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Back to SearchGeneral McChrystal on Middle East Situation
From the very start of his war with Iran, Donald Trump never laid out a coherent exit strategy. The regional implications have been massive: a comple…
3 months, 1 week ago
Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich
The public dispute between Donald Trump and Pope Leo continues. For perspective on this unexpected development, we turn today to one of America's mos…
3 months, 1 week ago
Marjorie Taylor Greene Speaks Out
The world energy supply continues to be choked by both Iran and America's blockades on the Strait of Hormuz. Americans are feeling the economic pinch…
3 months, 1 week ago
Health Care Workers Under Siege
Israel and Lebanon are meeting in Washington in their highest-level direct talks in more than 40 years. But the gaps of disagreement are wide, and an…
3 months, 1 week ago
Will Trump's Blockade Work?
Putting the blame on failed peace talks squarely on Iran, President Trump ordered the US Navy to impose a blockade on Iranian ports, threatening to s…
3 months, 1 week ago
A shaky Ceasefire Holds, but What’s Next for Iran?
A measured sigh of relief spread across the world this week after a ceasefire was announced in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Still, the prospect of…
3 months, 1 week ago
Will Israel's Bombing of Lebanon Stymie Peace Talks?
After an eleventh hour move by the US and Iran to secure a two-week ceasefire, Israel unleashed a heavy bombing raid on Lebanon. After five weeks of …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Israel's Bombardment of Lebanon Continues
A shaky ceasefire between the US and Iran holds for now, but in Lebanon the scene is dire after Israel unleashed the most deadly strikes of the war. …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
View From Tehran
A two-week ceasefire has been announced between the US and Iran. Sasan Karimi is a Professor of Global Studies at Tehran University and previously se…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump’s Iran Deadline Nears
The US has begun attacking military targets on Kharg Island, from which almost all of Iran’s oil is exported. It comes as President Trump's deadline …
3 months, 2 weeks ago