Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe02:43 PM • July 30 2026 IDTConventional wisdom holds that the seemingly never-ending Iran war is about control of the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian nuclear ambitions and its ballistic missile arsenal. Or in other words, it's about the Tehran regime's determination to stay in power, or perhaps more accurately, to make the world a safer place for a violent, corrupt theocracy.In the NewsHere's Another Reason Iran Doesn't Want PeaceNetanyahu Wants Israel-Saudi Arabia Normalization Before Elections, Sources SayFour Killed in Gaza – Including Two Children – in IDF Strikes, Medics SayIs Someone Close to Netanyahu Manipulating Polymarket Bets on His Election Win?Netanyahu: Strait of Hormuz Will No Longer Be Leverage After Iran War EndsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsWith the West Bank Primed to Explode, Israel's Government Sees an OpportunityNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter TownThese Young Israelis Are Calling for the Zionist Left to Confront the Occupation