A couple of years ago, I quoted Nadim Koteich, a Lebanese Emirati political analyst and the general manager of Sky News Arabia, who said that Iran's resistance network sought "to bridge militias, rejectionists, religious sects and sectarian leaders." The goal was to create an anti-Israel, anti-American, anti-Western axis that could simultaneously pressure Israel in Gaza, in the West Bank and on the Lebanon border - as well as the United States in the Red Sea, in Syria and in Iraq and Saudi Arabia from all directions. ...
The real knockout blow to Iran and all the resisters - and the keystone that would make it easy as pie for Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq to normalize relations with Israel and consolidate the victory for the forces of inclusion - is for Trump to tell Netanyahu: "Get out of Gaza in return for a cease-fire from Hamas and the return of all Israeli hostages ...
If Trump can combine shrinking Iran's power with building toward a two-state solution - and aiding Ukraine to resist Russia as unabashedly as he is aiding Israel to resist Iran - he will make a real contribution to peace, security and inclusion in both Europe and the Middle East that would be historic. ...
topI will unapologetically praise Trump for efforts to shrink Iran's nuclear-bomb-making capabilities, as if he were not engaged in a dangerous autocratic project at home
topThe real knockout blow to Iran and all the resisters - and the keystone that would make it easy as pie for Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq to normalize relations with Israel and consolidate the victory for the forces of inclusion - is for Trump to tell Netanyahu: "Get out of Gaza in return for a cease-fire from Hamas and the...
topThe real knockout blow to Iran and all the resisters - and the keystone that would make it easy as pie for Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq to normalize relations with Israel and consolidate the victory for the forces of inclusion - is for Trump to...
topI will unapologetically praise Trump for efforts to shrink Iran's nuclear-bomb-making capabilities, as if he were not engaged in a dangerous autocratic project at home
topThe real knockout blow to Iran and all the resisters - and the keystone that would make it easy as pie for Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq to normalize relations with Israel and consolidate the victory for the forces...
top... normalize relations with Israel and consolidate the victory for the forces of inclusion - is for Trump to tell Netanyahu: "Get out of Gaza in return for a cease-fire from Hamas and the return of all Israeli hostages.
topThe real knockout blow to Iran and all the resisters - and the keystone that would make it easy as pie for Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq to normalize relations with Israel and consolidate the victory for the forces of inclusion - is for Trump to tell Netanyahu: "Get out of Gaza in return for a cease-fire from Hamas and the return of all Israeli hostages
topIf Trump can combine shrinking Iran's power with building toward a two-state solution - and aiding Ukraine to resist Russia as unabashedly as he is aiding Israel to resist Iran - he will make a real contribution to peace, security and inclusion in both Europe and the Middle East that would be historic
topThe real knockout blow to Iran and all the resisters - and the keystone that would make it easy as pie for Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq to normalize relations with Israel and consolidate the victory for the forces of inclusion - is for Trump to tell Netanyahu: "Get out of Gaza in return for a cease-fire from Hamas and the return...
top... Iran and all the resisters - and the keystone that would make it easy as pie for Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq to normalize relations with Israel and consolidate the victory for the forces of inclusion - is for Trump to tell Netanyahu: "Get out of Gaza in return for a cease-fire from Hamas and the return of all Israeli hostages
top... Iran's power with building toward a two-state solution - and aiding Ukraine to resist Russia as unabashedly as he is aiding Israel to resist Iran - he will make a real contribution to peace, security and inclusion in both Europe and the Middle East that would be historic.
topI will unapologetically praise Trump for efforts to shrink Iran's nuclear-bomb-making capabilities, as if he were not engaged in a dangerous autocratic project at home.
top... Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq to normalize relations with Israel and consolidate the victory for the forces of inclusion - is for Trump to tell Netanyahu: "Get out of Gaza in return for a cease-fire from Hamas and the return of all Israeli hostages.
top... create an anti-Israel, anti-American, anti-Western axis that could simultaneously pressure Israel in Gaza, in the West Bank and on the Lebanon border - as well as the United States in the Red Sea, in Syria and in Iraq and Saudi Arabia from all directions.
topBy the way, no one knows that better than the new, frail, democratic government in Syria, which has been reluctant to condemn Israel's bombing of Iran. That is a sign that the Syrians know who kept their tyrant, Bashar al-Assad in power, all those years: Iran
top... anti-Israel, anti-American, anti-Western axis that could simultaneously pressure Israel in Gaza, in the West Bank and on the Lebanon border - as well as the United States in the Red Sea, in Syria and in Iraq and Saudi Arabia from all directions.
topTo my mind, Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with the sole aim of wiping its democracy off the map and absorbing it into Russia, and the attacks on Israel in 2023 by Hamas and Iran's proxies in Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq, were manifestations of a global struggle between the forces of inclusion and the forces of resistance
topI do not ask Trump to drop a bomb on Russia, but I do ask him to provide Ukraine with the military, economic and diplomatic support it needs to resist Russia - every bit as much as the U.S
topIf Trump can combine shrinking Iran's power with building toward a two-state solution - and aiding Ukraine to resist Russia as unabashedly as he is aiding Israel to resist Iran - he will make a real contribution to peace, security and inclusion in both Europe and the Middle East that would be historic
topTehran never had to risk a single soldier; it let Syrians, Lebanese, Iraqis, Yemenis and Palestinians die for its interests. Yes, the problems in the Middle East were the product of not just Israeli occupation but also Iranian imperialism - among other things.. . A couple of years ago, I quoted Nadim Koteich, a Lebanese Emirati political analyst and the general manager of Sky News Arabia, who said...
top... terrorist cells and Iran did so by slowly creating a network of proxy armies in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iraq that enabled Iran to indirectly control all four countries - and to even gain a toehold in the West Bank and Gaza.
top... bridge militias, rejectionists, religious sects and sectarian leaders." The goal was to create an anti-Israel, anti-American, anti-Western axis that could simultaneously pressure Israel in Gaza, in the West Bank and on the Lebanon border - as well as the United States in the Red Sea, in Syria and in Iraq and Saudi Arabia from all directions
top... sectarian leaders." The goal was to create an anti-Israel, anti-American, anti-Western axis that could simultaneously pressure Israel in Gaza, in the West Bank and on the Lebanon border - as well as the United States in the Red Sea, in Syria and in Iraq and Saudi Arabia from all directions.
top... resisters - and the keystone that would make it easy as pie for Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq to normalize relations with Israel and consolidate the victory for the forces of inclusion - is for Trump to tell Netanyahu: "Get out of Gaza in return for a cease-fire from Hamas and the return of all Israeli hostages
topA couple of years ago, I quoted Nadim Koteich, a Lebanese Emirati political analyst and the general manager of Sky News Arabia, who said that Iran's resistance network sought "to bridge militias, rejectionists, religious sects and sectarian leaders." The goal was to create an anti-Israel, anti-American, anti-Western...
top... quoted Nadim Koteich, a Lebanese Emirati political analyst and the general manager of Sky News Arabia, who said that Iran's resistance network sought "to bridge militias, rejectionists, religious sects and sectarian leaders." The goal was to create an anti-Israel, anti-American, anti-Western axis that could simultaneously pressure Israel in Gaza, in the West Bank and on the Lebanon border - as...
top... ago, I quoted Nadim Koteich, a Lebanese Emirati political analyst and the general manager of Sky News Arabia, who said that Iran's resistance network sought "to bridge militias, rejectionists, religious sects and sectarian leaders." The goal was to create an anti-Israel, anti-American, anti-Western axis that could simultaneously pressure Israel in Gaza, in the West Bank and on the Lebanon border...
top... couple of years ago, I quoted Nadim Koteich, a Lebanese Emirati political analyst and the general manager of Sky News Arabia, who said that Iran's resistance network sought "to bridge militias, rejectionists, religious sects and sectarian leaders." The goal was to create an anti-Israel, anti-American, anti-Western axis that could simultaneously pressure Israel in Gaza, in the West Bank and on the Lebanon...
topTo paraphrase something my friend Nahum Barnea, an Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth columnist, said to me the other day: I will unapologetically resist Netanyahu's annexationist agenda, his refusal to even consider a Palestinian state under secure conditions and his attempt to overthrow Israel's Supreme Court, as if Israel were not at...
topTo my mind, Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with the sole aim of wiping its democracy off the map and absorbing it into Russia, and the attacks on Israel in 2023 by Hamas and Iran's proxies in Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq, were manifestations...
topIn short, Ukraine looked poised to join the West, and Israel looked poised to join the East.. . So what happened
topI do not ask Trump to drop a bomb on Russia, but I do ask him to provide Ukraine with the military, economic and diplomatic support it needs to resist Russia - every bit as much as the U.S
topIf Trump can combine shrinking Iran's power with building toward a two-state solution - and aiding Ukraine to resist Russia as unabashedly as he is aiding Israel to resist Iran - he will make a real contribution to peace, security and inclusion in both Europe and the Middle East that would be historic
top... way, no one knows that better than the new, frail, democratic government in Syria, which has been reluctant to condemn Israel's bombing of Iran. That is a sign that the Syrians know who kept their tyrant, Bashar al-Assad in power, all those years: Iran.
top... anti-Israel, anti-American, anti-Western axis that could simultaneously pressure Israel in Gaza, in the West Bank and on the Lebanon border - as well as the United States in the Red Sea, in Syria and in Iraq and Saudi Arabia from all directions.
topAmerica's nation-building effort in Iraq failed for years largely (but not exclusively) because of Iran, not in spite of it. Tehran, with the help of its proxy in Syria, did everything it could to sabotage regime change in Iraq, knowing that...
topAmerica's nation-building effort in Iraq failed for years largely (but not exclusively) because of Iran, not in spite of it. Tehran, with the help of its proxy in Syria, did everything it could to sabotage regime change in Iraq, knowing that if the U.S
topAmerica's nation-building effort in Iraq failed for years largely (but not exclusively) because of Iran, not in spite of it. Tehran, with the help of its proxy in Syria, did everything it could to sabotage regime change in Iraq, knowing that if the U.S.
topwas successful in creating a multisectarian, reasonably democratic, secular government in Baghdad, it would be a huge threat to Iran's theocracy, just as a successful pro-Western Ukrainian democracy would be a huge threat to Putin's kleptocracy
topPutin and the ayatollahs want the exact same kind of world. That is a world safe for autocracy, safe for theocracy, safe for their corruption; a world free from the winds of personal freedoms, the rule of law, a free press; and a world safe for both Russian and Iranian imperialism against independent-minded neighbors
topwas successful in creating a multisectarian, reasonably democratic, secular government in Baghdad, it would be a huge threat to Iran's theocracy, just as a successful pro-Western Ukrainian democracy would be a huge threat to Putin's kleptocracy
topI do not ask Trump to drop a bomb on Russia, but I do ask him to provide Ukraine with the military, economic and diplomatic support it needs to resist Russia - every bit as much as the U.S
topwas successful in creating a multisectarian, reasonably democratic, secular government in Baghdad, it would be a huge threat to Iran's theocracy, just as a successful pro-Western Ukrainian democracy would be a huge threat to Putin's kleptocracy.
topIn short, Ukraine looked poised to join the West, and Israel looked poised to join the East.. . So what happened
topI do not ask Trump to drop a bomb on Russia, but I do ask him to provide Ukraine with the military, economic and diplomatic support it needs to resist Russia - every bit as much as the U.S
topI do not ask Trump to drop a bomb on Russia, but I do ask him to provide Ukraine with the military, economic and diplomatic support it needs to resist Russia - every bit as much as the U.S
topAs such, my first question in the aftermath of Sunday morning's strike is: Does President Trump understand whose side of this global struggle Putin is on.
topThat is a world safe for autocracy, safe for theocracy, safe for their corruption; a world free from the winds of personal freedoms, the rule of law, a free press; and a world safe for both Russian and Iranian imperialism against independent-minded neighbors.
topAs such, my first question in the aftermath of Sunday morning's strike is: Does President Trump understand whose side of this global struggle Putin is on
topwas successful in creating a multisectarian, reasonably democratic, secular government in Baghdad, it would be a huge threat to Iran's theocracy, just as a successful pro-Western Ukrainian democracy would be a huge threat to Putin's kleptocracy.
topwas successful in creating a multisectarian, reasonably democratic, secular government in Baghdad, it would be a huge threat to Iran's theocracy, just as a successful pro-Western Ukrainian democracy would be a huge threat to Putin's kleptocracy
topI do not ask Trump to drop a bomb on Russia, but I do ask him to provide Ukraine with the military, economic and diplomatic support it needs to resist Russia - every bit as much as the U.S. is doing for Israel to defeat Hamas and Iran.
topTo my mind, Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with the sole aim of wiping its democracy off the map and absorbing it into Russia, and the attacks on Israel in 2023 by Hamas and Iran's proxies in Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq, were manifestations...
topIn short, Ukraine looked poised to join the West, and Israel looked poised to join the East.. . So what happened
topI do not ask Trump to drop a bomb on Russia, but I do ask him to provide Ukraine with the military, economic and diplomatic support it needs to resist Russia - every bit as much as the U.S
topIf Trump can combine shrinking Iran's power with building toward a two-state solution - and aiding Ukraine to resist Russia as unabashedly as he is aiding Israel to resist Iran - he will make a real contribution to peace, security and inclusion in both Europe and the Middle East that would be historic
topIt's a prerequisite for that.. . The other prerequisite was the emergence of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia over the past eight years.
topwas successful in creating a multisectarian, reasonably democratic, secular government in Baghdad, it would be a huge threat to Iran's theocracy, just as a successful pro-Western Ukrainian democracy would be a huge threat to Putin's kleptocracy
topBy the way, no one knows that better than the new, frail, democratic government in Syria, which has been reluctant to condemn Israel's bombing of Iran. That is a sign that the Syrians know who kept their tyrant, Bashar al-Assad in power, all those years: Iran
topAs my colleague Keith Bradsher reported from Shanghai, oil sales to China are today 6 percent of Iran's economy and equal to about half of government spending.. . Now let's look at this struggle from a purely Middle East angle.
topAs my colleague Keith Bradsher reported from Shanghai, oil sales to China are today 6 percent of Iran's economy and equal to about half of government spending.
top... multisectarian, reasonably democratic, secular government in Baghdad, it would be a huge threat to Iran's theocracy, just as a successful pro-Western Ukrainian democracy would be a huge threat to Putin's kleptocracy.
topAs my colleague Keith Bradsher reported from Shanghai, oil sales to China are today 6 percent of Iran's economy and equal to about half of government spending.
topTo my mind, Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with the sole aim of wiping its democracy off the map and absorbing it into Russia, and the attacks on Israel in 2023 by Hamas and Iran's proxies in Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq, were manifestations of a global struggle between the forces of inclusion and the forces of resistance
topIran and Russia are close allies for a reason. Iran has been providing Russia with the drones it has used to more effectively kill Ukrainian soldiers and civilians
topI do not ask Trump to drop a bomb on Russia, but I do ask him to provide Ukraine with the military, economic and diplomatic support it needs to resist Russia - every bit as much as the U.S
topIf Trump can combine shrinking Iran's power with building toward a two-state solution - and aiding Ukraine to resist Russia as unabashedly as he is aiding Israel to resist Iran - he will make a real contribution to peace, security and inclusion in both Europe and the Middle East that would be historic
top. That said, China's oil purchases from Iran are a crucial part of this story. Those purchases are Tehran's biggest source of external income, which has enabled it to finance Hamas, Hezbollah and (until recently) Syria
topAs my colleague Keith Bradsher reported from Shanghai, oil sales to China are today 6 percent of Iran's economy and equal to about half of government spending.
topAs my colleague Keith Bradsher reported from Shanghai, oil sales to China are today 6 percent of Iran's economy and equal to about half of government spending.
topAs my colleague Keith Bradsher reported from Shanghai, oil sales to China are today 6 percent of Iran's economy and equal to about half of government spending
topAs my colleague Keith Bradsher reported from Shanghai, oil sales to China are today 6 percent of Iran's economy and equal to about half of government spending
topThat said, China's oil purchases from Iran are a crucial part of this story. Those purchases are Tehran's biggest source of external income, which has enabled it to finance Hamas, Hezbollah and (until recently) Syria.
topThat said, China's oil purchases from Iran are a crucial part of this story. Those purchases are Tehran's biggest source of external income, which has enabled it to finance Hamas, Hezbollah and (until recently) Syria.
topIts economy depends on a healthy and growing world of inclusion, but its political leadership has also maintained strong ties to the world of resistance
topAs my colleague Keith Bradsher reported from Shanghai, oil sales to China are today 6 percent of Iran's economy and equal to about half of government spending.
topTo my mind, Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with the sole aim of wiping its democracy off the map and absorbing it into Russia, and the attacks on Israel in 2023 by Hamas and Iran's proxies in Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq, were manifestations of a global struggle between the forces of inclusion and the forces of resistance
topI do not ask Trump to drop a bomb on Russia, but I do ask him to provide Ukraine with the military, economic and diplomatic support it needs to resist Russia - every bit as much as the U.S
topIf Trump can combine shrinking Iran's power with building toward a two-state solution - and aiding Ukraine to resist Russia as unabashedly as he is aiding Israel to resist Iran - he will make a real contribution to peace, security and inclusion in both Europe and the Middle East that would be historic
topOn one side were those states that were ready to accept Israel, provided that it made progress with the Palestinians, and that also sought to integrate the region more intimately with the West and the East
topTehran never had to risk a single soldier; it let Syrians, Lebanese, Iraqis, Yemenis and Palestinians die for its interests. Yes, the problems in the Middle East were the product of not just Israeli occupation but also Iranian imperialism - among other things.
topAnd thus began a titanic regional struggle between the forces of inclusion and resistance in the Middle East. On one side were those states that were ready to accept Israel, provided that it made progress with the Palestinians,...
topTehran never had to risk a single soldier; it let Syrians, Lebanese, Iraqis, Yemenis and Palestinians die for its interests. Yes, the problems in the Middle East were the product of not just Israeli occupation but also Iranian imperialism - among other things
topOn one side were those states that were ready to accept Israel, provided that it made progress with the Palestinians, and that also sought to integrate the region more intimately with the West and the East.
topOn one side were those states that were ready to accept Israel, provided that it made progress with the Palestinians, and that also sought to integrate the region more intimately with the West and the East.
topAnd thus began a titanic regional struggle between the forces of inclusion and resistance in the Middle East. On one side were those states that were ready to accept Israel, provided that it made progress with the Palestinians, and that also sought to integrate the region more...
top... invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with the sole aim of wiping its democracy off the map and absorbing it into Russia, and the attacks on Israel in 2023 by Hamas and Iran's proxies in Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq, were manifestations of a global struggle between the forces of inclusion and the forces of resistance
topIf Trump can combine shrinking Iran's power with building toward a two-state solution - and aiding Ukraine to resist Russia as unabashedly as he is aiding Israel to resist Iran - he will make a real contribution...
top... goal was to create an anti-Israel, anti-American, anti-Western axis that could simultaneously pressure Israel in Gaza, in the West Bank and on the Lebanon border - as well as the United States in the Red Sea, in Syria and in Iraq and Saudi Arabia from all directions.
topA couple of years ago, I quoted Nadim Koteich, a Lebanese Emirati political analyst and the general manager of Sky News Arabia, who said that Iran's resistance network sought "to bridge militias, rejectionists, religious sects and sectarian leaders." The goal was...
topA couple of years ago, I quoted Nadim Koteich, a Lebanese Emirati political analyst and the general manager of Sky News Arabia, who said that Iran's resistance network sought "to bridge militias, rejectionists, religious sects and sectarian...
topA couple of years ago, I quoted Nadim Koteich, a Lebanese Emirati political analyst and the general manager of Sky News Arabia, who said that Iran's resistance network sought "to bridge militias, rejectionists, religious sects and sectarian leaders." The goal was to create an anti-Israel, anti-American, anti-Western axis that could simultaneously pressure Israel in Gaza, in the West Bank...
top... sought to weave together and integrate global and regional markets - instead of battle fronts - that featured business conferences, news organizations, elites, investment funds, tech incubators and major trade routes.
top. Mohammed's recasting of Saudi Arabia as the biggest engine for regional trade, investment and reform of Islam has been a vital addition to the integrationists in the Arab world
top... anti-Israel, anti-American, anti-Western axis that could simultaneously pressure Israel in Gaza, in the West Bank and on the Lebanon border - as well as the United States in the Red Sea, in Syria and in Iraq and Saudi Arabia from all directions.. . In contrast, Koteich added, the U.S., its Arab allies and Israel sought to weave together and integrate global and regional markets - instead of battle fronts...
top... added, the U.S., its Arab allies and Israel sought to weave together and integrate global and regional markets - instead of battle fronts - that featured business conferences, news organizations, elites, investment funds, tech incubators and major trade routes.
top. Mohammed's recasting of Saudi Arabia as the biggest engine for regional trade, investment and reform of Islam has been a vital addition to the integrationists in the Arab world.
top... bridge militias, rejectionists, religious sects and sectarian leaders." The goal was to create an anti-Israel, anti-American, anti-Western axis that could simultaneously pressure Israel in Gaza, in the West Bank and on the Lebanon border - as well as the United States in the Red Sea, in Syria and in Iraq and Saudi Arabia from all directions.
top... sectarian leaders." The goal was to create an anti-Israel, anti-American, anti-Western axis that could simultaneously pressure Israel in Gaza, in the West Bank and on the Lebanon border - as well as the United States in the Red Sea, in Syria and in Iraq and Saudi Arabia from all directions.. . In contrast, Koteich added, the U.S., its Arab allies and Israel sought to weave together and integrate global and regional...
top... create an anti-Israel, anti-American, anti-Western axis that could simultaneously pressure Israel in Gaza, in the West Bank and on the Lebanon border - as well as the United States in the Red Sea, in Syria and in Iraq and Saudi Arabia from all directions.. . In contrast, Koteich added, the U.S., its Arab allies and Israel sought to weave together and integrate global and regional markets - instead of battle...
top. It's a good bet that a lot of Sunnis and Shiites in Lebanon and Iraq are quietly rooting for Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Majorities in these countries, I believe, do not want to be part of the resistance
topTehran, with the help of its proxy in Syria, did everything it could to sabotage regime change in Iraq, knowing that if the U.S. was successful in creating a multisectarian, reasonably democratic, secular government in Baghdad, it would be a huge...
topThat is a sign that the Syrians know who kept their tyrant, Bashar al-Assad in power, all those years: Iran.. . It's a good bet that a lot of Sunnis and Shiites in Lebanon and Iraq are quietly rooting for Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
topThat is a sign that the Syrians know who kept their tyrant, Bashar al-Assad in power, all those years: Iran.. . It's a good bet that a lot of Sunnis and Shiites in Lebanon and Iraq are quietly rooting for Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
topThat is a sign that the Syrians know who kept their tyrant, Bashar al-Assad in power, all those years: Iran.. . It's a good bet that a lot of Sunnis and Shiites in Lebanon and Iraq are quietly rooting for Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Majorities in these countries, I believe, do not want to be part of the resistance
topTo my mind, Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with the sole aim of wiping its democracy off the map and absorbing it into Russia, and the attacks on Israel in 2023 by Hamas and Iran's proxies in Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq, were manifestations of a global struggle between the forces of inclusion and the forces of resistance
topThe real knockout blow to Iran and all the resisters - and the keystone that would make it easy as pie for Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq to normalize relations with Israel and consolidate the victory for the forces of inclusion...
topThis inclusion network transcended traditional boundaries, "creating a web of economic and technological interdependence that has the potential to redefine power structures and create new paradigms of regional stability," he said.