The regime is growing desperate as the forecasts tumble from a bit of growth to deep bear territory, and other options just aren’t there Source:…
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It’s being fought quietly and on Tehran’s terms, which isn’t good news for the oil market or world economy Source: https://www.haaretz.com
Recent attacks on shipping, blamed on Iran, expose the fragility of Gulf states’ security and economies. But their in-fighting could derail U.S. strategy on Iran…
Confronted by the Trump administration’s ‘maximum pressure’ policy and by hardliners at home, Iran’s Rohani is fighting a losing battle for negotiations, not conflict, with…
The U.S. is not initiating hostilities. It is not bullying Iran. It is responding to Tehran’s recent threats – and to years of lying and…
Iran is laying trip-wires for a violent, costly escalation. America’s response will be determined by a besieged president, an administration led by anti-Iran hawks and…
Trump helped Netanyahu get re-elected. Now it’s Netanyahu’s turn to help Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign – by playing along with the Kushner ‘peace plan’ and…
Fresh off the president’s help securing re-election, Trump and Netanyahu appear more closely aligned than ever. But both that alliance, and relations with their Arab…
Omar al-Bashir’s ousting is good news for Sudan, but very bad news for Hamas. For years, its leaders have mentored, aided and helped arm Hamas.…
Previous administrations didn’t designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a foreign terrorist organization for fear of reprisals. But U.S. foreign policy should not be hostage to…