Herzog to announce the government assignment tomorrow and Eisenkot is angry

Israeli President Isaac Herzog was subjected to a wave of severe criticism from the “Change Camp” led by Gadi Eisenkot, after he announced the postponement of the task of forming the government until tomorrow, justifying his position by seeking to see a stable government capable of confronting external and internal challenges, while sources close to him revealed that he is afraid of the reactions of the ruling right, which refuses to recognize the results of the elections and may resort to spreading chaos and violence to prevent these results from becoming reality.

Eisenkot's camp objects on the grounds that Herzog's consultations with the parties showed that Eisenkot obtained the recommendations of a majority of 67 Knesset members, compared to 46 for Benjamin Netanyahu, and that he is therefore the preferred candidate to obtain the assignment.

However, Herzog saw, as he stated, that “the results of the consultations seem clear, but the authority vested in me under the law is to verify the ability to form a government, and this ability is not completely clear in light of the mutual rejection between and within the two camps.”

The US State Department has offered a reward of up to $20 million in exchange for information about the Iranian nuclear program, at a time when President Donald Trump is approaching a decision on resuming the war on Iran, and calls are mounting in Tehran to review the nuclear doctrine.

The “Rewards for Justice” program, affiliated with the ministry’s Diplomatic Security Service, said in an announcement on the “X” platform that the US government “remains committed to confronting any attempt by Iran to develop a nuclear weapons program.”

He added that he is seeking information about the scientists and workers in the nuclear program, the technologies and capabilities associated with it, and the organizations and individuals associated with its activities.

He called on those who have information to send it via the Signal application or a reporting line on the Tor network. He said they may be eligible for a reward and resettlement. The announcement did not name specific people or establishments.

Stay tuned for the decision

The announcement was made a day after Trump said he would decide “soon” whether to resume strikes “to ensure the elimination of Iran’s nuclear program.” He added: "I would prefer not to destroy the rest of the country if possible, but I may have to."

The stock of highly enriched uranium remains the most prominent point of contention in the negotiations. Trump demands that Tehran abandon him, while it refuses to transfer him abroad.

A Qatari confidence-building draft includes Iran inviting International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to the bombed nuclear sites, in exchange for lifting the US naval blockade and releasing part of the frozen funds.

Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened and no negotiations will take place before Washington implements Iran’s “seven conditions.”

Doctrine review

In Tehran, calls are increasing to review the nuclear doctrine and exit the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Rezaei said at the beginning of the month that Tehran had not taken a “new decision,” but that discussion was “on the table” if war broke out again.

Tehran's temporary Friday preacher, Muhammad Jawad Haj Ali Akbari, called for a "reconsideration" of the nuclear doctrine. The head of the Article 90 Committee in Parliament, Nasrallah Begmanfar, called for exit from the treaty to be placed “seriously on the agenda.”

On Thursday, Representative Muhammad Taqi Naqdali described today’s society’s slogan as “the nuclear warhead is our inalienable right.” There is a discussion between senior officials and clerics about withdrawing from the treaty, according to the New York Times.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei did not take a clear position on the issue. His father, former guide Ali Khamenei, said about two decades ago that the production, storage, and use of nuclear weapons was “haram.”

The Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, told the Security Council in late October that the agency “has not monitored since June 2025 any activity to repair or rebuild any of the facilities that were damaged in the military attacks in 2025 and 2026.”

Grossi called on Iran to allow inspectors access to all sites, including the damaged ones. The agency has been unable to verify the status of Iranian stockpiles since the US strikes last year. It is estimated at 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60 percent.

An analysis of satellite images published by the BBC on Friday monitored new construction and excavation work outside the entrances to tunnels near the city of Qom, close to the Fordow uranium enrichment facility.