India, Jan. 2 -- On December 29, Israeli Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu visited the US to brief President Donald Trump on Iran's rebuilding of its missile capabilities after June 2025. Given that Trump has repeatedly declared the Iranian nuclear issue a "closed case", Netanyahu is seeking US support for an offensive against Iran's ballistic missile capabilities. This comes at a time when the sharp depreciation of the Iranian rial sparked protests among merchants, which quickly turned into broader protests reflecting widespread frustration with the economic crisis after the snapback of the previously lifted UN sanctions in August 2025.

From a defensive posture aimed at containing threats, Israel has used the politics of insecurity...