Amine Ayoub

Amine Ayoub

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Another reason to fight to the finish:

The Iran and Sudan Connection: A new Empire crosses the Red Sea

Iran is great at turning battlefields into bases for its ideology, and Sudan's military culture is soaking this up. If no one stops them, they will control the Red Sea and Khartoum will host permanent Iranian drone teams, electronic spying stations, and naval advisors reaching deep into Africa's interior.

The Iran and Sudan Connection: A new Empire crosses the Red Sea

Sisi’s High-Wire Act:

Sisi’s High-Wire Act: Can Egypt survive a victorious Israel and a weakened Iran?

Egypt faces a classic lose-lose proposition. And once the indispensable Arab mediator, Cairo now watches its traditional leverage erode. What will it do? Opinion.

Sisi’s High-Wire Act: Can Egypt survive a victorious Israel and a weakened Iran?

The Strait of Trump:

The Strait of Trump: A strategic imperative for Israel and the Free World

The US must counter Iran’s brazen plan to impose a permanent Hormuz Toll, extorting millions from every commercial vessel seeking safe passage through the Persian Gulf. Opinion.

The Strait of Trump: A strategic imperative for Israel and the Free World

From Neutrality to Necessity:

From Neutrality to Necessity: The Gulf’s "Turning Point" must cement a Middle East NATO

The Abraham Accords laid the economic and diplomatic groundwork, but the crucible of the current war has forged the true alliance, as Iran attacks GCC states. Opinion.

From Neutrality to Necessity: The Gulf’s "Turning Point" must cement a Middle East NATO

Iran's Succession Void:

Mojtaba Khamenei’s public silence is the Coalition’s greatest tactical opening

The primary, overarching target is the regime’s very claim to absolute authority. The coalition’s most potent tactical opening lies precisely in the exploitation of this glaring succession void. Opinion.

Mojtaba Khamenei’s public silence is the Coalition’s greatest tactical opening

The Rafah Gamble:

Reopening the Egypt-Gaza border during the Iran War is a high-stakes security test

By reopening Rafah now, Israel risks providing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) with a logistical reset button. Opinion.

Reopening the Egypt-Gaza border during the Iran War is a high-stakes security test

The Salalah Port Attack:

The Salalah Port Attack: Alienating Oman and dooming the Resistance Axis

Iran shattered the carefully cultivated myth of Omani exceptionalism, the one diplomatic card Tehran played for decades to shield itself from total Gulf isolation. Opinion.

The Salalah Port Attack: Alienating Oman and dooming the Resistance Axis

The EastMed Trap:

How the Cairo-Ankara military rapprochement threatens Israeli energy security

While Israel and the US are concentrating on Iran, a Turkish-Egyptian earthquake is about to erupt that may put the crucial EastMed Gas Forum at risk. Opinion.

How the Cairo-Ankara military rapprochement threatens Israeli energy security

Sudan’s Terror Fusion:

The Iran-Brotherhood Nexus and the global threat to energy security

Do you know that for three decades the Brotherhood governed Sudan through the National Congress Party? It hosted Osama bin Laden from 1991 to 1996, constructed Sudan’s military-industrial complex with Iranian assistance, and exported jihadist ideology across Africa. It now chokes oil transport at Bab el-Mandeb. Op-ed.

The Iran-Brotherhood Nexus and the global threat to energy security

Qatar’s shield is broken:

Qatar’s shield is broken: Israel’s window to bankrupt Hamas permanently

Tehran, perhaps unintentionally, has permanently dismantled the illusion of Qatari diplomatic immunity. The era of tolerating Qatari two-faced hypocrisy should end forthwith. Opinion.

Qatar’s shield is broken: Israel’s window to bankrupt Hamas  permanently

Iran Is killing Saudis while MBS begs it to stop

MBS is paralyzed. When will he realize that the only way out is immediate normalization with Israel instead of his continued groveling to Iran? Opinion.

Iran Is killing Saudis while MBS begs it to stop

From Gaza Bribes to Sahel Bullets:

The Islamist adapt-or-die strategy after Iran’s defeat

We may decapitate the Islamic Jihad sponsor, but its franchises are improvising in Gaza and the Sahel. The IRGC may be reeling, but its ideology is entrepreneurial and the West's response must be immediate, surgical and relentless. Opinion.

The Islamist adapt-or-die strategy after Iran’s defeat

Subsidizing Slaughter:

Why the Palestinian Authority is the greatest obstacle to regional peace

Western funds intended for civic institution-building are actively being manipulated to sustain a massive, hidden infrastructure that financially rewards past and present terror attacks. Op-ed.

Why the Palestinian Authority is the greatest obstacle to regional peace

Mojtaba Khamenei’s “Election" Changes Nothing:

The campaign to end the Islamic Republic must accelerate

Mojtaba’s elevation changes nothing about the regime’s nature. It simply reveals its weakness. Opinion.

The campaign to end the Islamic Republic must accelerate

Turkey removes its mask:

NATO’s Islamist ally chose Tehran over Washington

Erdogan mourns Khamenei while blocking US bases. His behavior is that of a state sponsor of terrorism. Opinion.

NATO’s Islamist ally chose Tehran over Washington

Operation Roaring Lion:

Why the Beit Shemesh massacre proves 'restraint' is a Death Sentence

This cruel strike is a stark reminder that no city in Israel is safe so long as Tehran’s missile infrastructure remains intact. Opinion.

Why the Beit Shemesh massacre proves 'restraint' is a Death Sentence

The "Artesh-IRGC Divorce":

The "Artesh-IRGC Divorce": How to weaponize Iran’s 14% desertion rate

While the Revolutionary Guards are unconditionally loyal to the Supreme Leader, the Artesh, Iran's regular army, has historically viewed itself as the defender of the Iranian nation. Opinion.

The "Artesh-IRGC Divorce": How to weaponize Iran’s 14% desertion rate

The Great Jihadist Jailbreak:

How the West’s "Compassion Fatigue" reanimated the ISIS Caliphate

After closing the Al-Hol camp, we are witnessing the birth of a "Ghost Caliphate," where radicalized operatives with no identifiable paper trail are migrating toward the world’s most vulnerable security rifts. Opinion.

How the West’s "Compassion Fatigue" reanimated the ISIS Caliphate

The Death of the 1967 Illusion:

"Greater Israel" rhetoric is the key to peace

Killing the illusion of 1967 can start the only peace process that has a chance of succeeding. Opinion.

"Greater Israel" rhetoric is the key to peace

Phase 2 of Trump's Peace Plan:

A Gaza Peace without disarmament is just a countdown to the next October 7

The 60-day window given by the Israeli cabinet is not an "ultimatum" to be negotiated; it is a reality check for the international community. Opinion.

A Gaza Peace without disarmament is just a countdown to the next October 7

The Sovereignty Shift:

Why Land Registration in Judea and Samaria is the key to regional stability

By removing these territories from the "negotiating table" of the failed Oslo framework, Israel is forcing a shift in Palestinian Arab psychology. Opinion.

Why Land Registration in Judea and Samaria is the key to regional stability

The Warlord’s Peace:

Why Gaza’s clans are the missing piece of the victory puzzle

A choice is being forced upon the Gazan street: side with the ideology that brought ruin, or side with the local strongmen who can provide security, trade, and survival. Opinion.

Why Gaza’s clans are the missing piece of the victory puzzle

The Oxfam Exodus:

When the ‘Genocide’ narrative becomes too heavy to carry

Major international NGOs like Oxfam, once dedicated to the impartial relief of suffering, have been transformed into narrative laundries. Opinion.

When the ‘Genocide’ narrative becomes too heavy to carry

Israel's legal option:

Israel must legally sunset the 'Refugee' myth by equating Gaza with Baghdad

The Palestinian Arab 'refugee' issue is not a humanitarian tragedy; it is a manufactured industry designed to facilitate the destruction of the Jewish state. We must stop asking "How do we reform UNRWA?" and start asking "How do we sunset it?" Opinion.

Israel must legally sunset the 'Refugee' myth by equating Gaza with Baghdad

The Araghchi Doctrine:

The Araghchi Doctrine: Why a 'Good Atmosphere' in Oman means death for regional stability

As Netanyahu tries to convince Trump of the 'Muscat Trap' in an agreement with Iran, Israelis must be made clearly aware that ballistic missiles left intact are a death warrant. Opinion.

The Araghchi Doctrine: Why a 'Good Atmosphere' in Oman means death for regional stability

The “Bristol Precedent"

When a UK Jury excused vandalism against an Israeli target

When jurors choose to acquit not because the accused are innocent, but because they sympathize with their motives, the law has no meaning. Opinion.

When a UK Jury excused vandalism against an Israeli target

The Mavi Vatan Doctrine:

Beware the Saudi-Turkish naval axis

How the Saudi-Turkish naval axis is dismantling the Abraham Accords architecture as the synergy between Saudi financial weight and Turkish expeditionary power creates a multi-theater security challenge. Analysis.

Beware the Saudi-Turkish naval axis

The End of Diplomacy:

The End of Diplomacy: Tehran just declared war on every soldier in Europe

The U.S. and its European allies must fight fire with fire, recalling ambassadors, triggering the full return of all United Nations sanctions, and more. Opinion.

The End of Diplomacy: Tehran just declared war on every soldier in Europe

Beyond the Last Hostage:

Israel risks losing the strategic endgame in Gaza

Peace is not a product of conferences or signatures; it is the result of the enemy accepting that they have lost. Only once the foundational concept of Israeli victory is accepted can any discussion about the future relationship begin. Opinion.

Israel risks losing the strategic endgame in Gaza

Amine Ayoub:

The "Board of Peace" Gaza Plan is a recipe for Hamas’s revival

Real peace is never made with active enemies who believe they can wait out their opponents; it is made only with former enemies who have been unequivocally defeated. Opinion.

The "Board of Peace" Gaza Plan is a recipe for Hamas’s revival

Dollar or Drones:

Dollar or Drones: Trump moves to cut off Iran’s Iraqi lifeline

Washington is making the cost of Iraqi Iranian alignment unavoidable. Opinion.

Dollar or Drones: Trump moves to cut off Iran’s Iraqi lifeline

The Blue Nile Showdown:

The Blue Nile Showdown: Why Israel cannot ignore Egypt’s water crisis

A water-starved Egypt risks becoming a source of radicalization and even military escalation. Sisi's appearance at Davos reflects that Egypt is seeking an external lifeline to stabilize a system weakened by years of strategic miscalculation tht led to that shortage. Opinion.

The Blue Nile Showdown: Why Israel cannot ignore Egypt’s water crisis

The UN’s Jihadi Time Bomb:

Why Israel must not trust the new Islamist order in Syria

The situation demands that the West and the United Nations stop being fooled by Syrian political theater and humanitarian platitudes, all part of Turkey's plan for control of the area. The Kurds plight is the proof. Opinion.

Why Israel must not trust the new Islamist order in Syria

"Blue Homeland" at risk:

Israel has caused the collapse of Turkey's Indian Ocean monopoly

Israel changed the geopolitical situation in the Horn of Africa when it recognized Somaliland. Read about the "Blue Homeland" (Mavi Vatan) doctrine and its goal, stymied by Israel, and why Turkey has to stay on the good side of the UAE despite that setback. Opinion.

Israel has caused the collapse of Turkey's Indian Ocean monopoly

The Death of the Kurdish Buffer:

The Syria-SDF Deal hands Turkey a strategic victory

Israel must now navigate a dangerous northern front where the "Victory Doctrine" of its neighbors-specifically Turkey-has succeeded in replacing a pluralistic buffer with a centralized Islamist-aligned cage. Opinion.

The Syria-SDF Deal hands Turkey a strategic victory

Iran’s Cry for Help:

Ignored by the Muslim World - Acknowledged by Israel

Israel has emerged as the most vocal advocate for the Iranian people, while the much-touted Islamic "Ummah" watches the slaughter from the sidelines. An upside-down situation that can lead to a better future for Israel and Iran. Opinion.

Ignored by the Muslim World - Acknowledged by Israel

Towards an unapologetically Jewish state:

An unapologetically Jewish state: Israel Is right to abandon the UN’s ‘Bureaucratic Jihad’

Disengaging from these bodies is not isolationism. It is an act of strategic hygiene. Opinion.

An unapologetically Jewish state: Israel Is right to abandon the UN’s ‘Bureaucratic Jihad’

The Silence of the Sands:

Why Sisi’s FTO-backed crackdown could Ignite the Southern frontier

At a cost exceeding sixty billion dollars and located forty-five kilometers deep into the desert, the new capital was designed not for governance but for insulation. Will it work? Opinion.

Why Sisi’s FTO-backed crackdown could Ignite the Southern frontier

Amine Ayoub:

Israel cannot afford a Hamas ‘Victory Picture’ during Ramadan

To allow a weakened, cornered Hamas to project an image of dominance in the heart of Jerusalem by alowing its flag to fly on the Temple Mount would be to grant them a strategic lifeline precisely when they must face the reality that their war aims have failed. Opinion.

Israel cannot afford a Hamas ‘Victory Picture’ during Ramadan

Beyond the Technocratic Shell Game:

Why organizational finality is the only solution for Gaza

The organizational infrastructure of Hamas must be pulverized beyond the point of reconstitution. Nothing short of that can work. Certaiinly not a repeat of Arafat's move to Tunis. Opinion.

Why organizational finality is the only solution for Gaza