From the Global Front in Israel

January 10 – 15, 2026

Living Under Threat…

The last two nights I have gone to bed fully anticipating a missile attack from Iran or perhaps its proxy, the Houthis in Yemen.

Why? Iran has pledged to retaliate against Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East if U.S. President Trump carries out his threat to take military action against the ayatollah regime for its slaughter of civilian protestors.

It looks like he might.

As I write, in the past 48 hours the U.S. has ordered evacuation of hundreds of troops and non-essential personnel from its huge airbase in Qatar. At the same time, it has issued mandatory evacuation orders of non-essential personnel and family members from its embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. And it has authorized the voluntary departure of non-essential staff and military dependents from diplomatic posts in Kuwait and Bahrain.

At the same time, dozens of countries have instructed its citizens to leave Iran and other countries threatened by the ayatollahs’ revenge, including Israel.

The concern? These are nearby targets that Iran is likely to hit in retaliation for any U.S. action on behalf of protesting Iranians.

Many of those protestors have been slaughtered. Because the country has shut down internet access, exact numbers are uncertain but the number murdered varies from 12 to 20 thousand, maybe more.

But maybe he won’t.