Trump’s decision to talk with Iran signals a calculated move to achieve meaningful concessions without causing unnecessary bloodshed and destruction. His effort must be based on clear-eyed goals. Opinion.
The Iranian regime's belief that a handful of nuclear weapons could guarantee its survival is only an illusion—one that may hasten its downfall. Opinion.
The outcome of Ukraine’s war will influence the global struggle between democracy and despotism for decades to come. Opinion.
The fall of Bashar al-Assad has reshaped the regional power dynamics in the Middle East, significantly benefiting Türkiye, Israel, and the United States in distinct but interconnected ways. Opinion.
Despite its proclaimed allegiance to socialist principles, Arab Socialism in practice leaned heavily on populism, charismatic leadership, and militarism. With Assad’s fall, the Ba’ath ceased to exist as a governing body in the Arab world, but that may not be the last word. Op-ed.
Even if the Iranian regime manages to weather the current crisis with minimal harm to itself and its proxies, similar showdowns are likely to recur as part of Bibi’s bold strategy. Op-ed.
Reza Pahlavi means to become king with the help of the IRGC, and he will form an Islamofascist regime with a new face. Iranian people deserve better. And the US needs a democratic Iran as a buffer to Russia and China Op-ed.
Removing the top leadership without fundamentally redesigning the political environment is not going to stop the surge of radicalism that bursts out of the country. Op-ed.
An Iranian influence campaign won’t work, at least not on such a far-reaching level as we are witnessing today, unless there is at least some degree of acceptance and tolerance from within the U.S. political system. Read that the Biden administration. Opinion.
Jerusalem must stop prevaricating and instead focus on eliminating the single most fundamental threat to Israel’s existence today, which is the Islamist regime in Tehran. Opinion.
Islamists are inherently apocalyptic, interventionist and expansionist. Washington needs to examine its longstanding assumptions towards Tehran and fundamentally revise them. Op-ed.
The Pakistani attack on Iran shattered the myth of the Islamist Regime’s invulnerability.Op-ed.
Hamas is Iran’s foremost instrument to advance its apocalyptic agenda against Israel. Iran's regime must fall along with Hamas. Opinion.
Tehran has taken the Arabs and the wider Islamic world hostage, not allowing them to lead a peaceful life. It has other plans...Opinion.
Israel’s survival depends on the defeat of Islamism and the development of liberal democracy in the Middle East. Opinion.
