Tag: Iran

Agreements with the U..S carry no guarantee of durability.

[T]he U.S. government has simply lost control of the creature it nurtured and shielded for decades.

[T]the airstrike that killed Soleimani ... [i]n addition to violating Iraq’s sovereignty ... was also an attack on Iraqis.

[H]ow long will it take before Trump emerges from his fantasy world and recognizes that he is trapped?

[T]he enormous wealth that Trump and his family have amassed since their arrival at the White House ... could cost the Republican Party and its leader dearly.

A truce that prioritised immediate de-escalation over durable conflict resolution left critical disputes unresolved, ensuring that military confrontation would return sooner rather than later.

In reality, the agreement is worthless.

Trump doesn't have many trump cards in his hand.

Saving NATO in the age of Trump was on the minds of everyone in Ankara, but of course it was not discussed.

In Ankara, the key word will be “cheese” as TV cameras record yet another photo-up.

[T]he issue is bigger than money and more dangerous than fees.

Operation Epic Fury will not be remembered as a historic triumph, but as a textbook case of how tactical arrogance breeds strategic catastrophe.