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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...

US Army soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division conducting a patrol in Taji, Iraq (Image: Shutterstock)

Deconstruction Zone: Re-evaluating the Iraq War

BAGHDAD, Iraq — March 20 marked the 20th...

Images from the unprecedented “Juniper Oak” US-Israel joint military exercises in late January (Images: US Central Command/ Twitter)

Strike Zone?

US-Israel coordination may presage action against Iran ...

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Walter Russell Mead discusses international geopolitics on SkyNews

Discussing Europe, refugees, China-US rivalry and Israel, distinguished...

“Juniper Oak”: A Message to Iran?

Update 02/23 #02 This Update discusses the aftermath...