Jewish-Persian hatred ends after 2,611 years

• Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei agree on the significance of their latest conflict.

• Netanyahu calls it a decisive moment in Israel’s history, while Khamenei believes it sealed a bitter and painful destiny for the Zionist regime.

• The “Rising Lion” operation launched on June 13, 2025, is seen as an important inflection point in the Jewish-Persian conflict dating back to 586 BCE.

• The Israeli campaign leverages the gains from 21 months of war against Iran and its proxies, waging a short-but-intense technology-andintelligence-driven blitzkrieg.

• The campaign began with a multi-pronged, well-coordinated attack on Iran’s strategic infrastructure, hitting the nuclear, missile, and human assets.

• The campaign was well prepared by both Israel and its friends, many of whom cornered Iran.

• The United States and other friends of Israel have called for a diplomatic solution, but circumstantial evidence suggests the contrary.

• The Arab world is apprehensive about any blowback from Iran or its proxies, which could disrupt the oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz, attack high visibility strategic targets, and incite Shia minorities against Sunni regimes.

• The Israeli operations may have unforeseen consequences in the region and beyond, including higher inflation due to an oil price surge, lower growth, disrupted supply chains, and stock market mayhem.

• The conflicts often defy their neat prognosis, and a wounded Iran could expand the conflict to inflict retributions on pro-western states that it perceives as accomplices in the Israeli invasion.