"If he had a little bit of sense": The barb after the report on Yair Netanyahu
The report on the assassination attempt on Yair Netanyahu sparked harsh criticism from a former senior security official who attacked the circumvention of censorship. At the same time, he warned that Iran is far from…
Assessment
A former senior security official used the news of an assassination attempt on Yair Netanyahu to deliver a broader warning. The criticism targeted the end run around military censorship in reporting the incident. More significantly, the official pushed back against any notion that Iran is nearing collapse, arguing the nuclear clock is still ticking. The real story here may be the internal security establishment's frustration with how the affair was handled.