After Vice President JD Vance’s talks with Iran ended in failure, Trump announced that they would close the Strait of Hormuz. This step, which aims to break Iran’s control by preventing countries like China from buying oil, raises a big […]
After Vice President JD Vance’s talks with Iran ended in failure, Trump announced that they would close the Strait of Hormuz. This step, which aims to break Iran’s control by preventing countries like China from buying oil, raises a big […]
A ceasefire reached at a stage when Trump has been threatening to destroy Iranian civilization will not easily turn into a lasting peace agreement. Iran’s move to corner Trump by playing the Hormuz card was effective in getting to this […]
One trait many American presidents share is an unwarranted confidence that once they start a war, they can end it whenever they want. In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson and War Secretary Robert McNamara expected to win the Vietnam War within […]
A new report by the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) initiative describes the situation in Gaza as the “worst-case scenario of famine.” Widespread hunger, malnutrition, and disease have driven hunger-related deaths to unprecedented levels. Since March, Israel’s total […]
In the seven months since the fall of the Assad regime, Syria has made significant progress toward political stability. However, the recent unrest in Suwayda is a sobering reminder that the road ahead remains long. Under the leadership of Ahmed […]
Reports that the U.S. State Department has withdrawn its diplomats from Iraq and authorized the departure of military families from the region have intensified speculation that an Israeli strike on Iran could be imminent. Coupled with President Trump’s pessimistic remarks […]
After U.S. President Donald Trump had the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain sign the Abraham Accords on Sept. 15 at the White House, people have been wondering which Arab country will be next. Some have speculated that Qatar could […]
After three elections, Israel’s new coalition government was finally sworn in on Sunday. Likud’s Benjamin Netanyahu will serve as prime minister for the government’s first 18 months before being replaced by Blue and White leader Benny Gantz. The end of […]
While it is often the case that the president has far more flexibility to act in the realm of foreign than domestic affairs, the conduct of US foreign policy in general, and its policy towards Israel and the region in particular, is a reflection of deep-seated interests and concerns that by their very nature suggest slow and incremental change rather than precipitous and fundamental break with past practice of the kind that Trump’s bombast often suggests, and that has proven to be so popular with the American electorate.
The nuclear deal was a huge step for Iran in normalizing its relationships with the West and can potentially be a game changer in the Middle East. But it will also be a source of tension in U.S.-Israel relations in […]
Although the nuclear talks conducted between the P5+1 and Iran were endorsed by the Obama administration from the very beginning, parts of U.S http://bambawefushia.com/dating-i-norge/. Congress under the influence of Israel, do not hide their objections against the agreement. The P5+1 […]