Thus says the Lord, Who gives the sun for a light by day, the ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night…The Lord of hosts is His name. If those ordinances depart from before Me, says the Lord, then also the seed of Israel shall cease from being a nation before Me forever.” Jeremiah 31:35
If Israel’s enemies understood the above promise of God, they would have shot their missiles into the sun, the moon, and the stars. If they can destroy those ordinances, then and only then will Israel cease to be a nation before the Lord, the God of Israel. Israel fought its earliest wars even with a small army and few weapons, and God always gave Israel the victory and expanded her territory.
In every generation, another enemy rises to annihilate the Jews. Now it is Iran and its proxies that aim to destroy Israel but the Holy One, blessed be He, delivers us from them all.
So it was in the past, and so it will be – His promises are irrevocable.
It is true that the alliance with the U.S. helped Israel in the latest fight against Iran, but Israel is also able to fight alone for its existence if necessary, with God’s help as He promised.
Israel exists because of the God of Israel and His plans for the Jewish nation. The Jewish people will usher in the return of the Lord Yeshua to Jerusalem by proclaiming: Baruch Habah B’shem Adonai, (blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord (Matt. 23:39) and all of Israel shall be saved. (Romans 11:26)
The Jewish people, according to God’s word, have returned to the land of Israel, built cities, and Jerusalem has been united again.
God is setting the stage for the fulfillment of His prophecies for the last days. Israel will continue to exist no matter who the President of America is.
Common Goals: US and Israel
President Donald Trump collaborated with Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu by waging a massive war against the Iranian Ayatollah’s regime, declaring an ultimate common goal – the prevention of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon.
In the war against Iran that started on February 28, 2026, which President Trump named “Operation Epic Fury” and Israeli PM Netanyahu named “Roaring Lion,” Israel and the United States acted as equal partners in the common goals of dismantling Iran’s military capability, nuclear and ballistic missile programs; ending Iranian support for its regional proxies – the Houthis in Yemen and Hezbollah in Lebanon – and setting the stage for the removal of the Islamic dictatorship regime.
The joint goals and war efforts between the U.S. and Israel proved President Trump’s close relationship with P.M. Netanyahu, as Netanyahu often stated:
“We are fighting shoulder to shoulder against a common enemy.”
Iran’s declaration, “Death to America and death to Israel.”, also united the fate of both nations:
On May 5, 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio formally declared that Epic Fury had ended after 38 days of major combat in Iran, claiming that the U.S. military achieved most objectives—dismantling Iranian missile capabilities, neutralizing the navy, and removing immediate power-projection threats.
President Trump later added that the campaign’s formal end remained conditional upon Iran’s compliance with agreements, warning that higher-intensity strikes could resume if terms were violated. Iran promised to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which it had blockaded with missiles, drones, and mines.
Would Be Allies – Scaredy Cats
Apparently, Saudi Arabia and the UAE had requested that President Trump postpone attacks on Iran since “serious negotiations were now taking place,” claiming that both sides were close to an agreement.
Fearing uncertain consequences should the regime not change and the Iranian regime retaliate, the Gulf states were reluctant to join the fighting even when hit by Iranian missiles.
They were willing to provide any other assistance to the United States but would not participate in the war against Iran. They did not want a vengeful regime as neighbors, however battered and weakened it was.
Negotiations
While negotiations for a peace deal continued with Pakistan as mediator, hundreds of Hezbollah rockets and drones hit Israeli civilians in northern cities and villages, as well as military positions. Israel responded by bombing Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon, Beirut, and Lebanon’s eastern Beqaa Valley.
The IDF (Israeli Defense Force) killed hundreds of Hezbollah terrorists and evacuated and destroyed houses in villages from where Hezbollah operated in southern Lebanon.
Bombing Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut also continued as Israel was determined to destroy Hezbollah’s capabilities once and for all to protect Israel’s northern residents.
Netanyahu insisted that no deal could include curtailing Israel’s fight against Hezbollah.
However, at President Trump’s request, Netanyahu did agree to stop bombing Beirut for the sake of the peace initiative between Israel and Lebanon.
Despite a supposed ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon in 2024, Hezbollah resumed rocket and drone attacks from Southern Lebanon on March 2, 2026.
The IDF responded by expanding ground operations in south Lebanon to protect northern Israeli communities. Sadly, there were soldier casualties almost daily.
Israel also seized hundreds of weapons hidden in civilian areas and uncovered hundreds of Hezbollah sites, command centers, missile launchers and arms depots in southern Lebanon villages.
Israeli and Lebanese officials later held five rounds of direct talks at the U.S. State Department, resulting in a framework of understandings reached on June 26 that is contingent on Hezbollah’s removal from Southern Lebanon.
Were the Negotiations A Success?
Though the war with Iran has severely damaged and weakened the regime, it hasn’t ended Iran’s nuclear project and its ballistic missile program. Iran’s proxies are still in Yemen and Lebanon.
Despite negotiations in Pakistan, Iran continued to control the Strait of Hormuz and lied about their enrichment of uranium, claiming it was for a civilian nuclear energy program. Furthermore, Iran threatened to block the Bab al Mandab Strait, another major international maritime passage connecting the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea and to the Suez Canal.
Between November 2023 and February 2024, Iran used its Houthis proxy in South Yemen, which borders the Bab al Mandab Strait, to prevent 90% of international container ships from passing through that strait, and until early 2025 continued regular attacks on hundreds of vessels.
Still, President Trump gave diplomacy a chance, hoping that honest agreements could be reached even with such a regime that doesn’t hesitate to lie and cheat.
The U.S agreed to release frozen assets in cash if the regime “behaved” and proved that the cash would not be used to intimidate its own citizens and export weapons to its proxies.
The U.S. and Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 17. The MoU was supposed to be an interim agreement to halt fighting for 60 days, at which time negotiations would resume, mainly about Iran’s nuclear program.
The immediate goal of the temporary 60-day ceasefire was the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical maritime trade routes through which roughly one-fifth of global oil supplies transit, to normalize the Strait of Hormuz as an international route, and to lift the US naval blockade.
However, even before a month went by, the MoU collapsed. By early July, both the U.S and Iran accused each other of breaching the temporary agreement.
Iran attempted to reassert control over the Strait of Hormuz by threatening and attacking commercial vessels, including a Qatari LNG tanker.
Though the agreement was between the U.S. and Iran at the exclusion of Israel, Iran demanded that Israel stop fighting Hezbollah. This unfulfilled demand prompted their renewed fighting.
The U.S. responded with strikes on Iranian missile installations, naval assets, and port infrastructure. President Donald Trump reimposed sanctions targeting Iranian oil exports and expressed skepticism about future negotiations, though he didn’t completely eliminate the possibility of renewed diplomatic talks.
Although the regime has suffered severe damage to its leadership, military assets, nuclear facilities, and broader economy, it used all the strategic leverage it still had to threaten maritime commerce and global energy flows. Even with renewed sanctions, military pressure, and economic isolation that weakened the Iranian regime, Iran was able to bring about repeated shipping network disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, which affected energy markets and fueled inflationary pressures.
The collapse of the MoU illustrated that temporary ceasefires may reduce immediate pressure, but fundamental disagreements and security issues remain unresolved – lasting mutual trust remains difficult to achieve in the foreseeable future.
The IRGC
President Trump seemed to understand the regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for what it was and his administration even designated the IRGC a foreign terrorist organization, and rightfully so. it is clear that the terror IRGC regime has not changed its ways. The IRGC uses front companies and oil networks to generate revenue.
The US and Iran continue to trade blows over the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. seeks to fully reopen the Strait to ensure unrestricted navigation, while the Iranian regime is attempting to establish its control over the Strait and charge a fee for its use. These are two opposites unwilling to compromise.
Trump may be moving back and forth from military attacks to possible negotiations until the mid-term elections in order for the Republicans to win.
The Iranian regime denies that any direct negotiations with Washington are taking place, claiming it is only receiving messages from the US via mediators.
The Silent Partner
While the U.S. intensifies attacks, hitting targets near Tehran and striking a rogue ship disregarding the blockade in the Straits of Hormuz, and while Iran fires missiles and drones at US allies in the region, Israel remains on the sidelines.
PM Netanyahu warned Iran that should Israel be attacked, Israel’s response would be harder than before. Meanwhile, Israel remains on high alert and fully prepared for any potential attack by Iran.
“Don’t count on it to be quiet if you attack us.” Netanyahu warned Iran, “Don’t count on a rerun. It will be a different broadcast—far more powerful.”
On June 7th, this year, Iran launched a wave of ballistic missiles toward northern Israel in retaliation for an Israeli strike in Beirut. The next night, Israeli jets hit sites near Tehran, Tabriz, Karaj, and Isfahan, targeting Iranian radar sites and industrial infrastructure, including a petrochemical plant, before a halt was called. Since then, the Islamic Republic has, so far, refrained from attacking Israel.
Iran’s IRGC instead attacked Bahrain, Jordan and three tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
The Jordanian army successfully intercepted and shot down four missiles launched from Iranian territory.
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered more strikes against Iranian regime targets on Monday last week in response to the Islamic Republic’s attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, promising to “take over” the Strait.
On Thursday morning last week, PM Netanyahu met President Trump at the White House and later attended the memorial service for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, a longtime supporter of Israel. The two allies discussed broader regional issues.
Netanyahu said just before departing to Washington that he would discuss with Trump “all the issues on the agenda, first and foremost Iran.”
“Of course, our goal is to safeguard our security while also expanding the circle of peace around us,” he said. “I am embarking on this mission with one clear goal—to ensure the security, strength and future of our dear State of Israel.”
Shortly after the meeting, PM Netanyahu said: “It was a meeting with full cooperation, with mutual support, with understanding on the joint goal that Iran won’t have nuclear weapons and also other goals.”
President Trump posted later: “Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu of Israel, along with myself and representatives, had a very good meeting! Obviously, many important subjects were discussed. President DONALD J. TRUMP”
Here We Go Again
Early this Saturday, it was reported that Israel was on high alert and readiness due to assessments that President Trump was close to resuming military strikes against Iran, even on a larger scale. However, last Saturday night, Trump announced that although the U.S.was ready to attack Iran powerfully, they had just been asked by Iran and other Middle Eastern countries (probably Saudi Arabia) to hold off any attack,” giving another chance for a deal “that would have to include the Strait of Hormuz and an end to Iran’s threat.” President Trump said that canceling the attack was for the benefit of the world and a prosperous Iran “subject to rapidly making a DEAL.”
Please pray for the Peace of Jerusalem, for God’s plan and not the plans of man to come to pass, according to His purposes.
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