Iran’s Supreme Leader Disappears as U.S. Military Pressure Intensifies

Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten and JNS CEO Alex Traiman break down Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s Gaza master plan (including the explosive debate over amnesty and whether Hamas could effectively “rebrand” through a new policing framework), why opening Rafah is being framed as both humanitarian relief and strategic leverage and how President Trump’s “Board of Peace” is designed to sideline the U.N. while shifting global pressure off Israel. Viewers will come away with a clearer framework for reading the power plays: who has leverage, who’s boxed in, and why Gaza, Davos and Iran are being linked into one high-stakes negotiation. The hosts also delve into Davos-era antisemitism debates, President Herzog’s hypocritical call-outs and the growing sense that the Middle East is approaching a decisive inflection point.