Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Barack Obama Has Given the Taliban the Upper Hand in Afghanistan 190 June 20, 2013 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in the Telegraph (United Kingdom) on by (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:United Kingdom Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Germany: Cult of Harshness June 18, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungHegseth sees the military bombing of Iran not only as part of a geopolitical conflict, but a war “for Jesus.” 0 Egypt: Does Might Make Right? The US-Iran Peace Deal and Limits of Military Power June 18, 2026. Published in Ahram Online[O]ne of the most important lessons of the U.S.-Iran agreement is that diplomacy itself remains a strategic resource. 0 Venezuela: Cuba: The Cruelty of Tyranny June 21, 2026. Published in AnaliticaThe island cannot continue to be ruled by a statist, militaristic, totalitarian and corrupt caste that controls the entire nation. 0 Saudi Arabia: US-Iran Deal Must Not Become Another Gaza Peace Plan June 18, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe parallels between this latest deal and the Gaza agreement are clear and concerning in equal measure. 0 Egypt: If It’s True June 20, 2026. Published in almasryalyoumThe terms of the U.S.-Iran agreement are shrouded in ambiguity. 0 Topics Saudi Arabia: The US-Iran Agreement Is a First Step June 22, 2026. Published in Arab News[T]he global economy remains in a state of suspended hope and not yet on a path toward definitive recovery. 0 India: From Indo-Pacific to Pacific: Delhi Must Prepare for Strategic Loneliness June 22, 2026. Published in FirstpostThe shrinking of ambitions away from the Indian Ocean, as reflected in the reversion to the ‘Pacific Command’, suggests that the [U.S] is ceding the continent, including West Asia, to China. 0 Israel: The Defeat of Pax-Americana June 21, 2026. Published in Israel HayomAll of Trump and Macron's attempts to gloss over this charade and downplay Iran's threats are deceptive and hypocritical. 0 Venezuela: Cuba: The Cruelty of Tyranny June 21, 2026. Published in AnaliticaThe island cannot continue to be ruled by a statist, militaristic, totalitarian and corrupt caste that controls the entire nation. 0 Italy: Trump’s Weak Compromise June 20, 2026. Published in Corriere della SeraThe 14 proposed points read as though they were dictated by the Iranian regime[.] 0 Spain: Trump’s G7 Summit June 20, 2026. Published in El PaísDeference and appeasement can never be the right strategy. 0 Poland: Iran-US: Trump Awaits a Birthday Gift from Tehran June 20, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita How will the U.S. war with Iran end? Certainly, it is not Israel's victory. 0 Egypt: If It’s True June 20, 2026. Published in almasryalyoumThe terms of the U.S.-Iran agreement are shrouded in ambiguity. 0 Related Articles India: When Bourbon Barrels Saved Scotch Whisky: The Trade Twist that Tamed Trump May 10, 2026. Published in Firstpost Saudi Arabia: King’s Visit Takes the Edge off Strained UK-US Relationship May 7, 2026. Published in Arab News India: Mamdani’s Kohinoor Gambit: More Than a Cheeky Swipe at the British Crown May 3, 2026. Published in Firstpost Canada: Charles Shows Power with Soft Diplomacy April 30, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun Ireland: The Irish Times View on the UK and the US: the ‘Special Relationship’ Sours February 2, 2026. Published in Irish Times Previous articleReporters Dig Deep around ObamaNext articleObama in Berlin LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment