Time, according to many, may be of the essence, but the time line is not cast in stone for President Donald J. Trump. For he is a very patient man, biding his time until the Girlyboy throws up his hands, waves the white flag and hands over the IRGC commanders to CENTCOM. This is reality, but for Shadow Ayatollah, he is lives in a virtual world, one where the outcome is Paradise. Patience can run thin when the ante is raised; Iran may think they have the upper hand, but reality will seen hit them like a thud. And don’t forget, Israel is waiting in the wings to deliver a devastating blow to Iran’s upper eschelon.

Netanyahu’s Rosh Hashanah toast: ‘End is near’ for ‘weak,’ ‘faltering’ Iranian regime.

WHAT TO KNOW

• Iran’s parliament speaker warned that any further hits on the country’s interests would be met with a “faster, heavier and more painful response” after tanker strikes Saturday.
• U.S. Central Command said it redirected 92 commercial vessels, disabled three and boarded two in the Strait of Hormuz, also releasing footage of an F-35A patrol over regional waters.
• OPEC+ kept October output unchanged as disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz curbed the group’s sway over oil prices.
• Israel said it targeted Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon after drone launches, with Beirut officials reporting four fatalities and an evacuation warning issued before one operation.
• Saturday’s strikes on tankers in the Gulf drew sharper rhetoric from Tehran and Washington, signaling a widening confrontation along vital shipping lanes.
• The USS Abraham Lincoln left Thailand after a five-day port call amid its extended deployment and military operations in the Middle East.
• U.S. Central Command shared an image of a U.S. Navy E-2D Hawkeye aircraft landing on the USS George Washington as the strike carrier operates in the Middle East.
• House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Chair Joe Wilson, R-S.C., praised Yemeni government forces for dealing a blow to Iran-backed Houthi terrorists operating in the region.
• Oil prices rose in early Asian trading Monday as military strikes involving the U.S. and Iran targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz sparked fears of prolonged supply disruptions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a fresh warning to Iran on Sunday, saying Tehran would face a devastating response if it attacks Israel as he vowed to complete the mission of toppling the Iranian regime.

“That regime in Iran, its end is near,” Netanyahu said at a government Rosh Hashanah toast in Jerusalem, according to a translation from Hebrew. “It is weak. It is fighting for its life. It is faltering. There is another mission to complete, and we are determined to achieve it.

“This will permanently change the face of the Middle East and the history of our people. We know we are determined to do it, and we know we are capable of doing it.”

Israel is “stronger than ever,” he hailed, claiming the military campaign, carried out with U.S. support, has removed the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear program and ballistic missiles.