In this TV7 Editor’s Note, Jonathan Hessen sits down with Brigadier General (Res.) Dr. Amnon Sofrin, former Chief of Intelligence for the Mossad, to dissect a Middle East on the edge. Following the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and widespread rumors surrounding his succession, Iran continues to play a high-stakes game of deception with the IAEA and the international community.
Is the West walking blindly into an Iranian trap? Dr. Sofrin exposes the reality behind the “Iranian Bazaar” how Tehran manipulates negotiations, doubles down on underground uranium enrichment, and uses the upcoming US midterm elections to test the limits of American deterrence.
We also take a hard look at the split within the Lebanese government, Iran’s desperate attempts to block the US led disarmament of Hezbollah, and how regional players like Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt are meddling behind the scenes ahead of Israel’s critical upcoming elections.