Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom) published an analysis Wednesday assessing that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is rejecting a generous Omani compromise proposal, firing on US bases via proxies, and planning to levy a transit tax on the Strait of Hormuz, with the Houthis following suit. Kahana argues the regime's leadership is trapped in its own propaganda and may be heading toward its own collapse.
Israel Hayom journalist Ariel Kahana published an analysis Wednesday offering a historical perspective on the Islamic Republic's trajectory. Kahana argues that the IRGC's actions—rejecting a generous Omani mediation proposal, striking US bases via proxies, planning to charge for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, and the Houthis' announcement of a transit tax in the Gulf of Aden—indicate a regime that has lost touch with reality. He warns that the West, led by the US, will eventually be forced to stop the 'madness,' and that the Iranian regime may fall sooner or later.
The analysis comes amid ongoing tensions in the Persian Gulf, where the Strait of Hormuz has been a flashpoint, and as the US and Iran remain locked in a cycle of strikes and diplomatic maneuvering. The piece reflects the views of the author and is not independently verified by The Zioneer.
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- StrongOmani mediators optimistic for Strait of Hormuz breakthrough in coming days, Bloomberg reports
- DevelopingIRGC sources fume over U.S. 'deception' on Strait of Hormuz deal, weigh re-escalation
- StrongIRGC Claims Strike on US Base in Bahrain, Threatens Strait of Hormuz
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