In September 2024, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a video message to the ‘noble Persian people’ of Iran. His address contained both a warning and a promise. ‘With every passing moment,’ he cautioned, the regime of the Islamic Republic was bringing them ‘closer to the abyss. The vast majority of Iranians know their regime doesn’t care a whit about them.’ When Iran was free, however, it would be different – thriving through global investment, tourism, and the innovation of its peoples. He concluded his dispatch by telling Iranians, ‘You deserve more. The people of Iran should know: Israel stands with you.’