Remember in the movies when the surprise twist reveals that the one-time ally is actually in cahoots with the enemy? Well, that reveal looks to be happening in the Middle East now as Al-Monitor is reporting that Turkey and Iran…
Category: Diplomacy
Opinion – Praising Congress on Iran
It’s not often that the US Congress, especially the Senate, is worthy of praise. That’s more often because of what they don’t do – like passing an annual budget, which hasn’t happened for years. But today, I’m applauding them for…
Syria: Peace-Conference Planned to End ‘World’s Greatest Threat’
It’s perhaps the most anticipated sequel since the second Batman film. Ok, maybe not, but you should hope the second Syria peace conference is unlike most sequels and is better than the first. The Syrian civil war has been deadlocked…
Report: French Concerned Iran Could’ve Used Deal En Route to Nukes
The major world powers did not reach a breakthrough deal with Iran over the latter’s nuclear program, but that’s a good thing. Because if they had, Iran might’ve used the deal to get right to the edge of nuclear weapons…
US Pressuring Israel as Peace Talks Falter
Who’s America’s top ally in the Middle East? Whose intelligence agency helps the US keep tabs on Iran and Syria? Whose military is willing to intervene to stop terrorists when the Americans can’t or won’t? The answers are: Israel, Israel…
US Senators Warn Iraq Could Threaten Americans
Remember Iraq? Remember all the claims that the violence there was due to the US troops helping to rebuild the country? Well, apparently not. With US troops out of Iraq, Al-Qaeda has “returned with a vengeance” according to a letter…