Could Syria Cause Russia and Israel to Go to Nuclear War?
Key Point: Yet beneath the smiles is wariness, suspicion and a clash of fundamental interests. Could Israeli air strikes in Syria trigger
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Until May 2019, most estimates had Iran at about 12 months away from having enough enriched uranium for a nuclear weapon. How
Iran Attacks! The United States Responds…Sort Of.
A very brief recap on current events: Iranian proxies attack U.S. embassy in Iraq. United States assassinates Iranian general. Iran sends missiles
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The headlines scream of the recent activity in the Middle East. “United States assassinates high-ranking Iranian general!” Iranian propaganda (and, strangely, the
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ill Tehran and Washington let slip the dogs of war following last week’s aerial takedown of Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Islamic
Iran’s Year of Living Dangerously is Just Beginning
he president’s critics are so desperate to pin a foreign policy failure on the White House that they jump on every news
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Iran’s Nuclear Violations: JCPOA and Beyond
In May 2019, Iran indicated that it would begin to violate the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly
One False Move By Israel or Iran Will Lead to War
srael has been monitoring Iranian entrenchment in Syria, weapons transfers that move to Iraq and also to Hezbollah in Lebanon, as well
The Escalation Ladder with Iran Has Lost a Few Rungs
he September attack on Saudi oil facilities was the latest in a series of Iranian escalations, which include the May 14 and
Congress calls on US to scout nuclear alternatives to Turkey base
Congress has tucked a provision into a bill to sanction Turkey for its two-week incursion into northern Syria that would study the
Iran Is Winning United States’ Foreign Policy Gamble
President Donald Trump has sixty days to prevent tensions with Iran from spinning out of control. Dissatisfied with the Iran nuclear deal