ISRAEL PERSPECTIVE
PROJECT FREEDOM DEAD IN 48 HOURS: TRUMP SUSPENDS HORMUZ OPERATION, CLAIMS 'GREAT PROGRESS' TOWARD IRAN DEAL
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DOMINANT ANGLE
Jerusalem: Washington improvises, Iran has no exit strategy either
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
ANALYSIS
Jerusalem receives the suspension of Project Freedom with barely concealed anxiety. The Jerusalem Post documents the facts: Trump announces the pause 'based on the request of Pakistan' and on 'great progress' — but Iran did not comment immediately, and the IRGC republished an expanded Hormuz control map the same day, staking out a wider Iranian zone.
Danny Citrinowicz, senior researcher at Tel Aviv's Institute for National Security Studies, is the most-cited analyst in Israeli media: 'It's hard to escape the sense that the administration simply does not have a coherent strategy for Iran, and that what we are witnessing instead is a form of strategic improvisation.'
Israel also notes that Iranian strikes on the UAE continued the same day as the suspension — Netanyahu called the UAE president to condemn the attacks. Iran denied responsibility, accusing the UAE of 'collaboration with hostile parties.'
The Israeli editorial line: any agreement must include full dismantlement of Iran's nuclear program, not just reopening Hormuz. Suspending Project Freedom without reaffirming nuclear demands is read as an American retreat. The Iranian Parliament hardened its tone the same day: 'We are just getting started.'
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