Israeli officials urge Trump to fill vacuum left by Iran
Sensing opportunity, Israeli strategists are asking the United States to redouble its engagement in the Middle East to capitalize on Hezbollah's collapse in Syria and Lebanon – and to end Iran's nuclear program once and for all.
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WASHINGTON — A major shift in the balance of power in the Middle East is underway, and Israel's leaders want the Trump administration to help ensure they and aligned Arab states come out on top.
Iran is at its weakest in decades, its strategic air defenses, ballistic missile production and arc of Shiite militias across the Levant badly battered by Israeli air power.
Israel's unlikely victory in the sustained war against Iran's multi-front bulwark came in large part due to the unrelenting support of the United States throughout the Gaza War.
