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U.S. Needs a Full Rapprochement with Iran

Washington is now in a position in which it will have no meaningful economic or even diplomatic ties with Tehran, even as it approaches nuclear-power status. There are multiple signs that Joe Biden’s administration remains interested in reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) concerning Iran’s nuclear program. That …

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Hubris’ Downfall: The Hard Road Ahead for the Russia-Ukraine War

Official bravado and media bias degrade policy discourse—and undermine public support. The wages of hubris are dear. Four months into Ukraine’s vaunted counteroffensive—which, at a massive cost in men and materiel, has made minimal territorial gain—support for Kyiv is openly eroding. Frustration flows from the growing economic burden of war …

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Israeli PM Declares ‘We Are at War’ as Hamas Unleashes Rocket Attacks, Terrorists Infiltrate Country

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared “we are at war, and we will win it” early Saturday as the country’s air force began striking targets in Gaza in response to a surprise Hamas attack on the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, involving more than 3,000 rockets and …

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