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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/12/14/iran-new-nuclear-deal-gallant/
With Iran's Guard Down, the U.S. and Israel Face an Urgent Choice
(Washington Post) David Ignatius - Iran's proxy armies have been crushed in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. And it appears to be nearly naked to attack after a wave of pinpoint Israeli airstrikes on its air defense system in October. "We showed that Iran is vulnerable," argued Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Yoav Gallant, who was Israel's defense minister during most of this year's military campaigns against Iran and its proxies. Gallant explained to me in Washington last week that Israel's devastating bombing campaign on Oct. 26 created "a window to act against Iran" before it produces a nuclear weapon. Gallant hopes the U.S. and Israel will work together to prevent a nuclear Iran. But he stressed: "Israel has the means to strike Iranian assets in a precise, forceful and sophisticated manner. If needed, we will not hesitate to act."