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Jul 21, 2026, 1:38 PM

Iran’s War of Strategic Exhaustion

Close-up view of Middle East map highlighting countries and borders, as from Pexels website (URL is https://www.pexels.com/photo/middle-eastern-countries-in-a-world-map-8828624/).

The conflict between the United States and Iran is entering a new phase in which military operations are increasingly focused on weakening the Islamic Republic's ability to govern rather than simply destroying its armed forces. By targeting infrastructure, logistics,...

Jul 21, 2026, 10:15 AM

Israel Has a New Reason to Worry About Trump’s Safety. His Name Is JD Vance.

In June, after signing the Iran memorandum, the Vice President of the United States turned on America's oldest Middle Eastern ally. He told Israel's hardliners to "wake up and smell reality." Trump, he warned, was the last world leader...

Mansoor H. Laghari

Jul 21, 2026, 6:49 AM

China’s Silent War Against America Begins in Space

By Mansoor Laghari Wars are no longer fought only with tanks, aircraft, ships, and soldiers. Increasingly, they are fought through satellite constellations, encrypted navigation signals, cyber operations, artificial intelligence, electronic warfare, and command-and-control networks. The battlefield has expanded beyond land,...

Theodore Sheskin

Jul 21, 2026, 6:48 AM

Cut Iran’s military aid to proxy militias

Recently, Congress defeated an amendment to cut military aid to Israel. This amendment was defeated because it was unbalanced. The amendment was unbalanced because it did not contain a verifiable commitment by Iran to cut military aid to Hamas, Hezbollah,...

Jul 21, 2026, 6:48 AM

It’s About Power: It Has Always Been About Power

Following President Trump's recent turn against Israel, the Israeli government has been scrambling to repair its relationship with its most important ally, the United States. To that end, Israel refrained from publicly criticizing Trump's Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with...

David Rosenthal

Jul 21, 2026, 6:47 AM

The Rebuilding of the Bogotá-Jerusalem Axis

A nation’s foreign policy is often more enduring than short-term political circumstances. Governments change; national interests remain. It is against this backdrop that we should understand the eventual rebuilding of relations between Colombia and Israel—a strategic alliance forged over...

Jul 20, 2026, 8:51 AM

The deeper obstacle for the Abraham Accords: Political Theology

The Twin Pillars of Peace Two structures were supposed to carry the region past endless war: the Board of Peace, authorized under UNSC Resolution 2803 and launched in January 2026, and the prospect of an expanded Abraham Accords built on...

Jul 20, 2026, 5:07 AM

Iran’s Escalation Trap: The Operation Survives, the Nation Pays

Robert Pape is not wrong. That needs to be said clearly, because what follows is not a dismissal of his framework but an examination of what it cannot reach. Pape's Escalation Trap theory, developed across decades and applied with precision...

Jul 19, 2026, 9:39 PM

‘Today’s Newspapers Wrap Tomorrow’s Fish’

There is an old journalistic saying: “Today’s newspapers wrap tomorrow’s fish.” In the Middle East, analysis can become outdated even faster. Only days ago, I argued that Iran was trying to carefully manage escalation to avoid a wider war. The...

Sheldon Kirshner

Jul 19, 2026, 6:40 PM

Iran’s Quds Force Linked To Antisemitic Attacks

July is a month to remember in the annals of Iranian-inspired terrorism against Jews. On July 18, 1994, a massive explosion tore through the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, killing 84 people and wounding more than 300, in the...

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