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The Times of Israel Daily Briefing

Caroline Glick: Why we went back to war in Iran

The Times of Israel Daily Briefing

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🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Lazar Focus. Each Friday, join host diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman for a deep dive into what's behind the news that spins the globe.

Almost three weeks of the US-Israeli war on Iran have gone by. There are undoubtedly important achievements. This week, Israel assassinated Ali Larijani, perhaps the most important leader left in the Islamic Republic. It also took out leaders of the brutal Basij force, and there is no question that Iran's ability to launch ballistic missiles and drones at its enemies has been severely degraded.

Top officials in Gulf states are speaking out more openly about Iranian attacks, with a senior UAE adviser saying that the strikes will push the Gulf closer to Israel.

Despite the impressive -- even unprecedented tactical achievements -- key questions remain. How does this war end? How will Israel "create the conditions" for Iran's people to topple the regime, and will we be back at war again in the coming years if they don't?

Caroline Glick, a veteran journalist who has served as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's international affairs adviser during both Iran wars, lays out why Israel is fighting against Iran less than a year after Netanyahu declared that the 12-day war last June achieved a historic victory.

She says that Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are aligned on the goals on the campaign, and reports of discord do not reflect reality.

Glick makes clear that it is up to the Iranian people to achieve their freedom, but Israel is doing what it can to pave the way from the air.

Lazar Focus can be found on all podcast platforms. This episode was produced by Gabriella Jacobs and video edited by Yitzy Ledee.

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0:00.0

Hi and welcome back to Laser Focus. I am your host, LaserBerman. We are here on day 19 of the joint

0:09.9

U.S.-Israeli operation against Iran. And obviously there are some very important achievements,

0:15.6

including the killing of top Iranian official Ali Larajani two nights ago, you can look at a range of things that

0:23.2

both the Israelis have done alone, that the U.S. has done alone, and of course what they have done

0:27.0

together. But there are still many important questions that I hear that Israelis are talking about

0:31.6

that the U.S. are talking about. In terms of the aims of the war, where does this war go from here,

0:36.1

how does it end and what comes next?

0:38.4

In order to make some order, to get some answers here, who better to talk to than someone

0:43.1

who is very close to the decision makers, who is in the meetings, who is Prime Minister

0:49.4

Benjamin Netanyahu's International Affairs Advisor, it's someone you probably know pretty well.

0:54.0

For 25 years,

0:55.3

she has been a conservative journalist, commentator, author, also an IDF officer. Welcome to Laser

1:02.2

Focus, Caroline Glick. Thank you very much for having me, Laser. And before we get into this

1:07.4

very interesting conversation, we're going to take a quick break and then we'll be right back.

1:13.9

When war is erupting, how do Israeli families and communities live with constant loss?

1:20.0

When you think about the many sacrifices made in these two, two and a half years, how do you make sense of sacrifice? On the latest episode of

1:29.3

texting IRL, Alana Steinhain and Hartman Research Fellow David Dishon turned to the book of

1:35.1

Vaiycra and to David's experience as a bereaved grandparent of a soldier killed in the Israel-Hamas war.

1:41.8

Together they discuss sacrifice, grief, and spiritual resilience.

1:46.3

Everybody who's risking their life is risking their life for something

1:49.2

that they believe is greater than their own life.

1:54.0

Listen to Vaikra, living with sacrifice and closeness in the shadow of war,

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