Israel's Ambassador Ron Prosor warns against Western support for the Iranian regime and demands determination to weaken it. He criticizes negotiations with US President Donald Trump as stalling tactics. The regime is at a crossroads but will not fall on its own.
Israel's Ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, levels sharp criticism at the Iranian regime in an article. He argues that the West has long underestimated the mullahs' fanatical dimension. The real head of state is not President Massoud Pezeshkian, but the twelfth Imam Muhammad al-Mahdī, invoked by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the Revolutionary Guards. Pezeshkian is merely an executor of Khamenei's orders.
Prosor describes negotiations with Donald Trump as deception tactics. The regime offers nothing: no concessions on the nuclear program, no halt to terror support, and no end to domestic suppression. The 2015 nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) was meant to freeze the program, but Iran used sanction relief for arming and proxies. The nuclear program costs up to 500 billion dollars, produces no electricity, and aims for the bomb.
Under pressure, fanaticism grows, as shown in the First Gulf War when children were sent into minefields. Iran's strategy is divide and rule: threats to US bases, regional fire for Europe with refugees, and Hormuz Strait blockade. Terror groups like Hezbollah and Houthis are part of a broader power claim extending beyond Israel.
Iranian Shahed drones violated Polish airspace; ships in the Red Sea were attacked. Prosor stresses the regime's vulnerability. Iranians fight for freedom, with tens of thousands killed or arrested. The West must reject normalization. Europe's listing of the Revolutionary Guards as terrorists was correct but insufficient. The US and Europe should enforce sanctions and warn trade partners. "Now is the time to act," Prosor demands.
