iranians is if the Iranians are no longer at the table, well, then the Iranians can come to the table and just read a whole host of grievances. and filibuster and just kind of gain from the optics of being there without really providing any concessions.

Because one fear that I have is they get a lot more by staying at the table. And if the only way the US goes militarily at the Iranians is if the Iranians are no longer at the table, well, then the Iranians can come to the table and just read a whole host of grievances. and filibuster and just kind of gain from the optics of being there without really providing any concessions.

Because one fear that I have is they get a lot more by staying at the table. And if the only way the US goes militarily at the Iranians is if the Iranians are no longer at the table, well, then the Iranians can come to the table and just read a whole host of grievances. and filibuster and just kind of gain from the optics of being there without really providing any concessions.

That would make it a lot harder for, I think, the Trump administration to back an Israeli strike. And it also depends a lot on phasing. Would the Americans want Israel to go first, then America to play defense and then take out what is left? Or would the Israelis want a joint strike? Or would the Israelis want a retaliatory strike only in the instance of Iranians directly responding to Israel?

That would make it a lot harder for, I think, the Trump administration to back an Israeli strike. And it also depends a lot on phasing. Would the Americans want Israel to go first, then America to play defense and then take out what is left? Or would the Israelis want a joint strike? Or would the Israelis want a retaliatory strike only in the instance of Iranians directly responding to Israel?

That would make it a lot harder for, I think, the Trump administration to back an Israeli strike. And it also depends a lot on phasing. Would the Americans want Israel to go first, then America to play defense and then take out what is left? Or would the Israelis want a joint strike? Or would the Israelis want a retaliatory strike only in the instance of Iranians directly responding to Israel?