When a country's top diplomat starts using terms like "act of war" to portray an act by an enemy state, then the world should get ready for actual war. I don't know whether Mike Pompeo realizes that he just threw down the gauntlet and made a real war that much more likely. My guess is that he, like his boss, is offering empty threats he has neither the … [Read more...]
Trump Abandons Bibi: “Our Relationship is With Israel”
NOTE: I've just published an election post-mortem, Israeli elections: Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic at Middle East Eye. Please give it a read and promote it on social media platforms. It's quite instructive how quickly Donald Trump's loyalties can change given a shift in the political weather. Now that Bibi Netanyahu's career is in the deepest … [Read more...]
Bolton is Out as Trump Considers Easing Sanctions in Order to Meet Iran’s Rouhani
Three of the major news stories of the week are: the firing/resignation of John Bolton, precipitated by a Trump-concocted plan to ease Iran sanctions in order to facilitate a meeting with Iran's Pres. Rouhani; and Israeli prime minister, Bibi Netanyahu’s exposure of an alleged Iranian secret nuclear facility. After months of increasing friction between … [Read more...]
As Israel Opens New Anti-Iran Front in Iraq, U.S. Issues Warning
It is one of the worst kept secrets of the current hostilities between Israel and Iran, that the former has begun targeting Iranian and Iraqi Shia military bases in Iraq. It has attacked multiple sites using its new F-35 warplanes supplied by the U.S., and long-distance drones flown from Israel. In the most recent attack last Sunday, Israeli drones attacked … [Read more...]
