Day 828 - Iran threatens Israel as anti-regime protests hit 2-week mark
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
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🗓️ 11 January 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
Iran’s parliament speaker has threatened to attack Israel and US military and shipping targets, were the US to launch a strike on the country that is increasingly isolated from the world by the theocratic regime. As nationwide protests reached the two-week mark today, we discuss how Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi is trying to position himself as a player in his country’s future and the nexus between the anti-regime protests and Israel.
The US military said on Saturday that it had carried out multiple strikes in Syria targeting the Islamic State terror group as part of an operation that Washington launched in December after an attack on American personnel on December 13. At the same time, after talks in Paris last week, Israel and Syria agreed to create a mechanism that will facilitate de-escalation, diplomacy and commercial opportunities between the two countries, according to a joint statement from the two countries and the US that was released by Washington. We unwind what is happening on the ground.
Under a military aid package negotiated in 2016, Israel receives some $3.8 billion annually from the US, mostly in the form of subsidies to buy American-made arms. The aid package, which took effect in 2018, is set to expire in 2028. Recently, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making statements that add up to a growing interest for Israel to wean itself from this aid. Berman weighs in.
Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
Death toll in Iran protest crackdown said to pass 115; Trump reportedly considering strike
As Iranian regime shuts down internet, even Starlink seemingly being jammed
Iran’s exiled crown prince Pahlavi takes on leading role urging protests in former homeland
US military says it carried out strikes across Syria targeting Islamic State
Syria says Kurdish fighters being moved from Aleppo after days of deadly clashes
Israel and Syria agree on mechanism to share intel, seek economic ties
Netanyahu says he aims to end US military aid to Israel within a decade
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IMAGE: Protesters participate in a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, in support of the nationwide mass anti-regime protests in Iran, January 10, 2026. (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing. Today is January 11th day 828 of the war. I'm Amanda Borschal Dan here with our diplomatic correspondent, Laser, Bearman. Laser is such a pleasure to see you again. Good to be here. Good to see you. Shavua Tov to everybody. |
| 0:22.4 | Shavua Tov. So Iran's parliament speaker has overtly threatened Israel and U.S. military sites were the U.S. to strike the protest torn country. We'll hear all about what's happening on the ground in Iran as the death toll their |
| 0:38.6 | mounts. The U.S. conducted a second wave of strikes in Syria, so we'll learn about who are the |
| 0:46.1 | targets there. And also we'll learn about what happened in talks between Israel and Syria in |
| 0:51.7 | Paris last week. Then to end the program, we'll turn to some statements by our Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu |
| 0:58.0 | about Israel's turn to wean itself from American aid. |
| 1:03.9 | All of this and more when we're back. |
| 1:10.3 | This is Israel's story. |
| 1:13.3 | He could feel the ticking of the clock. |
| 1:16.4 | On their nightly debrief calls, General Segev, the military atiche, was sounding |
| 1:21.1 | increasingly anxious. |
| 1:23.4 | Both men knew that with each passing day, the window of opportunity was closing. |
| 1:28.1 | The Shah's regime was crumbling, and El-Al flights were having ever more trouble landing. |
| 1:33.1 | And then suddenly, Avramkotafonkel from Iran... |
| 1:36.6 | It was the prince himself, who said, |
| 1:38.9 | I'm in a few days leaving the country, because there is a revolution here. |
| 1:43.3 | So if you want your animals, |
| 1:47.0 | you have to come now. This was late November 1978, and the dynasty was teetering. A woman |
| 1:53.6 | understood it was now or never. Mike found himself on a nearly empty Tehran-bound aircraft. |
| 2:00.4 | Caviar, fine carpets, a cameo from a sensuous Mossad agent, |
| 2:05.6 | and cold-blooded murder. |
| 2:09.0 | Frankly, my dear, that's dear. |
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