Iran’s Oct. 7 blunder — and Israel’s response — have transformed the Middle East

David Harsianyany : The massacre of Oct. 7, 2023 , was one of the most traumatic events in modern Jewish history.

It's obvious now that it was a massive, perhaps existential, blunder by Iran as well as a stunning defeat for its allies both in the Middle East and Washington .

Israel 's success against Hamas and Hezbollah helped send Bashar Assad , a real-world genocidal dictator, into Russian exile.