Welcome to the Times of Israel's Daily Briefing. Today is Thursday, February 12th. I'm your host,

Ameri Borschelle Dan, joined from Chicago by our U.S. Bureau Chief, Jacob Magid, who just returned from

Washington, D.C. So, Jacob, thank you so much for joining me on this champion of a day.

My pleasure, Amanda. Good to be with you again. Such a pleasure to see you. And of course,

we're going to discuss the recently completed three-hour conversation between U.S. President

Donald Trump and our prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, that took place in D.C. We're also going to talk about the upcoming Board of Peace meeting next week.

We'll talk about a Constitution draft that was presented to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas,

and we'll end with a very curious APAC campaign.

All of this and more when we're back.

This is Israel's story.

He could feel the ticking of the clock.

On their nightly debrief calls, General Segev, the military at Dishay, was sounding

increasingly anxious. Both men knew that with each passing day, the window of opportunity was closing.

The Shah's regime was crumbling, and El-Al flights were having ever more trouble landing.

And then suddenly, Avramkotafonk from Iran, it was the prince himself, who said,

I'm in a few days leaving the country because there is a revolution here.

So if you want your animals, you have to come now.

This was late November 1978, and the dynasty was teetering.

A woman understood it was now or never.

Mike found himself on a nearly empty Tehran-bound aircraft.

Caviar, fine carpets, a cameo from a sensuous Mossad agent, and cold-blooded murder.

Frankly, my dear, that's dear.

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