Advertisements As Joe Biden’s top enforcer, Antony Blinken, heads to the Middle East yet again to try to force Muslim and Arab states to work to stop Israel’s genocide from sparking a regional conflagration, the administration continues to pour arms into Israel at a breakneck pace, circumventing congressional oversight toContinue Reading
Advertisements While Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz was launching his assault on seven Palestinian NGOs on Thursday, Prime Minister Yair Lapid was pressing the United States closer to an attack on Iran that could send the entire region into an unprecedented conflict. The Iran deal has never been closer to revival, but significant obstaclesContinue Reading
Advertisements Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East is coming to an end. The main theme is going to be the herculean effort by Biden’s administration to paint a picture the media can latch on to of some kind of win coming out of the trip. There wasn’t one. ButContinue Reading
With the Saudis leaning toward diplomacy with Iran and Israel trying to balance on a tightrope of tension stopping short of war, we are seeing the best opportunity to shift policy away from confrontation and toward constructive engagement we are likely to see for some time.Continue Reading
It seems most likely, though it’s by no means certain, that American participation in the JCPOA is going to survive this assault. But there is no doubt that its stability is much more precarious than it has been in the past. That may be what one should expect when a president continually assails a policy but can’t present an alternative. Continue Reading
