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By: David Yaari

Early Sunday morning—June 22, 2025—the United States and its military forces, under the courageous leadership of U.S. President Donald Trump, carried out a precision military operation to eviscerate Iran’s nuclear threat.

In this strike, the United States Air Force dropped six bunker-buster bombs to destroy the Fordow enrichment facility deep beneath Iran’s mountains while the U.S. Navy fired over 30 Tomahawk missiles to eliminate remaining nuclear sites, missile infrastructure, and high-value command targets.

This devastating blow by American forces happened just nine days following Israel’s daring and audacious preemptive strike on Iranian nuclear sites and ballistic missile launchpads began, eliminating the masterminds behind Iran’s genocidal campaign against Israel.

Israel’s “Operation Rising Lion,” launched on June 13, 2025, was swift, targeted and accomplished its goals with minimal civilian casualties.

Since the Israeli strike, the Iranian regime, true to form, responded with chaos and terror, firing more than 500 ballistic missiles targeted at Israeli civilians.

Despite warnings and repeated attempts to broker a cease-fire and negotiate an agreement with Iran, Trump issued the order to engage. It was not just a message of force—it was a resounding message to terror: The era of appeasement is over.

And yet even after this devastating blow, rather than respond with restraint or a cessation of hostilities, the tyrannical Iranian regime doubled down — and unleashed earlier this morning a ballistic missile barrage at Israeli cities in a desperate attempt to inflict further civilian casualties.

The Iranian regime’s response and continued human rights violations reveal a brutal truth: The Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ hatred of Israel is far greater than their love for their own people.

This is a familiar refrain from terror-wielding fanatics—those who glorify suicidal martyrdom over the sanctity of life, who seek destruction rather than dialogue, and who condemn their own populations to poverty and persecution in pursuit of genocidal ambitions.

But amid this escalation lies a rare and urgent opportunity: A window to reshape the Middle East.

As the world stands at a crossroads, the Trump administration must seize this moment to forge a new regional order built on prosperity, accountability, and peace.

As of June 22, 2025, a new regional order can emerge — one built not on fantasy, but on facts, alliances, and moral clarity.

Existing peace partners

Before embarking on new adventures, it is vital that the U.S. and others stabilize the region by fortifying existing peace agreements between Israel and its immediate neighbors and with the Abraham Accords signatories. The U.S. must reinforce and reward the success of past peace efforts with nations that have chosen coexistence over conflict:

– Egypt and Jordan, pioneers of peace that have long upheld relations with Israel;

– UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco, who signed the Abraham Accords and opened a new chapter of normalization and prosperity.

U.S. foreign policy should:

– Hold the line on these existing agreements

– Create enhanced economic and cultural incentives to deepen ties

– Promote people-to-people exchanges through commerce, education, and tourism.

It is in America’s interest—and the region’s—to extend these accords to new countries, ensuring that peace is not the exception, but the expectation.

Saudi Arabia

At the center of the region’s future is Saudi Arabia. The U.S. should support and embrace Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s bold Vision 2030, particularly his aim to turn the Kingdom into a regional bridge connecting Africa, Europe, and Asia.

As MBS has said, “We want to live a normal life. A life where our religion translates to tolerance… and to coexist with the world and contribute to the world.”

Saudi Arabia is poised to become a beacon of positive and aspirational Islamic leadership throughout the world. Soon will come the time for America to champion Saudi-Israeli normalization and partnership—in technology, defense, and trade—and position Saudi Arabia as a key driver of Palestinian reform and a cornerstone of regional leadership.

Iran

The Iranian regime has been completely exposed and neutered. Its nuclear program obliterated, its missile infrastructure in ruins, and its terror leadership decapitated.

Now is the time to empower the Iranian people to reclaim their nation from the mullahs. U.S. policy should:

– Amplify internal dissent and civil resistance;

– Isolate the regime diplomatically through crippling sanctions;

– Link any post-regime aid to democratic reform and regional reintegration.

The Iranian people deserve freedom, prosperity, and peace, not endless war driven by corrupt, fanatical clerics.

Qatar

No more free passes. Qatar can no longer be allowed to straddle two worlds. It promotes itself as a modern, open, global actor—hosting the World Cup, branding FIFA, funding elite universities and projecting soft power—while financing Hamas, spreading antisemitism, and incubating jihadist ideology.

The U.S. and its allies must draw a firm line:

– No more terror financing;

– No more double-dealing;

– No more antisemitic propaganda masked as “free speech.”

Western nations must demand a renunciation of jihadism and antisemitism and a full end to funding of extremist networks.

Until then, Qatar must be treated as a pariah state — banned from global cultural events and stripped of its legitimacy as a diplomatic actor. The world must reject oil-stained money drenched in hate.

Palestinian Authority & Gaza

Israel had and has no desire to occupy or govern Gaza. We disengaged in 2005. But the road to peace is blocked by Hamas and its Iranian and Qatari backers.

Peace will only come when:

– Hamas is dismantled;

The remaining 50 Israeli hostages are returned;

– Gaza is demilitarized;

– New Palestinian leadership is installed;

– And the Palestinian educational curriculum is overhauled to remove virulent antisemitism and replace it with Arab history and peaceful coexistence.

If new leadership can emerge, the U.S. should consider spearheading a “Salman Plan”—a bold, Saudi- and Egyptian-led rebuilding initiative modeled after the Marshall Plan—to invest in schools, hospitals, infrastructure, civil society, industry and governance in Gaza.

But if Palestinian leadership fails again, the U.S. must support placing Gaza under a temporary international protectorate, led by visionary Arab partners committed to peace and progress.

The Palestinian people deserve leaders who choose hope over hate, and sovereignty over sabotage.

Two futures. One choice.

In a new Middle East, there is much more at stake than oil, borders and missiles. The future revolves around two competing world orders:

– One rooted in freedom, prosperity, mutual respect, and regional integration;

– The other built on terror, martyrdom, religious tyranny, and eternal war.

President Trump now has a historic opportunity to reshape the Middle East—not through endless negotiations or empty slogans, as is offered by Emmanuel Macron in France and Keir Starmer in the United Kingdom, but through strength, vision and moral clarity.

The window is open. The free world must choose. Peace is possible — but only if we have the courage to demand it from our leaders.

(JNS.org)