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Israel’s message to the world just got louder — and less diplomatic. Doron Spielman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s international spokesman, told a big U.S. conservative audience that Iran is “not to be trusted” and an “absolute terror regime.” If you were looking for subtlety, you won’t find it here. The warning comes as U.S.-Israel military moves and tensions around Iran’s nuclear and missile programs continue to heat up.
Spielman’s Stark Warning on Iran
On Newsmax, Spielman used blunt language: Tehran is “not to be trusted,” “an absolute terror regime,” and a “genocidal terror regime” that seeks big damage. Those are strong words coming straight from the Prime Minister’s office. News outlets like Newsmax and the Jewish News Syndicate quoted him directly, and the sound bite is built to move opinion in Washington and on Capitol Hill. If you want alarm, that’s alarm — delivered with a megaphone.
Why Those Words Matter
When an ally’s top spokesman talks about Iran this way on American TV, it matters. U.S. lawmakers watch this kind of messaging. So do military planners and diplomats. Spielman’s tone lines up with hawkish arguments for tougher sanctions, more defensive aid to Israel, or even stronger strikes to stop Tehran’s nuclear and missile work. That kind of hard talk can push policy — or push the other side to answer in kind. Either way, the stakes are high.
Energy Chokepoints, Blackmail, and the Strait of Hormuz
Spielman also warned that Iran could try to “blackmail the free world” by threatening shipping lanes and energy chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz. That is not a theoretical risk. Control of oil routes is leverage, plain and simple. Threatening tankers or closing a strait is a quick way to spike global prices and make allies jittery. If Tehran pulls that move, the world won’t just complain — it will respond, and badly.
What Washington Should Do
America should hear this, but not be bullied by drama. Support for Israel’s right to defend itself is non-negotiable. At the same time, Washington needs clear aims: deter Iran’s nuclear build-up, protect shipping, and back up allies with real tools — sanctions, intelligence sharing, and defensive systems. Diplomacy should run alongside pressure, not be replaced by bluster. Spielman made the threat plain. Now it’s up to U.S. leaders to act smart, not merely sound tough.
