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Every side in the war has declared victory. Trump announced the attack with 14 bunker-busting bombs and the destruction of three nuclear facilities, and called for a peace deal. Israel described “Operation Iron Glove” – the name of its campaign – as historic. It assassinated leaders and experts…

The latest war in the Middle East was, both in terms of the course it took and its outcomes, resembles an earthquake. This is the latest of the earthquakes to hit the region: the 1967 war, the 1973 war, Sadat’s visit to Jerusalem, the victory of the Iranian Revolution, and the US invasion of Iraq,…

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…

Vision Strategies, Economic Diversification Strategies, Transformation Strategies and Industrial Strategies. Regardless of what they are called, the fact is, they are of great importance, now more than ever. Governments are under pressure to deliver for their people. In today’s fragmented and…

According to an adage, the history of any war is written by the victor. This is because the loser is either dead or too wounded to have the energy to write or, in some cases, hopeful of turning the victor into friend. But for that adage to apply, a war must end with an acknowledged winner. And…

True to form, US President Donald Trump painted a dramatic picture of his country’s strikes on Iran. He announced that the war had ended and attacked anyone seeking to downplay its impact, particularly certain American media outlets that claimed the strike had only set Iran’s nuclear program back…

Congratulations to the Islamic nation, and all of humanity, on the new year whose sun has risen upon us. I extend my heartfelt greetings, especially to my brothers and sisters in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and I pray that Almighty God will continue to bless us with faith in Him and in His…

After the 1967 defeat, Arab political thought developed a strong penchant for decay, and for divestment from everything that modernity and modern organization of politics and social life had produced, yearning for a return to what had come before. The Islamist critique defined by the formula “We…

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…

Iran makes threats, but it will not act. It will not mine the Strait of Hormuz or block it by bombing passing ships. This scenario would backfire and primarily harm China – the largest buyer of Gulf oil – which would lose four million barrels a day. Iran’s enemies – the Americans and Israelis –…

There is an immense moral and political gap between Israel’s blatant unhinged incitement on the life of the symbolic figurehead of the Islamic Republic of Iran (which the Americans eventually sympathized with after their initial opposition) and calm reflection on Iran’s fate after Supreme Leader…

The ongoing exchange of missiles, and the accompanying psychological and intelligence warfare, seems like a foregone conclusion, because all the supposed dividing lines in the Israeli-Iranian conflict have collapsed. These lines collapsed as the possibility of saving the Middle East, alongside the…