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Middle East

Zelensky's dangerous gambit to merge the Iran and Ukraine Wars
Europe

Zelensky's dangerous gambit to merge the Iran and Ukraine Wars

Of course this would also appeal to Israel, prolonging the Middle East war and potentially drawing European governments into the theater, too.

South Carolina Senators Fritz Hollings and Lindsey Graham,
Washington Politics

Before Lindsey there was Fritz, an anti-Iraq war, Israel skeptic

On foreign policy the former senior senator from South Carolina was as far from Graham as one could get, and was quite quite unapologetic about it

Trump oil fields
Global Crises

Trump is playing chicken with America's oil reserves

The US risks depleting its emergency petroleum supplies even as it escalates with Iran

Oman is cozying up to China as US throws Mideast into disarray
Middle East

Oman is cozying up to China as US throws Mideast into disarray

The war in Iran is pushing smaller states to diversify their great power partnerships — if Washington will let them

Aiming at the Gulf, Iran shoots itself in the foot
Middle East

Aiming at the Gulf, Iran shoots itself in the foot

Tehran's attacks on its Arab neighbors have increased their reliance on the US rather than reducing it

Israel targets X users, right-wing media with $2 million ad push
Washington Politics

Israel targets X users, right-wing media with $2 million ad push

The effort is part of a $9.9 million contract with Republican strategists to improve views of the country in the US