US and Israeli Leaders Announce Major Policy Changes at Kohelet Policy Forum Conference
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo opened the conference by announcing that the United States is “disavowing” the 1978 Hansell Memorandum, a State Department memo that claimed Israeli settlements violate international law.
Donald Trump and the Mythmakers
For the past 40-odd years, two narratives have guided American Middle East policy. Both were invented by the Carter administration. One relates to Iran. One relates to Israel.
The ‘Pompeo Doctrine’ Represents a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity
Alongside the most pro-Israel U.S. government in history, Israel finds itself caught in a political holding pattern, wasting precious chances that may not come again.
The Perverse Western Mourning for Qassem Soleimani
In this upside-down moral universe, genocidal fanatics, whose dissembling enables liberals to take refuge in the fantasy of a trouble-free solution, must be negotiated with and appeased.
Post-Missile Attacks, Iran Takes an Off-Ramp as America aims for De-Escalation
As some predicted, while Tehran sought revenge for the U.S. assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, it retaliated in a calculated way so as not to provoke a U.S. response.
2020 Likely to be Another Decade of Defiance and Dissent
Like the previous decade, the new year—and perhaps the new decade—is likely to be marked by popular protest, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa.
Iran Lacks Good Options
The killing of Soleimani was precipitated by Iran’s departure from a tacit ground rule.
Iran Crossed Red Line with Trump Administration; US, Israel, Region Brace for Response
In a major shift, the United States adopts a preemptive action against Tehran and one of its most powerful leaders, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who had over the years built a multinational terror army, implementing the supreme leader’s radical hegemonic plans.
Nikki Haley, All-American
The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is a loyal and principled neo-Trumpian, which makes some people angry.
Iran Tries to Change Narrative in Iraq as US Faces Key Decisions Following Airstrike Escalation
In the short term, Tehran will likely have some success in changing the course of Iraqi protests that have targeted severe failures among the government in Baghdad, which has been under the influence of Iran and corrupt Iraqi elites.