Israel & Zionism
Iran’s Latest Proposal Is a Tactical Instrument Designed to Fracture the Coalition Forming Around Israel and Give Tehran Effective Veto Power over Gulf Energy Exports
After the Assassination of the Supreme Leader and Other Senior Officials, the New Regime in Iran Is More Reckless, More Radical and Arrogant
The Lesson of the MOU, as Gulf Governments Currently Read It, Is That the American Security Relationship Is an Input Into Iranian Strategic Calculations Rather than a Constraint Upon Them
The Agreement Preserves Jerusalem’s Freedom of Action for as Long as the Sovereignty of Its Northern Neighbor Remains Fictitious and Iran’s Proxy Remains the Strongest Force There
An Interview with a Contact Who Resides in the Iranian City of Qom
Israel Has Sought Throughout to Detach Its Battle with the Iranian Proxy Group Hezbollah in Lebanon from the Negotiations
Both Nations Are Historical Pillars of Stability in a Volatile Region
Tehran Has Emerged from This Last Chapter Strengthened on the Strategic Level
While Israeli Culture Is Treated Like Contaminated Goods, Its Weapons Are Courted Without Shame
The Problem Is That Hezbollah Continues to Pose an Existential Threat to Israel
Qatar’s Deep Ties to the Muslim Brotherhood Are Highly Relevant in Alleged Meddling in Legal Actions Against the State of Israel
If No Ally Will Write the Red Lines of Israel Into a Deal, Then It Has No Choice but to Become the Guarantor of Its Own Security
The Current MoU Appears to Signal the U.S. Desire to Quit the Fight
The Post-October 7 Wars, Which Came with Expectations and Promises of ‘Total Victory,’ Are Over, as Are Their Illusions
One Can Look to past Conflicts for Evidence That It Is Possible to Move from Victimization Towards a Constructive Future
Iran May Now Be Free to Rebuild Its Battered but Intact Structures of Power
The Place, Very Clearly, Where Trump Feels Comfortable Is Where Deals Are Made
The Qualitative Military Edge Was Never Meant to Be a Permanent External Gift
Iran Demands That Any Agreement on the Strait of Hormuz and the Nuclear Program Include a Cessation of Israeli Operations Against Hezbollah
Russia’s Role in Egypt’s Dabaa Nuclear Plant Is Less About Energy than Leverage—and Israel Is the Point