Michael Oren, speaking live from Tel Aviv, is interrupted by an active missile attack siren and confirms that missiles are incoming while his family shelters in a safe room, but he chooses to continue the interview. The host notes simultaneous reports of loud blasts in Dubai and mentions ongoing interceptions of Iranian missiles and drones…
Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the United States, joins CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for special coverage on Israel’s latest strikes against Iranian targets and the escalating regional conflict. He discusses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s stated intention to intensify military operations, the reported casualties from an Iranian missile near Jerusalem, and the broader strategic goal of…
Yossi Klein Halevi and I write about the clear and extreme dangers facing Israel from the Islamic Republic of Iran and the historical duty of defending our state from annihilation. Nearly twenty years ago, when we both served as contributing editors of The New Republic, we wrote an article about the existential threat to Israel…
Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., tells ABC News that the current strikes on Iran are, in his view, crucial for Israel’s security and also positive for the United States. He argues that Israel faces an existential threat from the Iranian regime, which has been in power since 1979 and, he says, openly calls for…
https://vimeo.com/1169187748/343118fc6b?share=copy n this clip, former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren discusses U.S. military pressure on Iran, Israel’s recent military gains, and whether current diplomacy can lock in a lasting new order in the Middle East. Key points Oren explains that a single U.S. aircraft carrier with about 90 warplanes and accompanying destroyers is still limited against…
The commercial and spiritual ties between India and Israel pale beside our shared strategic interests. One cannot overestimate the importance of the second visit to Israel of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The fact that the democratically elected leader of the most populous nation on earth and one of its most powerful economies chose to…
Today, after countless anti-war demonstrations, Israelis are again poised to protest in favor of war. Contrary to what much of the world today believes, Israelis hate war. In our entire history, we have only wanted to go to war twice and both times when there was literally no choice. The first instance took place fifty-nine…
Friday, February 13, 2026 “Explaining the challenges of the war to the world has been difficult”: Michel Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the United States. The diplomat spoke with SEMANA and said his country is going through a complex crisis, yet at the same time its military and civil strength has never been clearer. By…
When it comes to Iran, today’s meeting between Netanyahu and Trump could prove fateful. In my media interviews, I am always being asked what Trump is thinking and what he is going to do about Iran. The questions are more pressing today, as Prime Minister Netanyahu holds his seventh meeting with President Trump in the…
Now that the remains of our final hostage have been repatriated, the country’s eyes are fixed on either Iran or Gaza. It’s easy to forget one of the most fateful issues still facing us: the north. During the war, as many as 100,000 residents of the north were either evacuated from their homes by the…
