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After giving up on military force, Trump’s new plan to defeat Iran is…more economic sanctions?

2026-08-29
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: August 29, 2026
In: Iran
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Advertisements Trump’s “Operation Economic Outcast” to impose secondary sanctions on countries trading with Iran is a tacit admission of U.S. military defeat. But sanctions haven’t worked for 47 years, and Iran won’t let the U.S. decide when the shooting war ends. Read more at Mondoweiss  Continue Reading

Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump was not nearly as successful as he claims

2026-08-01
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: August 1, 2026
In: Bibi Netanyahu

Advertisements Benjamin Netanyahu gushed about his White House meeting with Donald Trump this week, but the meeting was most notable for what went unsaid about Iran. Read more at Mondoweiss  Continue Reading

The farce of Trump’s nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia

2026-07-25
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: July 25, 2026
In: Saudi Arabia

Advertisements The White House announced an agreement to supply nuclear material to Saudi Arabia, and then probably killed it by linking it to normalization with Israel. But even if the deal fails, it will significantly impact Gulf politics. Read more at Mondoweiss  Continue Reading

Saudi Nuclear Deal is Strategically Suicidal

2026-07-22
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: July 22, 2026
In: Saudi Arabia

Advertisements Donald Trump has agreed to supply Saudi Arabia with nuclear technology while also agreeing to remove most of the standard safeguards that ensure that such tech can’t be used to create a nuclear weapon. Even for Trump, this is reckless, short-sighted, and stupid.   Watch on YouTube Listen onContinue Reading

How Do We Get Out of This? An Iran War Proposal (Video)

2026-07-18
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: July 18, 2026
In: Iran

Advertisements As the American war on Iran heats up once again, the world watches in peril. The threat to the global economy is greater than ever, and there seems to be no way out. In this video I map out what I believe to be an achievable, pragmatic, albeit difficult,Continue Reading

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