Posts Tagged: Iran Trump
The Soleimani Affair Reveals Turkey’s Directionless Regional Policy
The Turkish Foreign Ministry, which is usually quick to weigh in on matters of world affairs, was silent for hours after news broke of the...
Has the Iranian Empire Overreached?
Since December 2017, a sort of “rolling rebellion” has been occurring across Iran. It is bigger, deeper, and stronger than the Green Revolution of 2009,...
Why No Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran Will Ever Last
Iran has decided to send 7,500 troops to Iraq, supposedly to provide protection for Shiite pilgrims. But once they are there, there will be little accounting of...
Amid US Retreat, Iran’s Bad Behavior Seems to Be Paying Off
Notwithstanding Gulf suspicions that the US is gradually withdrawing from the Middle East, the possible relocation to the US of some command and control operations...
With Bolton Gone, Will Trump Make a Deal With Iran?
JNS.org - Perhaps it was as much about personalities as policy. The notoriously brusque and hard-driving John Bolton was always an awkward fit as National...
For the US and Iran, War Is Not an Option
Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, or Iran deal) was sadly based on a lack of understanding of...
Appeasing Iran Isn’t an Option
JNS.org - Early last week, Tehran announced its intention to enrich uranium above the level permitted by the nuclear deal to which it is a...
Has Iran Called the American Bluff?
JNS.org - Iran’s hostile messages to the United States reached new heights when an American spy drone was shot down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard...
Under Siege, Iran Reverts to Its Old Tricks
JNS.org - It is doubtful that officials in Tehran feel like popping open a bottle of champagne following reports that America called off a retaliatory...
For Ilhan Omar, History Starts Today
For Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, the world must start fresh every day. That would explain her ignorance on Iran. “None of this [tension] would be happening...
Iran Is Too Smart to Go to War
There has been much belligerent rhetoric and saber-rattling between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the US of late – for example, the announced arrival...
Will the US and Iranian Confrontation Lead to War?
The current crisis between the US and Iran is the most severe since the Iranian 1979 revolution and the attendant establishment of the Islamic Republic....
Is an Iran-Israel Escalation Likely?
The recent rise in military tensions in the Persian Gulf between the US and Iran introduces a heightened possibility that Iran will activate proxies against...
Trump’s ‘War Talk Has Lost Much of its Steam,’ Claims Iranian Regime Mouthpiece
After weeks of angry rhetoric targeting the US amid growing tensions in the Gulf, the Tehran regime's English-language mouthpiece on Monday adopted a conciliatory tone...
