Outgoing CIA director Bill Burns described over the weekend the decision point facing the Iranian regime: this being whether to try and reach military nuclear power, running the risk of drawing the regime’s adversaries into a preemptive blow, or to signal its readiness to negotiate a deal with the incoming Trump administration. If the latter course is chosen, it will impact the entire alliance of partners and proxies waging war against Israel on Iran’s behalf. So how should Israel prepare for the next stage in its confrontation with Iran, Hezbollah, the Houthis and the various other forces getting their guidance from Tehran?

