Trump’s Greatest Deal
The Iran deal Trump needs to make with the Russians is clear. The only question is whether he is willing to pay the political price it requires.
Report: Iran Already Intimidated by Trump
Middle Eastern analysts say a vicious regime is being brought to heel.
World Shrugs as Hizballah Prepares Massive Civilian Deaths
If world powers and the international media genuinely care about avoiding civilian casualties, they should be loudly condemning Hizballah’s ongoing efforts.
Sanhedrin Calls on Israel’s Greatest Enemy to Follow Tradition and Build Third Temple
The nascent Sanhedrin has turned a dispute between the Israeli Prime Minister and the Iranian Foreign Minister into an opportunity to invite Israel’s greatest enemy to help build the Third Temple.
Israel, Escalation, and a Nuclear War in the Middle East
In the final analysis, Israel’s most significant risks of a nuclear exchange or nuclear war will arise from certain predictable kinds of crisis escalation.
Trump Embraces the PLO Fantasy
US President Donald Trump is losing his focus. If he doesn’t get it back soon, he will fail to make America great again or safe again in the Middle East.
After ISIS
The post-IS landscape in Iraq and Syria is emerging. The contest for primacy within it is set to begin.
Iran’s Purim Message: Netanyahu Lied, We Saved Jews Three Times
In a Twitter response on Sunday to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Purim Message that Iran will not succeed in destroying the Jews, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif accused the PM of “fake history & falsifying Torah”, claiming that Iran had actually saved the Jews three times.
Is Trump Good for Us, or Anyone Else?
Praise from left and right after Trump’s speech to Congress may lead optimists to hope that his minders will keep him out of trouble.
2,500 Years Later, Tombs of Esther and Mordechai Still Standing in Iran
The burial site of Purim heroes Mordechai and Esther stands proudly in the heart of Iran, proclaiming the Biblical victory from within its most prominent modern enemy.