Middle East Press On: Israel, Legitimacy, Ceasefire, Geopolitical: New Age Islam's Selection, 30 April 2025
By New Age Islam Edit Desk
30 April 2025
Israel Was Founded On A Promise, And That Promise Must Be Kept
Fighting For Israel’s Legitimacy Is Today’s Frontline For Jews Worldwide
Israel Embraces Destiny Over Survival As It Celebrates 77 Years Of Independence
Why Israelis Should Be Eating Ice Cream For Breakfast This Independence Day
Biden Never Pressured Israel For Ceasefire, As Israeli Officials Boast Of Exploiting US Support
A New Approach To Normalising Relations With Iran Provides A Chance For Geopolitical Stability And Regional Security
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Israel Was Founded On A Promise, And That Promise Must Be Kept
By Jpost Editorial
April 30, 2025
The duality of Israel as a young, vibrant country that has struggled for its survival since its inception is never more fully on display than during the 48-hour period each year when Remembrance Day morphs into Independence Day.
According to the Defense Ministry, 25,420 soldiers have fallen in defense of their country. That weight has especially been felt over the last 18 months. Since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, over 900 soldiers have been killed, and over 5,600 soldiers have been wounded doing their duty for the country.
That’s a heavy price to pay for the right to live freely in our own country. And there doesn’t seem to be a respite. The last week has seen the first IDF casualties since Israel resumed its contentious battle against Hamas.
Capt. Ido Voloch, 21, an officer in the 401st Armored Brigade’s 46th Battalion; Sgt. Neta Yitzhak Kahane, an officer in the Border Police undercover unit (Mista’aravim); and tank driver St.-Sgt.-Maj. (res) Asaf Cafri were all buried this week after being killed by Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
Why is the battle contentious? That’s the heart of the debate that Israel is entrenched in as its 77th birthday is marked Wednesday night and Thursday.
Like last year, the celebrations will be muted, as 24 living hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza – as well as 35 fallen hostages – have no independence. Twenty-five hostages were released earlier in the year through a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which fell apart in March.
How to get the remaining hostages out of Gaza is the issue that is tearing the country apart and threatening to dig a deep chasm in our society that we may never be able to bridge.
There are two valid plans: one theoretical and one in practice now. The theoretical one is to make the giant assumption that Hamas would stand by an agreement that it allegedly offered to release all of the hostages in exchange for a long-term five-year truce and keeping its arms and status as the address in Gaza.
It would conceivably bring the remaining hostages home but enable Hamas to rebuild, rearm, and return to its pre-October 7 major threat status to Israel.
The other plan, put in action by the government, is to continue fighting Hamas and pressure the terror group into accepting another ceasefire deal that would see the hostages released in stages, like earlier this year.
Netanyahu's government dismisses opponents as leftists
The problem with both plans is that they sow distrust and anger from those who oppose them. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government dismisses any opponents of its policies as non-patriotic leftists.
And opponents of continuing the war in Gaza say that it’s only being done to keep the coalition in power and put off the ultimate reckoning of Netanyahu’s responsibility for October 7.
Does Israel, at age 77, have what it takes to be able to argue and vehemently oppose the other’s idea yet still be one country? We have, throughout our history – full of endless internal struggles and disunity.
But when it counted, when Israel’s existence was at risk, whether in 1948, 1967, 1973, or 2023, the differences were put aside. Can the same be said now, when half the country is calling for the current war to end, with the other half convinced that the hostages can be returned and Hamas defeated – wishful thinking at best?
Israel was founded on a promise: The government and its people will work together for the country’s security and well-being. As we mark Israel’s 77th year, that promise is no longer a foregone conclusion. It’s imperative that it be so once again if we are to stand together and celebrate at 78 and allow our progeny to celebrate at 178. The stakes are too high, and lives are hanging in the balance.
Last week, at the annual March of the Living program at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp on Holocaust Remembrance Day, freed hostage Eli Sharabi, who suffered in the Hamas dungeons in Gaza for a year and a half, said:
“This is the Jewish spirit of triumph. It is a reminder that the Jewish nation will exist for all eternity.”
We owe it to him and all of the hostages still in Gaza to make sure his statement is never put in doubt.
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-852019
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Fighting For Israel’s Legitimacy Is Today’s Frontline For Jews Worldwide
By Doron Perez
April 30, 2025
Throughout our people’s history, persecution of Jews was often manifested by the targeting of our religious practices and laws. Our oppressors mocked and undermined the very commandments and rituals that distinguished us from other nations. We needed great conviction to follow our values.
As we mark the celebration of the 77th anniversary of the founding of Israel, we are forced to reckon with a painful reality: What was true of opposition to Judaism then has mutated into opposition to the Jewish state. We are now mocked, maligned, and delegitimized, not for being Jews or adhering to Judaism but for supporting and being part of the Zionist endeavor and Jewish statehood.
The blood libels we were accused of have transformed. No longer are the accusations about contaminated Jewish blood, as Hitler claimed, nor medieval allegations of Jews killing Christian children to make matzah.
Today’s blood libel focuses on Zionism itself. Israeli leaders and soldiers – the very defenders of Jewish sovereignty – are falsely accused of deliberately killing Palestinian children. These defenders of the Jewish state face not only condemnation in public opinion but also malicious charges in the International Court of “Justice,” where they stand accused of murder, genocide, and severe human rights violations.
We are once again called upon to display enormous courage and conviction in defense of Jewish values – to stand up, often alone, and fight for Jewish destiny.
Every Jew must defend Israel's right to exist
We all now stand on the frontlines in the battle for Israel’s legitimacy. Every Jew is called to defend our values and uphold the moral right to a Jewish state. In Israel, many risk their lives as soldiers defending the country’s physical existence, just as countless brave soldiers and civilians did on October 7 and have continued to do every day since.
Others fight through legal channels, challenging false accusations in international courts.
Many wage the battle of public opinion, using pens, keyboards, and cameras as their weapons, often standing alone against prejudice and misinformation. On college campuses, courageous students confront the growing tide of antisemitism that disguises itself as anti-Zionism. Wherever we are, however isolated we may feel, each of us bears the responsibility to stand up for Zionism and the Jewish state’s right to exist.
This mission demands boldness and courage from each of us. Being Jewish has always required the strength to uphold our values against fierce opposition. Today, we need this courage more than ever to withstand the storms of hostility directed at our most fundamental beliefs and to preserve our heritage for generations to come.
THIS ANNIVERSARY is poignantly marked by the Hebrew word “oz” (strength), the numerical value of which is 77. Never has the theme of strength through bravery and courage been more appropriate to reflect our national spirit.
The worldwide nature of our current threat means that this courage and need for strength is by no means limited to Israel’s borders. While the heroism and sacrifice of our dear soldiers are best seen by their positions on the frontlines, this is truly a global battlefield.
For this reason, more than ever before in Israel’s modern national history, every Jew the world over is a stakeholder in our forward destiny. In that capacity, every Jew also has the ability to directly impact that national future.
In these very days, polls are closing for the elections to the World Zionist Congress, an opportunity for Diaspora Jewry to show it is an active part of the Zionist movement. This is truly the chance to allow one’s voice to be heard in a process that has very real, practical, ideological, and financial impacts on Israel’s future and the ability of global Jewry to stand strong in the face of so many developing threats and challenges.
For those who have already voted, please ensure that your passion is shared with every possible Jew who can similarly cast their vote.
Finally, I appeal to every Jew who understands and internalizes the truth that there is no daylight between Judaism and Zionism, between being on the frontlines of embracing Jewish tradition and the battle frontlines against our enemies – to come out in support of this critical ideal.
If this is a value that speaks to you, if you appreciate that the value of military service and commitment to the defense of the land and its people is a supreme Jewish value, then I invite you to support slate 5, the slate that best places Judaism and Zionism together and where I have the privilege of representing these values on the World Zionist Executive.
We all know that post-October 7, it has been this community, the religious-Zionist community, that has tragically paid the heaviest communal price in putting this holy mission into practice. Not only have hundreds fallen, but there have been many thousands of others wounded, alongside so many families who have counted hundreds of days apart as their loved ones serve.
Speaking as a father of a son who fell on October 7 and remains in captivity in Gaza and a second son who was wounded on that day – both in heroic battle on the army base of Nachal Oz – I know these sacrifices all too well. Yet, I take pride in being able to describe our community’s service as a “painful privilege.”
Certainly, our pain needs little explanation. But indeed, the privilege lies in knowing that we are not only witnesses to but proactive partners in a generation of true oz, true strength, of standing up for the very best of what Israel and the Jewish world are all about.
I call upon all to join me in sharing this vision, and together, we can work toward a better, safer, and stronger Israeli and Jewish tomorrow.
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-852021
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Israel Embraces Destiny Over Survival As It Celebrates 77 Years Of Independence
By Ariel Harkham
April 30, 2025
The Jewish state is fast approaching its 77th birthday. For Israel and its supporters, it is a day to give thanks, to joyfully salute all those who came before, who made Jewish independence and Israeli freedom a reality against impossible odds, despite the legions of enemies who have tried, and failed, to snuff this miracle out of existence.
As Israel still fights on many fronts, having survived too many genocidal foes throughout its history, it looks forward. Since October 7, 2023, Zionism breathes with new life. For the first time in nearly eight decades, the Jewish nation has shed the illusion of “normalcy.” It will never be a normal nation. It is a unique people with a special mission – far greater than survival alone. To thrive now means to fully embrace its exceptional status as the sole guardian of Hebraic civilization.
There will be many articles (as there should be) that will point out how, despite all its suffering and isolation since that black Sabbath of October 7, Israel remains among the top 10 happiest nations on earth. Others will recount the long list of gifts bequeathed to the world by this besieged state. Still others will gravitate toward the hopeful future of a people tested in the fires of an 18-month war, emerging with a new generation of warriors ready to meet the challenges ahead.
This author, however, will be more precise.
What can Israel do to be greater?
Despite four previous generations of Israeli mainstream culture largely untroubled by the gap between Israeliness and Jewishness, the fifth generation is decisively different. It represents the budding of a Hebraic revival.
More than any other outcome of October 7, this is the true harbinger of an Israel that will no longer be reckoned with by the old standards.
The pursuit of normalcy is no longer Israel’s goal. It now seeks to build a guardianship over a rebirthed Hebraic civilization that will endure. This is the greatest gift Israel could receive on its 77th birthday: a movement no longer reactive, but reaching toward something greater.
As Rav Soloveitchik taught, the difference between fate and destiny is profound. Fate is what happens to you; destiny is what you choose to become. Middle Israel, after the trauma of October 7 and the outrage at the world’s reaction on October 8 and beyond, has made that pivot assured.
Still awash in war, inflation, political dysfunction, and secular-religious dislocation, we, the Israeli people, have made up their minds: We are in this together. We are here for a reason beyond survival. However defined, we are one Jewish family. The road ahead will not be clear. There is no comparable example from which Israel can draw lessons. A people exiled for millennia, surviving pogroms and Holocaust, jihad and Inquisition, only to re-birth a nation-state, this is not merely exceptional.
It is miraculous.
The beginning must be to reconcile with our history: to remember that we stand on the shoulders of giants. If we are to be the guardians of a deep Hebraic tradition, we must honor the giants of earlier epochs.
This week, with the jihadi takeover of Syria beginning to take root, reports have emerged that Islamist hordes have vandalized and desecrated the resting place of one of Judaism’s great mystics: Rabbi Chaim Vital.
Born in Safed in the 16th century, Vital became the foremost disciple of Rabbi Isaac Luria (known as the Holy Ari), one of the founders of modern Kabbalah. Rabbi Vital’s writings Etz Chaim (“Tree of Life”) and Shaar HaGilgulim (“The Gate of Reincarnations”), remain foundational texts of Jewish mysticism. In his later years, Vital settled in Damascus, where he led the Jewish community until his death in 1620. For centuries, his grave was a site of reverence – until now.
Lessons must be learned. A revival of the Jewish national soul begins by protecting the memory of our national figures, even those buried in the Diaspora. Whether through active maintenance or, when necessary, Entebbe-like operations to bring our Hebrew heroes home, Israel must act. Who else remains in Syria, awaiting our guardianship? Two of the 12 Tribes of Israel, Naftali and Asher; King David’s chief of staff, Yoav ben Tzeruyah; the prophets Elisha and Eliyahu. These are not minor footnotes, they are pillars of our civilization.
Yes, it is crucial that the IDF hold the military high ground in Syria. But bringing back our heroes and safeguarding their memory is no less important. This is the language of civilizational revival. It begins with protecting our historic legacy, and honoring those who built it in the earliest stages of our national life.
The road to reconciliation and revival is surely untread, without precedent, and not for the faint-hearted. But we must take lessons from our youth on Israel’s 77th birthday: to be daring and courageous for the sake of our elders whose bones deserve to return to Zion.
Especially when their resting places are desecrated by death cults.
This is the first step of an old-new Zionism: a Zionism moving beyond survival alone and toward the destiny of Jewish national revival and the reconciliation of a long-dormant Hebraic civilization.
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-852013
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Why Israelis Should Be Eating Ice Cream For Breakfast This Independence Day
By Gil Troy
April 30, 2025
As we approach Independence Day, I repeat my annual call for every Jew and Israel-lover to mark the birth of the state by eating ice cream for breakfast. Despite our current challenges, let’s taste the sweetness of having a reborn Jewish nation, while our kids mark this day as a memorable break from routine.
While some old-time immigrants never had ice cream until they reached Israel, many religious Jews relish how easy it is to find kosher ice cream on our local streets, without feeling like targets abroad. And even though we are reeling from another searing Remembrance Day, as 59 hostages still languish in Hamas captivity, we must celebrate now more than ever.
Last week, as I visited the blue-tinged centers of anti-Trump resistance – suburban Maryland, New York City, and Boston – my optimism about life, and life in Israel, provoked two contrasting reactions. Many thanked me for saluting Israel’s resilient, optimistic young heroes, who seem far more upbeat about their lives, and the world, than their blue-state American peers. Hard to believe, but in late October 2023, polls showed 66% of Israelis “optimistic,” even while fearing for their safety and mistrusting the political leadership.
Israel on Independence Day
Others were more skeptical. Among pro-Zionist liberal Jews, the constant pounding the media inflicts on them about the Gaza “genocide,” “settler violence,” and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisiveness and alleged corruption, is compounded daily with their hourly despair about President Donald Trump’s latest assault on their conception of what America should be. Across the spectrum, many ardent pro-Israel patriots abroad somehow feel it’s disloyal to enjoy life too much after Hamas’s October 7 mega-atrocity.
To these people, Left and Right, I noted how much safer Israel is this Independence Day. Last year, so many feared Hezbollah and were still unnerved by Iran’s 320-missile barrage.
Most Israelis were confident we would eventually beat Hezbollah, but assumed we would endure weeks without water and electricity after sustaining serious missile damage, especially in Tel Aviv.
Beyond the objective strategic improvements – Hezbollah has been crushed, Iran’s key defenses have been stripped, Syria’s Assad regime is gone, and Hamas has been further degraded – many Israelis are leading far more normal lives than they did a year ago. Much fighting remains to be done and new leaders must be found. But the overwhelming majority of Israelis are better off than they were last year, as most of us appreciate the meaningful, connected, rooted, purposeful lives we live daily.
All of us keep absorbing two realities simultaneously. Every day is Remembrance Day.
We mourn, champion whatever strategy we trust to free the hostages, and sweat our divisions and challenges. We also fight like hell, however we can, against our evil enemies, on the battlefront and in the ongoing ideological combat.
Still, not only can we lighten up – we must rejoice! Otherwise, we give our enemies the power I will never concede to them: the power to rob us of our joy.
As we celebrate the human-shaped miracles of last year and the last 77 years – a paradox far beyond this column’s scope – let’s live the contradiction epitomized by two speeches prime minister David Ben-Gurion delivered before he boldly defied the conventional wisdom and declared Israel’s establishment in May 1948.
In January 1948, addressing Mapai’s Central Committee, he articulated the focus we need today, too. “There is now nothing more important than war needs, and nothing equal to war needs,” he declared. “There are no exceptions. That is the great terror and great misfortune embedded in every war. War is a cruel and jealous Moloch [god that demands child sacrifice] who knows neither compassion nor compromise.”
This focus, Ben-Gurion suggested, comes to Zionists, like other liberal democrats, “precisely because for us war is not a goal in itself. We see war as a terrible accursed misfortune and resort to war only when we have no other choice.”
Even then, Israel’s already-legendary leader yearned for the positives that drive us – and elude our enemies, forever blinded by blood-lust: “a vision of life, a vision of national rebirth, of independence, equality, and peace – for the Jewish nation and all peoples of the world.”
Four years earlier, articulating “The Imperatives of the Jewish Revolution,” Ben-Gurion showed that despite his 100% focus on winning the war, he was equally intent on building the Jewish state. In words all should read between licking our vanilla-and-blueberry cones, he thundered: “The meaning of the Jewish revolution is contained in one word – independence! Independence for the Jewish people in its homeland!”
Independence, he explained, “means more than political and economic freedom; it involves also the spiritual, moral, and intellectual realms, and, in essence, it is independence in the heart, in sentiment, and in will.”
Thinking ahead to us, inspiring us, he insisted: “The Jewish revolution against our historic destiny must be a prolonged and continuing struggle, an enlistment of our own generation and even of those to come.” The “road to success” he charted, was not only “through seizure of power, but by girding ourselves with unyielding tenacity for changing our national destiny.”
All of us, in Israel and abroad, are living our 1948 moment. We should live Ben-Gurion’s paradoxes, girding ourselves to defeat the enemy, and keep strengthening Israel. This week, especially, we must keep mixing our tears of mourning and joy. Trust that fusion to create the strong, historic cement that has been the secret to Zionist success and blessed us with the great gift of Jewish independence, and of this democratic-Jewish state.
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-852007
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Biden Never Pressured Israel For Ceasefire, As Israeli Officials Boast Of Exploiting US Support
By Nasim Ahmed
April 29, 2025
The administration of former US President, Joe Biden, knowingly allowed Israel’s genocide in Gaza to continue long after it had lost any clear military objective, with senior officials in Washington privately admitting it amounted to “killing and destroying for the sake of killing and destroying”. This damning assessment, along with revelations of political manipulation, diplomatic cover-ups and sabotaged peace efforts, comes from a bombshell investigation aired by Israel’s Channel 13. Details of the investigation have been translated by Drop Site News and shared on X.
The Biden administration allowed Israel unprecedented leeway to carry out its military offensive, despite the enormous death and devastation it inflicted on Gaza. Former Israeli ambassador, Michael Herzog, made a startling admission about Biden’s support: “God did the State of Israel a favour that Biden was the president during this period. We fought [in Gaza] for over a year and the administration never came to us and said, ‘ceasefire now.’ It never did. And that’s not to be taken for granted.” His remarks encapsulated a broader sentiment that the White House gave Benjamin Netanyahu all the political space he needed to execute the military offensive, which has claimed the lives of more than 52,000 Palestinians, mainly women and children.
The investigation, which included interviews with nine current and former US officials, reveals a deeply troubling portrait of US complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Former national security aide, Ilan Goldenberg, stated that the war amounted to “killing and destroying for the sake of killing and destroying”, with no viable political alternative ever established. Despite the White House’s public messaging about restraining Israel, the internal consensus appeared to be that the administration had no intention of exerting real pressure on the Occupation state.
The Biden administration also shielded Israel from allegations of war crimes, prompting a major backlash from staffers in the State Department. Lawyer Stacy Gilbert, for example, resigned in protest after being excluded from a key report that falsely claimed Israel had not violated US arms laws. Gilbert described the report as “shocking in its mendacity”, pointing out that aid obstruction and settler attacks were well documented, yet ignored. Meanwhile, Washington continued to certify Israeli compliance with US law, ensuring the uninterrupted flow of weapons.
The investigation also revealed that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, deliberately sabotaged hostage negotiations in order to prevent a ceasefire. US officials confirmed that Netanyahu tanked talks out of fear that a deal would compel him to halt the war.
Despite public backlash, Biden’s private approach remained deferential. Even after reportedly telling Netanyahu he was “full of shit” and hanging up mid-call, Biden ultimately maintained support. After briefly halting a shipment of 2,000-lb bombs due to concerns about their use in densely populated areas of Gaza, Netanyahu publicly accused Washington of broader arms delays. Biden, rather than escalating pressure, resumed the shipment process shortly thereafter.
The Channel 13 exposé further confirms that Biden’s reluctance to push Israel was deeply tied to a failed diplomatic initiative with Saudi Arabia. A landmark normalisation deal was in sight, but it required Israeli recognition of Palestinian statehood. These were flatly rejected by Netanyahu’s far-right coalition. Former US ambassador, Jack Lew, said he found Israel’s refusal “shocking”, while Amos Hochstein expressed disbelief that such a strategic opportunity was squandered. Sources confirmed that Netanyahu deliberately stalled negotiations in hopes that President Trump would return to office and claim the diplomatic win for himself.
These revelations lend significant weight to long-standing accusations that the Biden administration has not only provided diplomatic cover for Israel’s propaganda by repeating lies, but also actively enabled what many view as a campaign of ethnic cleansing. Critics note that Biden himself amplified false Israeli claims, such as the widely discredited allegations of Hamas beheading babies, rhetoric that helped to dehumanise a population in order to carry out genocide.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250429-biden-never-pressured-israel-for-ceasefire-as-israeli-officials-boast-of-exploiting-us-support/
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A New Approach To Normalising Relations With Iran Provides A Chance For Geopolitical Stability And Regional Security
By Peter Rodgers
April 29, 2025
In today’s rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape and strategic rivalries at the regional level, concerns surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme and the challenges posed by pressure-driven and isolationist policies have remained central to international discourse. While some argue that negotiating with Iran equates to legitimising its nuclear ambitions and enrichment activities, deeper analysis reveals that excessive pressure and total isolation of Iran would not only undermine the foundations of regional stability, but also create power vacuums and multiple crises. So, based on statistical data, historical experiences and geopolitical analysis, it is worth examining the necessity of adopting a novel and multilateral approach to normalising relations with Iran.
Reports from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the World Bank show that, during periods of isolationist policies, countries have experienced declining foreign investment and increased economic volatility. In contrast, during periods of constructive engagement, nations have seen economic growth and improved public welfare. For example, post-Cold War analyses reveal that excessive pressure and complete isolation often led to domestic crises and diminished economic competitiveness.
These findings, both nationally and regionally, underscore that transparent legal frameworks and constructive engagement foster conditions for large-scale investments and economic growth. Graphs of economic indicators demonstrate a clear correlation between reduced military tensions and improved economic performance.
Analyses by reputable international think tanks such as Chatham House and the Middle East Institute show that pressure and isolation have failed to mitigate geopolitical threats and have often created new challenges. In contrast, dialogue-based strategies and direct engagement have proven effective in reducing tensions and improving international communication.
Reopening diplomatic channels and establishing space for constructive negotiations can not only ensure strict oversight of Iran’s nuclear commitments, but also play a vital role in restoring regional balance.
Key components of the normalisation strategy include the establishment of legal and regulatory frameworks. A comprehensive agreement based on legal commitments requires transparent and enforceable mechanisms for curbing military nuclear programmes and controlling sensitive technologies. The involvement of international regulatory bodies such as the IAEA is crucial. Legal guarantees can enhance mutual trust and prevent conflicts rooted in ambiguity.
Lifting economic sanctions and creating an integrated framework to attract multibillion-dollar investments is another critical step towards normalisation. World Bank data and other economic sources confirm that a transparent and open environment leads to economic expansion and mitigates volatility caused by pressure policies. Foreign investments in key sectors such as energy, technology and infrastructure can, simultaneously, generate employment, improve macroeconomic indicators and enhance economic resilience.
Moreover, improving diplomatic structures and regional engagement, with the reopening of embassies and creating information exchange centres would provide a solid platform for monitoring treaty obligations. Direct and regular interactions increase transparency, narrow communication gaps and facilitate peaceful conflict resolution. This approach is particularly crucial in countering the threats posed by extremist and terrorist movements in the Middle East, contributing significantly to regional security.
By transforming Iran from a rival into a strategic partner, a foundation for convergence and strong regional alliances can emerge, alliances that will be effective in addressing shared threats, including Russian influence and economic challenges from competition with China.
Ultimately, normalising relations with Iran represents a wise and multifaceted strategy to shift from pressure and isolation towards constructive engagement. Backed by credible data, historical experience, and geopolitical insights, it becomes clear that a pressure-only model not just fails to deliver stability, but also incurs significant economic and military costs. In contrast, constructive engagement with Iran offers a pathway to reduce tensions, redefine Iran’s geopolitical role and cultivate a strategic partnership in the spheres of security, economy and diplomacy.
With the removal of sanctions and the reopening of diplomatic channels, Iran can serve as a hub for major investment and economic growth. At the same time, internal structural reforms and the strengthening of civil institutions can pave the way for a responsive and modern government, contributing to sustainable stability both domestically and internationally.
In conclusion, the international community, especially foreign policy decision-makers in think tanks such as the Foundation for Defence of Democracies, must move beyond narrow, exclusivist approaches. Instead, by drawing on past experiences and documented evidence, they should promote models based on constructive engagement and mutual trust. Such a strategy is not only effective in reducing the threats posed by nuclear ambitions and terrorism in the region, but also lays the groundwork for a more balanced geopolitical order in the Middle East and beyond.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250429-a-new-approach-to-normalising-relations-with-iran-provides-a-chance-for-geopolitical-stability-and-regional-security/
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