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Iran War

Why the left should support Trump’s deal with Iran

2026-06-27
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: June 27, 2026
In: Iran
With: 0 Comments

Advertisements Trump’s Memorandum of Understanding with Iran presents an unprecedented opportunity to reduce tensions and promote cooperation across the region. For this reason, progressives should stop denigrating the deal that Trump clumsily, but fortunately, stumbled into. Read more at MondoweissContinue Reading

After the Iran War: A Chance to Rethink America’s Middle East

2026-06-26
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: June 26, 2026
In: Iran, Neoconservatives, Special relationship
With: 0 Comments

Advertisements The bombing phase of the Iran war appears to be over. If the ceasefire holds, it may mark more than the end of a military campaign. It could also signal the beginning of the end for two of the most destabilizing forces in Middle Eastern politics: the enduring influenceContinue Reading

Iran Closes the Strait Again and Forces a Moment of Truth on Trump

2026-06-20
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: June 20, 2026
In: Iran

Advertisements Both Iran and Israel are gambling a great deal of their futures on what Trump will do next. Indeed, the fate of the world, in a very real sense, hangs in the balance. Read more at Cutting Through  Continue Reading

Has Trump lost a globally damaging war that never needed to happen?

2026-06-20
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: June 20, 2026
In: Iran

Advertisements I spoke with Lester Kiewit of Good Morning Cape Town about the MOU, the futility of the Iran war, and the danger that Israel will reignite it. Listen on YouTubeContinue Reading

What Does An Appropriate US Israel Relationship Look Like?

2026-06-19
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: June 19, 2026
In: Special relationship

Advertisements Israel got what it wanted when Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris in 2024. But it looks like it will not work out the way they had hoped. Israel got what it wanted with the Iran War‌ and that has not worked out as they hoped. The US-Israel relationship nowContinue Reading

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