MEF & AJU Present: Israel’s Seven Fronts – Iran
Examine the recent actions, regional ambitions, and strategic implications of Tehran’s aggressive expansion and its threat to Israel.
Tehran not only dominates four Arabic-speaking countries (Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen) but has reached new levels of aggression in the past half-year, starting with the Oct. 7 atrocity and followed by the bombing of Pakistan, impeding commerce in the Red Sea, and a drone and missile attack on Israel. Khamenei aspires to build a “Ring of Fire” around Israel, mobilizing seven territories working together to bring about Israel’s destruction. How successful is this plan? Does the sum add up to more than the parts? How can Israel most effectively respond?
Come together with the Middle East Forum and American Jewish University for an illuminating seven-part series exploring Israel’s multifaceted challenges across seven distinct fronts.
Michael Rubin is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Rubin was a Pentagon official, with field experiences in the middle east and engagements with the Taliban prior to 9/11. Rubin has also contributed to military education, teaching U.S. Navy and Marine units about regional conflicts and terrorism. He has authored several publications, such as Dancing with the Devil and Eternal Iran. Rubin earned his PhD and MA in history and a BS in biology from Yale University.
Rick Richman is a resident scholar at American Jewish University and the author of Racing Against History: The 1940 Campaign for a Jewish Army to Fight Hitler. He graduated with honors from Harvard College and New York University Law School. He has written for Commentary, The Jewish Journal, The Jewish Review of Books, Mosaic Magazine, The New York Post, The New York Sun and other publications, and is the author of the chapter on American Zionism in What America Owes the Jews, What Jews Owe America.
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