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The architects of instability: How Israel and the US ignited the Middle East nuclear crisis
Israel and the United States, through aggressive policies and exaggerated narratives, have created a threat in the Middle East that did not previously exist. Israel’s large-scale attacks on Iran in June 2025, known as Operation “Lion’s Rise,” along with the US’s implicit support of these actions, have pushed Iran...
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Gideon’s Chariots: Repeating a strategic and humanitarian disaster in Gaza
In March 2025, Israel launched a new large-scale military operation in Gaza, codenamed “Gideon’s Chariots”. This operation, one of the boldest and most controversial military actions by Israel in recent decades, was ostensibly designed to destroy Hamas and secure Israel’s southern border. Yet, far from achieving its objectives, it...
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The Middle East in America’s arms diplomacy trap
The United States, as the world’s largest arms exporter, leverages its military-industrial complex to bolster its economy and expand geopolitical influence. In May 2025, this dependency was starkly revealed during former President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East, where massive arms deals were signed with Saudi Arabia ($142...
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A Story of Retreat: America’s Military Failure in the Red Sea
In spring 2025, the Red Sea became a tense battleground between the United States and Yemen’s Houthis—a part of the so-called Resistance Axis who had intensified their attacks on international shipping. U.S. President Donald Trump, vowing to restore deterrence and secure freedom of navigation, launched a large-scale military operation...
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A new approach to normalising relations with Iran provides a chance for geopolitical stability and regional security
In today’s rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape and strategic rivalries at the regional level, concerns surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme and the challenges posed by pressure-driven and isolationist policies have remained central to international discourse. While some argue that negotiating with Iran equates to legitimising its nuclear ambitions and enrichment activities,...
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Tehran and Washington as natural allies in an artificial order
One of the paradoxes of contemporary history is that political shifts in the United States—particularly during the Trump era—unexpectedly brought certain elements of US policymaking closer to the policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In a post-Cold War world order shaped by neoliberalism and globalisation, two political movements—the...
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The ‘Arab NATO’ is a US security trap for Gulf countries
The “Arab NATO” initiative, which has been discussed increasingly in diplomatic circles in recent years, has once again become a hot topic in the relationships between Arab countries and the United States. Washington and Tel Aviv insist that this plan can guarantee the security of Arab nations, but can...