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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

Will the U.S. Help Israel Eliminate Iran's Nuclear Threat?

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

Society & Culture, News

42.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

As Israel continues its aerial assault on Iran and its nuclear facilities, Paul Gigot speaks with Foundation for Defense of Democracies CEO Mark Dubowitz about Donald Trump’s contribution to Israel’s initial surprise attack. They also discuss the possibility of regime change and how the United States can help Israel eliminate Iran as a nuclear threat.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

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Israel's campaign against Iran's military and nuclear sites is now into its fourth day,

0:45.9

while Iran has struck back with ballistic missile attacks on Israeli cities. How close is

0:52.9

Israel to achieving its war aims? And what role is President Trump

0:57.5

playing as he tries to negotiate as he says an end to the war? That's our subject for today on

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Potomac Watch. I'm Paul as you go editor of the Opinion pages, the Wall Street Journal. And I'm joined

1:09.9

today by an expert on all of these things. Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Opinion Pages, The Wall Street Journal, and I'm joined today by an expert on all of

1:11.9

these things. Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Welcome, Mark. Great to

1:17.3

have you here. Thank you, Paul. Some real world, potentially world-changing events since Israel first struck

1:25.3

Iran last week. Let's talk first first just how do you think Israel was able

1:29.5

to pull off what has been an extraordinary military and intelligence victory, certainly in the

1:36.8

first instance, given the number of scientists it has been able to kill, the number of Iranian

1:42.3

generals it has been able to kill, and the degree Iranian generals it has been able to kill, and the

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