The world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford steams alongside USNS Laramie during a fueling-at-sea in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on October 11, 2023 (Image: US Navy)
Can a wider war with Iran and its proxies be prevented?
A key element of the Biden Administration’s response to...
Clinton appreciated Netanyahu’s political skills, but the two were divided over some key policy issues, leading to a tense relationship (Image: Shutterstock)
Essay: Bibi’s seven presidents
Netanyahu’s history of managing US-Israel relations   Binyamin...
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (Image: Shutterstock)
Deconstruction Zone: US outreach vs. Iranian aggression
The US Biden Administration has pursued a strategy...
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Iran hostage deal has nuclear implications 
It’s now official: The Biden Administration has concluded...
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who gave an address on Aug. 28 threatening the US and laying out the Iranian-led axis's new "unity of the arenas" doctrine. (Photo: Shutterstock, mohammad kassir)
US-Iran prisoner swap deal set to go through
Update 09/23 #01   Reports say that the...
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdul-Aziz bin Salman with IAEA head Rafael Grossi (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
Saudi Arabia’s problematic nuclear “asks”
According to accounts of recent off-the-record comments by...
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The US and its influence in UNESCO
The Algemeiner   After a six-year absence, the...
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei is now making noises in favour of a deal – perhaps because Teheran wants to buy time to harden its nuclear facilities against attack (Image: Office of the Supreme Leader website)
Appeasing Iran is a Terrible Idea
A new interim nuclear deal between the US and...
Biden and Blinken have congressional opposition in mind when they label the new Iran deal an “understanding” rather than an “agreement” (Image: US State Dept/ Flickr)
A Deal that Must Not be Named?
In the Harry Potter books, characters call the...
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“Less for Less”
Implications of a new Iran-US deal   Washington...
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A “Less for Less” Nuclear Deal with Iran?
Update 06/23 #02   There are increasing reports...
Amb. Dennis Ross: Veteran Middle East mediator and former Obama Administration point man on Iran (Image: Screenshot)
“Iran Needs to Fear Us”
An interview with Dennis Ross   Ambassador Dennis...
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