Russians appear to be working to split countries in the Middle East away from the United States. Paul Craig Roberts writes about the response from Russians: “How did it happen that in a year; that’s how much time the operation was being prepared for, then carried out now in a few days, the United States […]
Will a Prize Save Iran’s Political Prisoner?
A Righteous Nobelist Every so often, “now and then,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee gives the Nobel Peace Prize to a political prisoner, reports Jay Nordlinger in NRO. In the mid-30s, the Committee gave the prize to Carl von Ossietzky, a prisoner of the Nazis. In 2010, the prize was awarded to Liu Xiaobo, a prisoner […]
Tehran’s Part in the Carnage
Hamas, Hezbollah – a Rampage of Hate and Violence In the WSJ, Gerard Baker warns readers: Absorbing and understanding the horror of “the wider consequences of the carnage Hamas unleashed on Israel this weekend will take time. “The primary responsibility for the monstrosity in Israel lies with the terrorists. But American weakness will always embolden […]
What’s Happening with Iran?
After the Biden administration put up no resistance to a new Saudi/Iran treaty brokered by China and then gave the Islamic Republic $6 billion for five American hostages, the question must be asked: what’s happening with Iran? Is the Biden administration thawing relations with the country? On Spectator’s Americano podcast, Freddy Gray discusses Iran with […]
Will Israel Strike Before Iran Buys Russian S-400 Air Defense Systems?
According to Ethan Bronner in Bloomberg, Iran is seeking to acquire Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems. The advanced systems could make it more difficult for the Israeli air force to target Iranian nuclear facilities. Bronner reports that the prospect of such an acquisition could make Israel decide to attack Iranian facilities earlier than planned. Bronner […]
Is Biden About to Follow Israel into a War against Iran?
Joe Biden is already financing a war against Russia in Europe, and rattling sabers in the South China Sea, but is he also about to follow Israel into a war against Iran? Murtaza Hussain of The Intercept says that Israel is pulling the U.S. into a war against Iran. He writes: It was not clear […]
Could Israel Use Nuclear Weapons in a War Against Iran?
Tensions are rising in the Middle East, with Israel increasingly looking like it could attack Iran’s nuclear facilities. Whether or not the United States will be drawn into such a conflict remains to be seen. The risk of a war between Israel and Iran begs the question, could Israel use nuclear weapons against Iran? According […]
Is Iran Poised for Chaos Over Internet Blackout?
In Foreign Policy, Kourosh Ziabari, suggests that if the Iranian administration is successful in permanently blacking out the outside internet, the country is in line for a new cycle of chaos. He writes: If the government presses ahead with blacking out the internet permanently, it will plunge Iran into a new cycle of chaos and […]
“Some Sixty Million People Died in World War II”
When you read the following quotes from Victor Davis Hanson’s The Second World Wars it becomes crystal clear why bad actors like Iran’s Soleimani needed to be killed. Quotes from Victor Davis Hanson’s: The Second World Wars: Some sixty million people died in World War II. [Hitler’s] Axis losers killed or starved to death about […]
COVID-19 Ravages Iran
Barbara Slavin writes in The American Conservative (abridged): Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has pleaded for medical supplies and a suspension of American sanctions to allow Iran to more effectively combat the virus. So far, however, support for Iran has come mainly from the country that was the source of the pandemic—China. It would be a true silver […]
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