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Now, Israel must secure peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-543741ec=\"\">\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-543741ec=\"\">\n<div class=\"control\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"top\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><\/a> <a href=\"#\" class=\"close\" data-v-543741ec=\"\">close<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-container\" data-v-543741ec=\"\">\n<div data-video-tags=\"primary_politics,personality|martha_maccallum,on_air|the_story_with_martha_maccallum,world|conflicts\" data-video-title=\" Iranians are under the most stress right now: Gen. Frank McKenzie\" data-video-id=\"6362768575112\" data-video-domain=\"foxnews\" data-video-type=\"CLIP\" data-widget-type=\"embed\" class=\"m video-player\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6362768575112\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><picture data-v-543741ec=\"\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/9059d356-eb3a-4c1a-9eea-87a52fdec604\/0bf0e334-eab8-4b07-bb22-c95ba46140da\/1280x720\/match\/288\/162\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/9059d356-eb3a-4c1a-9eea-87a52fdec604\/0bf0e334-eab8-4b07-bb22-c95ba46140da\/1280x720\/match\/576\/324\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/9059d356-eb3a-4c1a-9eea-87a52fdec604\/0bf0e334-eab8-4b07-bb22-c95ba46140da\/1280x720\/match\/672\/378\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/9059d356-eb3a-4c1a-9eea-87a52fdec604\/0bf0e334-eab8-4b07-bb22-c95ba46140da\/1280x720\/match\/1344\/756\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/9059d356-eb3a-4c1a-9eea-87a52fdec604\/0bf0e334-eab8-4b07-bb22-c95ba46140da\/1280x720\/match\/676\/380\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/9059d356-eb3a-4c1a-9eea-87a52fdec604\/0bf0e334-eab8-4b07-bb22-c95ba46140da\/1280x720\/match\/1352\/760\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/9059d356-eb3a-4c1a-9eea-87a52fdec604\/0bf0e334-eab8-4b07-bb22-c95ba46140da\/1280x720\/match\/896\/500\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/9059d356-eb3a-4c1a-9eea-87a52fdec604\/0bf0e334-eab8-4b07-bb22-c95ba46140da\/1280x720\/match\/1792\/1000\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/9059d356-eb3a-4c1a-9eea-87a52fdec604\/0bf0e334-eab8-4b07-bb22-c95ba46140da\/1280x720\/match\/896\/500\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\" Iranians are under the most stress right now: Gen. Frank McKenzie\" width=\"896\" height=\"500\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture> <span class=\"overlay\" data-v-543741ec=\"\">Video<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-543741ec=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-543741ec=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6362768575112\" data-v-543741ec=\"\"> Iranians are under the most stress right now: Gen. Frank McKenzie<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-543741ec=\"\">\u00a0Former CentCom commander Gen. Frank McKenzie says Iranian senior leadership is not in a good place right now amid the Middle East conflict on &#8216;America Reports.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-title\">Join Fox News for access to this content<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-subtitle\">Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account &#8211; free of charge.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal tablet-desktop\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/terms-of-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Use<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a>, which includes our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/privacy-policy#fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Financial Incentive<\/a>.\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"message error hide\"><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/div>\n<form class=\"article-gating-form\"><input placeholder=\"Enter your email\" name=\"gate-email\" type=\"email\" disabled required=\"required\" class=\"article-gating-input\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal mobile\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/terms-of-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Use<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a>, which includes our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/privacy-policy#fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Financial Incentive<\/a>.\n      <\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" name=\"gate-email-submit\" value=\"Continue\" class=\"input-submit hide\"><\/form>\n<footer class=\"article-gating-footer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.foxnews.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/23074352680475-Are-you-encountering-any-technical-challenges-while-trying-to-log-into-Fox-News-to-access-special-content\" class=\"article-gating-help\">Having trouble? Click here.<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">One year ago, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Iran took a gamble<\/u><\/a> and started a war in Gaza with the attack by Hamas that killed nearly 1,200 Israelis, including over 40 Americans, and took more than 200 hostages\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban1\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban1\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A year later, it is clear that Iran is losing this war. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Ayatollah Khamenei on Friday, October 4, 2024, remembered the massacre as &#8220;logical and legal&#8221; and used his first public Friday sermon in five years to proclaim that Iran &#8220;won\u2019t back down.&#8221; He also had a rifle at the podium. He\u2019s that worried. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/israeli-military-kills-250-hezbollah-terrorists-since-start-limited-ground-operation-lebanon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ISRAELI MILITARY KILLS 250 HEZBOLLAH TERRORISTS SINCE START OF LIMITED GROUND OPERATION IN LEBANON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban2\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You can measure the defeat of Iran in two ways. The first is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restoring Israel\u2019s security<\/a> and carrying out the military destruction of Iran\u2019s terror agents Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and more. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/israeli-soldiers-near-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/israeli-soldiers-near-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/israeli-soldiers-near-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/israeli-soldiers-near-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/israeli-soldiers-near-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/israeli-soldiers-near-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/israeli-soldiers-near-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/israeli-soldiers-near-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1200\/675\/israeli-soldiers-near-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Israeli troops on the move near Lebanon\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Israeli soldiers raise their fists from a moving APC in northern Israel on Tuesday, Oct. 1.<\/span> <span>(AP\/Baz Ratner)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Israeli strikes of the past several weeks have brought this goal closer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Second, getting Israel and Saudi Arabia back on track toward normalizing relations will be the ultimate defeat for Iran.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban3\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Of all the vile causes for the Hamas attack, the strategic tipping point came because Saudi Arabia and Israel were close to a historic normalization of relations. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Iran couldn\u2019t stand it. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div caption=\"Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., argues the Biden-Harris administration is 'out of step' with the conflict in the Middle East.\" originalimageurl=\"https:\/\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/8ee4303b-cef2-4536-88ae-b4e14e923fd5\/51902b7e-fc4e-481f-a1bf-611a3fe0ca0a\/1280x720\/match\/image.jpg\" class=\"embed-media fn-video\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-video-tags=\"primary_world,world|conflicts,world|conflicts|iran,politics,politics|person|joe_biden,on_air,on_air|fox_friends_first,personality,personality|carley_shimkus,personality|todd_piro\" data-video-title=\"Biden claims Israel's response to Iran should be 'proportional'\" data-video-id=\"6362792427112\" data-video-domain=\"foxnews\" data-video-type=\"CLIP\" data-widget-type=\"embed\" class=\"m video-player\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6362792427112\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/8ee4303b-cef2-4536-88ae-b4e14e923fd5\/51902b7e-fc4e-481f-a1bf-611a3fe0ca0a\/1280x720\/match\/720\/405\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Biden claims Israel's response to Iran should be 'proportional'\"> <span class=\"overlay\">Video<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb4\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last fall, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabia\u2019s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman were in serious, quiet negotiations. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan wrote in his Foreign Affairs article that the work toward joint infrastructure projects and new partnerships between Israel and its Arab neighbors was &#8220;bearing fruit.&#8221; \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban4\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban4\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Every day we get closer,&#8221; bin Salman said in an interview aired Sep. 20, 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can forge a historic peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia,&#8221; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said to President Joe Biden during a televised meeting in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly sessions that same day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The impending deal included a significant Palestinian component of concessions by Israel. &#8220;It is not a done deal and there are many variables, but the odds are more than 50%,&#8221; a senior Israeli official told Axios at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/israeli-airstrike-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/israeli-airstrike-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/israeli-airstrike-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/israeli-airstrike-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/israeli-airstrike-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/israeli-airstrike-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/israeli-airstrike-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/israeli-airstrike-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1200\/675\/israeli-airstrike-lebanon.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Heavy smoke billows from an Israeli airstrike on an area between the Lebanese southern border villages of Kfarkela and Aadaysit Marjaayoun on Oct. 2.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Heavy smoke billows from an Israeli airstrike on an area between the Lebanese southern border villages of Kfarkela and Aadaysit Marjaayoun on Oct. 2.<\/span> <span>(Stringer\/dpa via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb5\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb5\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban5\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban5\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Diplomacy was bubbling along, with Netanyahu invited to Washington, D.C., at the end of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can imagine how that went over in Tehran.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Less than two weeks later, Iran gave &#8220;the green light for the assault at a meeting in Beirut&#8221; on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, sending word to Hamas and Hezbollah, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-israel-hamas-strike-planning-bbe07b25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to<\/a> the Wall Street Journal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban6\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban6\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The objective was to force Israel into a war to blacken its reputation and scorch any path to peace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div caption=\"Israeli Defense Forces destroyed Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in the area of the Israel-Lebanon border, and uncovered weapons hidden underground. (Video: IDF Spokesman's Unit)\" originalimageurl=\"https:\/\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/78591262-6cb3-4b45-9229-2740637ad513\/08b9ee8d-b3c0-44b7-9720-041e697c0ae7\/1280x720\/match\/image.jpg\" class=\"embed-media fn-video\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-video-tags=\"web_exclusives,primary_world,3play_processed,world\" data-video-title=\"IDF operates against Hezbollah near border with southern Lebanon, video shows\" data-video-id=\"6362715518112\" data-video-domain=\"foxnews\" data-video-type=\"CLIP\" data-widget-type=\"embed\" class=\"m video-player\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6362715518112\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/78591262-6cb3-4b45-9229-2740637ad513\/08b9ee8d-b3c0-44b7-9720-041e697c0ae7\/1280x720\/match\/720\/405\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"IDF operates against Hezbollah near border with southern Lebanon, video shows\"> <span class=\"overlay\">Video<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb4\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb6\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb6\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To do it, Iran coached Hamas to change tactics. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just three years earlier, in May 2021, Hamas waged an all-out missile war with huge salvoes to overwhelm Israel\u2019s missile defenses, to no avail. Even with the incredibly brief warning times characteristic of short-range launches, Israel\u2019s multi-layered defensive system held. Of course, the Israeli Air Force hit weapons caches and launch sites. Egypt stepped in to broker the ceasefire. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban7\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban7\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This time, the kind of war sought by Iran would have to go beyond missile attacks. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Officers of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps began specific planning with Hamas for the attack in August 2023. The goal was &#8220;the most significant\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/israel-hamas-gaza-rockets-attack-palestinians?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">breach of Israel\u2019s borders<\/a>\u00a0since the 1973 Yom Kippur War,&#8221; the Journal reported Oct. 8, 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/khamenei-sermon-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/khamenei-sermon-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/khamenei-sermon-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/khamenei-sermon-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/khamenei-sermon-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/khamenei-sermon-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/khamenei-sermon-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/khamenei-sermon-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1200\/675\/khamenei-sermon-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during the Friday Prayers and a commemoration ceremony of late Lebanon's Hezbollah leader, Hassan\u00a0Nasrallah, in Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 4.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during the Friday Prayers and a commemoration ceremony of late Lebanon&#8217;s Hezbollah leader, Hassan\u00a0Nasrallah, in Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 4.<\/span> <span>(Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader\/West Asia News Agency\/Reuters)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb7\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb7\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And so it was. Note Iran was content to let the civilians of Gaza pay a terrible price being caught of the middle of a war zone. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban8\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban8\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Most of the Hamas military structure in Gaza was destroyed by the spring of 2024. Biden offered a ceasefire on May 30. Hamas toyed with agreement, but this time there would be no ceasefire despite strenuous efforts by Egypt and Qatar. Iran wasn\u2019t ready. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Enter Hezbollah. A surge in rocket attacks across the alleged UN &#8220;blue line&#8221; effectively saw Hezbollah take the lead in fighting. Now, Israel would have to contend with Hezbollah, too. The war entered a new phase with the July 30 killing of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas Politburo, in Tehran itself. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb5\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb5\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Israel\u2019s systematic campaign has decimated Hezbollah\u2019s leadership, culminating with the pager attacks and the death of Hassan Nasrallah. Israel\u2019s strikes in Lebanon are now attempting to restore border safety.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div caption=\"The USS Cole and USS Bulkeley guided-missile destroyers fired ballistic missile interceptors to take down Iranian ballistic missiles fired toward Israel on Tuesday. (Credit: U.S. Navy)\" originalimageurl=\"https:\/\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/e3a7c89c-d319-4f09-a04e-df3d04af8b86\/7c69e75f-4041-4cb1-a629-f88d9f71a289\/1280x720\/match\/image.jpg\" class=\"embed-media fn-video\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-video-tags=\"web_exclusives,primary_world,us|military|navy,world|conflicts|iran,3play_processed\" data-video-title=\"US destroyers fire ballistic missile interceptors to defend Israel from Iranian missile barrage\" data-video-id=\"6362762409112\" data-video-domain=\"foxnews\" data-video-type=\"CLIP\" data-widget-type=\"embed\" class=\"m video-player\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6362762409112\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/e3a7c89c-d319-4f09-a04e-df3d04af8b86\/7c69e75f-4041-4cb1-a629-f88d9f71a289\/1280x720\/match\/720\/405\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"US destroyers fire ballistic missile interceptors to defend Israel from Iranian missile barrage\"> <span class=\"overlay\">Video<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb8\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb8\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban9\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban9\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A year after the initial attack, Iran is the loser by any military standard. Two big missile attacks on Israel have been thwarted. The military advantage rests with Israel. However, I suspect more strikes on legitimate military and infrastructure targets to reduce Iran\u2019s power may be required. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite Israel\u2019s military successes, dangers remain. For a year, the American military has done everything President Joe Biden asked in the name of deterrence. This includes steps that made sense: U.S. Navy destroyers intercepting Iran\u2019s missiles, aircraft carriers and F-22s deployed with strike options. And measures that didn\u2019t, such as the Gaza aid pier. The bottom line is 40,000 U.S. forces deployed to the U.S. Central Command region, all to keep a lid on Iran. That can\u2019t go on forever (although China would like it).\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban10\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban10\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The path ahead depends on restoring Israel\u2019s security and taking out Iran\u2019s capabilities. After that, the goal is to get back to the normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, a goal shared by the Trump and Biden administrations. It\u2019s not easy \u2013 the two-state dilemma remains. But it is the one sure way to defeat Iran, for good. \u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">Of all the vile causes for the Hamas attack, the strategic tipping point came because Saudi Arabia and Israel were close to a historic normalization of relations. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb9\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb9\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And it\u2019s important for Americans to stay committed to Israel\u2019s security and to the diplomatic goals, despite the pain caused by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/religion\/judaism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shock unleashing of antisemitism.<\/a> Too many 21st Century Americans turned out to be biased, ignorant, susceptible to foreign instigation, or all of the above. We Americans have to do better than this. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb6\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb6\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban11\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban11\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget that in the words of the Justice Department\u2019s Indictment of Hamas, the government of Iran\u2019s regional and global campaign of terrorism aims to &#8220;weaken and ultimately destroy both the United States and Israel.&#8221; \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>America\u2019s best interest remains to support Israel \u2013 and take all military steps necessary to get back to the regional diplomacy that will shut down Iran for good.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb10\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb10\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/person\/g\/dr-rebecca-grant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM REBECCA GRANT<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p><i>Dr. Rebecca Grant is vice president of the Lexington Institute.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video Iranians are under the most stress right now: Gen. 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