Israel’s spying activities have always been brushed under the carpet by compliant American politicians.

[Trump] disregarded Arab national interests, foremost among them the Palestinian issue and its legitimate, legal aspirations.

Another interesting feature is the absence of non-partisan journalists covering this war.

[I]t appears that the [U.S.] is capitulating in the talks.

Using Lebanon as a bargaining chip through Washington’s Israeli proxy is Trump’s way of leveling the playing field.

History has never witnessed a leader quite like Donald Trump — a mix of ignorance, arrogance immorality, brazenness, insensitivity and sheer stupidity.

The challenge for Washington is no longer whether it possesses sufficient capabilities, but whether the political system can align those capabilities behind a coherent long-term priority.

The Beijing summit did not produce a major agreement between the great powers on the region, but it firmly established that Middle Eastern crises are now deeply tied to the great-power dialogue.

The Iranian regime remains capable of funding its power mechanisms and suppressing opposition, while the United States ... suffers from limited political space.

[T]he U.S. has failed to achieve the strategic goals of the war on Iran.

The Trump administration and the Tehran regime are both cornered and in need of some agreement.