Asher Fredman אשר פרדמן

Very excited to be launching the Misgav Mideast Horizons podcast, together with @MisgavINSen Senior Fellow @LahavHarkov. This podcast is designed for anyone who wants to understand the quickly-changing realities of the Middle East, beyond the headlines, slogans and noise. Our first guest is Amb. @robertcobrien, former U.S. National Security Advisor to President @realDonaldTrump, and Chair of American Global Strategies. We dig into the Israel-Iran war, its impact on the Middle East, his experience as a hostage negotiator, and how he views the 🇺🇸🇮🇱 alliance. Enjoy!

The “Islamic Republic” of Iran pretended to care so much about Jerusalem that it invented an “Al Quds (Jerusalem) Day” Now it is showing that love by firing repeated missiles at Al Quds- including at the area of the Al Aqsa Mosque.

Special thanks to @fredman_a and @LahavHarkov for having me on the Misgav Institute podcast! youtube.com/watch?v=n6WV6D…

Absolutely. A fantastic conversation on China, Iran, and the changing Middle East with @zriboua, a Fellow at Hudson Institute’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East.

Trade was up between Israel & its #AbrahamAccords partners across the board in 2025 as compared to 2023. Behind the scenes, Iran is bringing Israel & GCC countries closer together, in defense, energy and IMEC trade. It was great to contribute to this excellent piece by @KassyAkiva in @realDailyWire on the impact of the conflict on the Abraham Accords. Check it out 👇

I might be giving away a state secret here but, the Mossad doesn't actually care about podcasters or random idiots on X.

Operation Epic Fury is proving - the Middle East has changed forever. Hudson Institute's Zineb Riboua joins Mideast Horizons to explain the new mindset of youth across the region. Check it out 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=n6WV6D… @zriboua @HudsonInstitute @MisgavINSen @LahavHarkov #EpicFury

At some point, if you are going to shoot, stop threatening and just…shoot

Iran is accelerating Abraham Accords style energy connectivity

Has Iran lost the Muslim world? While the US and Israel were striking Iran, something historic happened - no large-scale protests. No mass calls for resistance. Iran spent decades claiming to speak for every Muslim cause. That is over. As Zineb Riboua explains – Iran’s extremist ideology is now more popular in the West than in the Middle East. 🎙️ Hudson Institute's Zineb Riboua joins Misgav Mideast Horizons to talk about the changing Middle East 👉 youtu.be/n6WV6DPm7xk #IranWar #OperationEpicFury #Hezbollah #IslamicRepublic #MiddleEast @fredman_a @LahavHarkov @zriboua

נאט"ו אמרה לא, וההחלטה הזו עשויה לעצב מחדש את הבריתות הגלובליות מהר יותר ממה שרוב האנשים מצפים. ככל שהמתיחות בין ארה"ב לאירופה גוברת, מציאות חדשה מתגבשת - כזו שבה ישראל כבר אינה רק בעלת ברית, אלא שותפה אסטרטגית מרכזית. עמית במכון משגב, אלי קלוטשטיין, במעריב. לקריאת המאמר המלא >>> misgavins.org/klutstein-trum… @MaarivOnline @ElieKlutstein

התראיינתי לערוץ ניוזמקס האמריקאי ונשאלתי על מאבקי באו״ם לחשוף את האיום האיראני. סיפרתי על הצביעות של האו״ם ועל התמיכה האדירה שיש בישראל במלחמה ועל ההוקרה לנשיא טראמפ שמגלה אומץ ונחישות לעשות מה שקודמיו לא העזו. צפו בקטע מהראיון>>> @NEWSMAX

Israel and the United States should expand their strikes on Iranian jails holding political prisoners and protestors, in order to facilitate their escape.

The Artesh (regular Iranian army), Basij and even parts of the IRGC will disintegrate more quickly than people expect.

Given that the UN is entirely useless, the @BoardOfPeace could provide a multilateral U.S. led framework for assisting the Iranian people in a transition to a post-ayatollah government.

Israel’s strike on the South Pars gas field was a very smart and calculated move. About 94% of Iran’s natural gas is used for internal consumption. That means that the strike will directly impact Iran’s power plants, industries and military- all critical for its war effort. However, as opposed to a potential strike on Iran’s oil facilities, taking Iran’s gas offline will have a far smaller impact on China and other Iranian energy customers. Much of the gas that is not consumed domestically is sent via pipeline to Iraq. The strike will further disconnect Iraq from Iran, helping to move Baghdad out of Tehran’s orbit. The concern that Iran will strike GCC energy installations is real- but it was already targeting such installations across the Middle East. The ability of the Iranian regime to maintain centralized command of the armed forces, and control over the country, is decreasing faster than people realize. The U.S. and Israel must keep up, and increase, the pressure. #southpars #epicfury #IranWar‌

The "Islamic Republic" of Iran is launching indiscriminate attacks which, among their other victims, have so far killed 5 Palestinians. It has attacked 11 (!) Arab & Muslim countries. Shrapnel from its missiles hit the Al Aqsa Mosque compound. And the Church of the Holy Sepulchre During Ramadan. The ayatollah regime is the enemy of Muslims, Christians and Jews.

Erdoğan’s Turkey does not conceal its ambition to expand its regional influence. Erdoğan is pursuing an assertive foreign policy that combines military power with active diplomacy in order to position Turkey as a central actor in several arenas of conflict. Turkey views itself as a patron of the Palestinian cause. It seeks to play a major role in the reconstruction of Gaza after the war and in a potential international stabilization force. Misgav Institute Chair, Meir Ben-Shabbat For the full interview>>>> misgavins.org/en/ben-shabbat… #Turkey #MiddleEast #Israel #Geopolitics #Gaza #Strategy #RegionalSecurity @JNS_org

A fantastic episode this week on @MisgavINSen Mideast Horizons! We spoke with @HudsonInstitute's Zineb Riboua about China's role in Iran, the future of the Abraham Accords - and what the war has shown about changing mindsets in the Arab world. Check it out! Youtube- youtube.com/watch?v=n6WV6D… Apple-podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-… Spotify- open.spotify.com/episode/0k1jKo… @LahavHarkov @zriboua #EpicFury #Iran #China #EsmailKhatib