Reading Time: 4 minutesAs tensions between Israel and Iran reach an apex in June 2025 following devastating Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, speculation is swirling in global intelligence circles: Could the conflict escalate to the point where Israel targets Ayatollah Ali Khamenei himself? The notion is not new. Twice during Donald Trump’s Continue Reading

Reading Time: 4 minutes“The euphoria was short-lived,” wrote Israeli security and military affairs expert Yossi Melman in a rare moment of self-reflection, as the Israeli public absorbs the psychological and material costs of a spiralling conflict with Iran. When the Israeli government authorised its pre-emptive strikes on Iranian targets earlier this month, it Continue Reading