‘Iran shattered the dream of ‘Greater Israel’’

This is apropos a letter to the Editor titled “Iran shattered the dream of ‘Greater Israel’” carried by the newspaper yesterday. That history often humiliates those who confuse ambition with reality is a fact. Instead of collapsing, Iran resisted. Instead of surrendering, it retaliated. Instead of fragmenting, it unified.

And in doing so, it may have fundamentally damaged Israel’s long-term strategic position more severely than any battlefield loss.

The first and perhaps most devastating consequence for Israel has been the erosion of its unquestioned political influence inside the United States. For decades, support for Israel in Washington operated almost as an untouchable doctrine. Congressional appropriations for Israel passed without scrutiny. Military aid flowed uninterrupted. Politicians from both parties competed to prove their loyalty to Israeli security interests. Criticizing Israel was politically dangerous, and opposing Israeli military actions was often portrayed as unpatriotic.

But the Iran war changed the atmosphere dramatically. For the first time in years, large segments of the American public, independent journalists, political commentators, and even lawmakers began openly questioning whether the United States had entered the conflict to defend America or merely to protect Israeli strategic ambitions.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2026