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Middle East

Why Israel is now turning its sights on Turkey

And intensified rivalry between the two Middle East powers is not a question of 'if' but 'how'

Iran
Middle East

First it was regime change, now they want to break Iran apart

Reckless fantasies of balkanizing the country misunderstand Iranian nationalism and risks catastrophic blowback

Trump and Putin on phone
Europe

Good, bad and ugly: Impact of US Iran strikes on Russia war talks

The are a number of signals Putin can glean from Trump's Middle East moves, some which push progress back, not forward, to peace.

Is the US now funding the bloodbath at Gaza aid centers?
Middle East

Is the US now funding the bloodbath at Gaza aid centers?

The admin just gave $30M to GHF, the organization at the center of charges that Israel is weaponizing assistance and shooting at desperate civilians seeking it

Ratcliffe Gabbard
Middle East

Trump's use and misuse of Iran intel

We're once again exploring a world where intelligence is shaped to fit a policy, not inform it

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Military Industrial Complex

Polls: Americans don't support Trump's war on Iran

The president tapped into mass distrust of the Military Industrial Complex to win re-election, which remains true in recent surveys