Trump and Netanyahu must seize the narrow window of opportunity to stop Iran - opinion

Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot, who has been given the first shot at forming the next Israeli government, warned Prime Minister Netanyahu this week not to exploit national security for narrow political purposes.He more than hinted that Netanyahu was liable to launch another assault on Iran to force Israeli political parties, including Eisenkot's party, into a national emergency unity government.God forbid. God forbid that Netanyahu should play politics with such sensitive matters of war and peace. And gulp, God forbid Eisenkot should have to partner with Netanyahu on anything.Crushing blow against Iran is necessaryI suspect neither leader is guilty of such a sin. Netanyahu is honest about the continuing and immediate dangers of Iran, irrespective of his weak political position. Alas, Eisenkot is scrupulous about his refusal to collaborate with Netanyahu under any circumstances, despite security threats.The fact is that another crushing blow against Iran is necessary, and Israel and the US have a narrow window of opportunity to strike.Yes, this is connected to politics, especially the adversarial US Congress that is taking office in January, which will make US President Donald Trump's political life miserable and divert his attention.But mainly this relates to Iran's renewed and rapid advances towards nuclear weapons capability and ballistic missile attack capabilities.There is hardcore intelligence that suggests that Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered a…