Iran, Israel, and a New Middle East: Hope on the Horizon

Iran’s Supreme Leader is dead.

After coordinated US-Israeli strikes, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — the man who led a regime devoted to Israel’s destruction — is gone.

What does this mean for Israel?

For the Middle East?

For the Jewish people?

October 7 was meant to ignite a regional war and isolate Israel. Instead, we may be witnessing the weakening of the very forces that sought Israel’s erasure.

In this episode, Rabbi Eyal Bitton explores:

• The ideological role Iran played in funding Hamas and Hezbollah

• The difference between the Iranian regime and the Iranian people

• Why normalization with Saudi Arabia may not have stopped

• What this moment means for Jewish identity and Jewish pride

• Why Israel’s permanence matters for Jews everywhere