The New York Times published an op-ed by FDD staffer Richard Goldberg and didn’t bother to tell anyone that FDD paid him a salary while working for Trump’s National Security Council.
It is possible that de-escalation between the U.S. and Iran might be achieved through international diplomacy. The alternative is a regional or global war.
If George W. Bush and Barack Obama sowed the seeds of the American chaos machine, Donald Trump represents the first true madman at the wheel of state, thanks to his volatile temperament, profound ignorance, and crippling insecurity.
While the U.S. muddles along in the Middle East, Russia and the UAE are building a stronger bond.
A diplomatic path is still open for Iran and the U.S. to resolve tensions and come to agreement.
The viability of the two-state solution evaporates as annexation of the West Bank becomes more normalized.
Lebanon is in serious finanical trouble and it doesn’t appear that anyone has a viable plan for a way out.
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister went to Brussels this week and reverted back to the kingdom’s hawkish anti-Iran talking points.
Masih Alinejad isn’t just an Iranian journalist and activist. She’s on the U.S. government payroll and works for the increasingly “rabidly pro-Trump” Voice of America.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed President Obama for starting a war with Iran.
Soleimani’s death will not end the opposition. Instead, it is an invitation to ignore the existing rules of the game. Americans in the Middle East, whatever their profession, are now targets.
Why was the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies paying Richard Goldberg’s salary while he was working for Trump’s National Security Council?
The Trump administration has no intention of respecting the wishes of the Iraqi government.
