A Heavy Stone? Turning Against Iran, or Tiring of Israel

THE DOUBLE TAKE · October 8, 2026

A Heavy Stone? Turning Against Iran, or Tiring of Israel

First the headline. Then the Bible.

Do recent events signal a turn in the way the world treats Iran, or a signal the world is tiring of Israel?

Dozens of nations are pressing Iran, and Israel hears agreement. But Britain, France and Canada sanctioned Israeli settlements the same month they signed against Tehran, and delegates walked out on Netanyahu at the UN. Is the world turning against Iran, or tiring of Israel, and is Jerusalem becoming the heavy stone of Zechariah 12? Listen to our take on the headlines.

Is the world turning against the Islamic Republic of Iran? — Alex Winston, The Jerusalem Post, October 7, 2026

Also in the episode

Joint Statement on Countering Iranian Terrorist Activity in the Western Hemisphere — U.S. Department of State, October 5, 2026
Joint statement on the anniversary of the snapback of UN restrictions on and related to Iran — Global Affairs Canada, October 2, 2026
EU terrorist list: Council designates the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation — Council of the European Union, February 19, 2026
Colombia anuncia la ruptura de relaciones diplomáticas con Irán — Cancillería de Colombia, September 2026
Colombia cuts diplomatic ties with Iran — Anadolu Agency (via A News), September 25, 2026
France and Canada join UK in issuing trade sanctions on Israeli settlements — Dan Bloom, Sophie Inge and Noah Keate, Politico Europe, September 8, 2026
Ursula von der Leyen deplores EU’s ‘painful’ inaction on Israeli settlements — Sunniva Rose, The National, September 16, 2026
World leaders put Israel at center of UN General Assembly as criticism mounts — Eli Leon, The Jerusalem Post, September 23, 2026
Netanyahu rejects genocide allegations in Gaza after mass walkout at his UN speech — CBC News (The Associated Press), September 24, 2026
Trump says US won’t attack Iran before midterms, ‘productive’ talks underway — Iran International (live blog), October 8, 2026
China shipments help sustain Iran’s weapons programs despite US pressure – WSJ — Iran International, September 24, 2026

Revelation Rosetta Stone Staff with AI assistance from Grok (xAI).

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