Middle East
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Itamar Ben-Gvir, heel
The Israeli demagogue is a bleak but interesting model of a modern politician
Trump: the imprudent king
The President has so far achieved the opposite of what he promised
Who will pound longest?
America has military might — but does it have the appetite for war?
Iran has been fatally misunderstood
The US and Israel were foolish to imagine that the Iranians would crumble
Stop bullying British expats
Opportunistic attacks on expatriates in Dubai are ignorant and obnoxious
Yahya Sinwar’s historic mistake
The Hamas leader signed the death warrant of his own cause
Our terror model is obsolete
The jihadist threat is less fragmented than it has seemed
Trump can’t fix Gaza
There can be no lasting peace between Hamas and Israel
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