Civilians find no refuge from strikes as Middle East war widens

Civilians find no refuge from strikes as Middle East war widens


Our job as reservists and our job as the IDF in general is to create a barrier and to create a -- to make sure that we are what is between them and what we consider our enemy. That said, one sign perhaps that the U.S. is trying to eye a particular negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is the speaker of Iran's Parliament, and an official with knowledge of the operation today told me that Israel's ongoing targeting of Iran's leadership will not include Ghalibaf in the coming days. But, Geoff, as you and I discussed last night, Israel is simultaneously preparing the country to keep fighting for the next two weeks during Passover and accepting that their operation against Iran may have to stop even tonight if the president declares some kind of victory.

Author: Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev


Published at: 2026-03-24 22:55:08

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