“Operation Rough Rider” in the Red Sea (Image: US Navy)
A rough end to “Rough Rider” in Yemen
On March 15, the United States military launched...
US President Trump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh (Image: Flickr)
Trump’s landmark visit to the Gulf
From May 13 to 16, US President Donald...
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Murder and hatred in the heart of the free world
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Trump, Netanyahu and their teams at their last-minute summit on April 7, which Netanyahu had expected to be focused upon tariffs, but ended up being about Iran (Image: Whitehouse.gov/ Flickr)
Trump’s Iran gambit catches Israel off guard
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu travelled to Washington...
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Media Microscope: Deal or dill of the century?
The announcement that Washington and Teheran would engage...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (left) may hint at agreeing to nuclear negotiations, but it is Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (right) who will ultimately make the decision (Image: Khamenei.ir)
Iran: Moving beyond diplomatic delusions
US President Donald Trump’s two-month ultimatum to reach...
Houthi rebels (Screenshot)
Military strikes alone won’t stop the Houthis without direct pressure on Iran
The renewed and more expansive US bombing campaign...
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Pressured and wooed by the US, Iran appears to be opting for the bomb
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Will ideas from veterans of Trump’s first term in office inform the Mideast policies of his second? (Image: Shutterstock)
Biblio File: Trump’s shot at Mid-East peace #2
One Jewish State: The Last, Best Chance to...
US President Trump with the Emir of Qatar, Tamin bin Hamad Al Thani, during his first term in 2019 (Image: Whitehouse.gov/ Flickr)
Qatar, Trump and Gaza
For years, and long before October 7, Gaza...
Trump’s Gaza plans captured the imagination of many Israelis because it constitutes a recognition that past approaches to the Palestinian issue must change fundamentally (Image: Whitehouse.gov/ Flickr)
Shifting the diplomatic landscape
Implications of Trump’s Gaza proposal   US President...
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There is method to Trump’s Gaza takeover madness
The ‘Gaza plan’ is almost certainly designed to...
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