by Hal Brands Even by the Middle Eastern standards, the past year has been full of surprises. A bolt-from-the-blue attack by Hamas produced the deadliest day for Jews since the […]
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An Iranian hard-liner passes from the scene. What happens next?
by Daniel DePetris Last Sunday, Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s ultraconservative president, was flying home after participating in the opening of a new dam near the Iran-Azerbaijan border. But shortly after takeoff, […]
‘Our tax dollars pay your salary’
by Michael Varga Two Americans were asking for a meeting with me. They had traveled from Alabama to Washington to lobby for more assistance to Lebanon, the country from which […]
Iran’s attack failed. The country’s threat to peace remains
Though largely thwarted by Israel and its allies, the assault launched by Iran against the Jewish state over the weekend was a powerful reminder that the Tehran regime remains the […]
President Biden must again prevent a wider Middle East war
by Andreas Kluth An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind, as Mahatma Gandhi allegedly said. After Iran’s massive retaliation for the Israeli strike against Iran’s diplomatic compound […]
Dec. 10 letters to the editor
The shadow over West Virginia’s solar future The allure of solar energy captivates the individual homeowner through its offer of energy independence and environmental stewardship. While my solar array hasn’t […]
Blaming Iran for all Middle East violence not right tack for U.S. policy
by Daniel DePetris The sailors aboard the USS Carney, based in the Red Sea, had a busy weekend — one that could have just as easily turned deadly were it […]
An early ‘October Surprise’
by Steven Roberts As the violence in the Middle East escalates, attention has focused, and rightly so, on the devastating impact the conflict is having on innocent civilians across the […]
The Arab world’s dictators mask egregious abuses
What happens way over in the Arab world almost always has an impact here in tangible ways, whether it’s Syrian refugees amassing at the border or Saudi Arabia teaming with […]
Here’s the real problem with Joe Biden’s reversal on Saudi Arabia
by Bonnie Kristian President Joe Biden took a defensive tone in the run-up to his visit to Saudi Arabia last Friday. “I have never been quiet about talking about human […]
