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Middle East

If Iranian regime collapses or is toppled, 'what's next?'

These are questions that are hardly asked, nor answered with any degree of coherency. Seems important.

US capitol building washington DC
Washington Politics

Congress moves to put the brakes on Trump's unilateral bombing

The Constitution gives the House and Senate the sole power to declare war, but presidents always flout it with little to no accountability

Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Ira
Middle East

Israeli-fueled fantasy to bring back Shah has absolutely no juice

There is a reason why Reza Pahlavi has been cozy with Netanyahu and everyone knows it, which makes his return even more unlikely.

Emmanuel Macron,  Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz
Middle East

The EU's pathetic response to Trump's Iran attack

Europe jettisoned its principles to suck up to a president that doesn't even know they exist

iran war tehran
Middle East

Israel and US have chosen war, unleashing fresh economic pain

Aside from security, the devastating consequences on markets, energy prices, and livelihoods is real and can get much, much worse

Trump iran strikes
Middle East

Short, sharp shock? Trump's idea of quick victory is illusory

His so-called 'precision' strikes will likely spur the creation of a real bomb and spiral into a regime change-driven war