Jumah Boukleb

The war in Iran today is like someone opening the stopper of a tightly sealed bottle, allowing the genie trapped inside to escape. In this case, the genie takes the form of thorny questions that have imposed themselves without anyone possessing the answers that might return the genie to the bottle…

Two contrasting images have emerged from inside Iran during the current war, and another from outside it. The first shows women dressed in black mourning the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, while other women are seen ululating in celebration for the same reason. The second image shows…

As the world anxiously held its breath amid threats and rising tensions between Iran and the United States, the Russian-Ukrainian war entered its fifth year - a war with no end in sight. The combined number of casualties on both sides, according to recent reports by Western defense research centers…

Following the first round of indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran in Muscat last week, senior officials from both countries sent positive signals. However, before a date was set for the second round of talks, Iran’s foreign minister announced what Iran calls “red lines” and…

They come and go, one after another. The empty loops drawn by their steps are the only trace they leave behind. Some two out of ten envoys have tried and failed, the Lebanese Ghassan Salameh and the American Stephanie Williams. All of them were tasked with leading the UN mission in Libya by UN…

On the twelfth day of Israel’s preemptive campaign against Iran, the war between Israel and Iran ended following US President Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire. Wars typically end once one or more of the parties is defeated and surrenders. They can also end when the warring sides reach a…

As an old Arab proverb goes: “With your people, you won’t perish.” Without the protection and support of one’s people, ruin becomes inevitable. A small problem arises, however, when we seek to determine who counts among “your people”, especially to those in power. Does the term refer strictly to…

Two years into the conflict that has been raging in the country, the war in Sudan has suddenly caught the eye of Western media. In Britain, “The Times” called it the "forgotten war." Oh God! Now, it is too little too late. Indeed, According to international aid organizations, Only after 150,000…

This new year brings nothing new. The weight of other days, weeks and months is quickly coming and stacking up over what came before. The only exception is that current US President Joe Biden will exit the stage permanently on January 20, 2025, making way for the arrival of a man who has been…

However different their opinions, ideas, and stances on public or international issues, objectivity remains a fundamental principle that unites all analysts, columnists, and commentators. This principle demands that each and every one of them be careful to avoid ever projecting their sentiments and…