Iran, Israel, and the Nuclear Threat: Untangling Regional Realities – SAJR Briefing

Miri joins the South African Jewish Report webinar for an in-depth discussion about Israel's fraught relationship with Iran, the wider Sunni-Shiite dynamics in the Middle East, and Iran’s nuclear ambitions. She outlines the ideological transformation of Iran following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, emphasizing that the Islamic regime—distinct from the Iranian people—has openly embraced the goal of Israel's destruction as a core ideological tenet. Miri highlights the practical threat posed by Iran’s support for proxies like Hezbollah and the Houthis over the past three decades, while also adding historical nuance about the broader regional rivalries. Regrettably, the briefing is cut short when Miri receives an alert of an incoming rocket attack from Iran and is forced to take shelter in a safe room.