Secrets about the Middle East

Secrets about the Middle East are only with me, the rabbi of the Arabian Island

Rabbi Jacob Herzog | April 15, 2026

*  Reza Pahlavi, the former Iranian crown prince, has a very limited chance of becoming the head of a transitional phase for Iran, and I don’t see him taking power.

*  My information, from sources in Washington, is that the US President is not convinced that this man should rule Iran, because the man has been out of Iran for more than 45 years and has no followers on the ground.

*  Jordanians are asking me: Is Prince Hamzah, the king’s brother, dead? My answer is, unfortunately, Hamzah has departed this world. I have confirmed it with all my major sources. May God grant patience to his mother and family.

*  Expect a visit by an Iraqi Sunni delegation to Israel soon

*  Real changes have begun in Iraq; the Sunnis are mobilizing and on the verge of reaching an agreement with the Israelis and Americans. Iraq will return to Sunni rule, and even Iraq’s Shiites are tired of rule by Iran’s followers.

*  The current Prime Minister’s office in Iraq is entirely beholden to Iran, and it has brought no change whatsoever.

*  Advice to our Kurdish friends: Stay away from Iran—don’t get close to it or reach any understandings with it on anything; you won’t gain a thing. Friendship with Iran—and here I specifically warn Iraqi Kurds against relations with Iran—don’t destroy your chances for independence, and cooperate with the new Sunni regime in Iraq that is being born within months.

*  The current ceasefire between Iran and America will fail, but it won’t be the last.

*  The Americans will strike Iran with a very serious blow next time, and the situation will continue to escalate, perhaps until the summer.

*  Although everyone believes that Jordan’s and Iraq’s turns will come after Iran is dealt with, I disagree with them. There is very rapid movement in Iraq, and there is a surprise in Jordan—wait for it, because it could be the cause of the shock.