Middle East
Not so diplomatic: Witkoff, Kushner, and Trump’s march to war in Iran
Reports indicate that two of the president’s key advisers offered misleading advice that helped push the US toward conflict
March 14, 2026
Reports indicate that two of the president’s key advisers offered misleading advice that helped push the US toward conflict
Washington burned through $5.6 billion in munitions in first two days of war, according to the Pentagon’s own estimates
Conflict risks strengthening the country's most confrontational actors while narrowing the space for reformists
A security presence in the Horn of Africa could draw an already fragile region into Middle East war.
Countless potential black swan events could spark a collapse of our fragile geopolitical order
We have traded transparency for destruction, verification for guesswork, and diplomacy for a widening conflict whose outcome is less certain everyday
