Peace in the Middle East requires dealing with nationalism. The post We Hope Till Hope Creates appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs We Hope Till Hope Creates Peace in the Middle East requires dealing with nationalism. Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images Last year, in an English-language interview with Sky News Arabia, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Iraq and Syria Tom Barrack made headlines by arguing that the Middle East is destined for perpetual conflict. The issue, he claimed in a rather puzzling statement, is that there is no word in Arabic for “submit.” The Arabic subtitles to the interview itself provided a translation for “submit.” Moreover, as many viewers were quick to point out, the…Open
The new scheme to “reshape the Middle East” is a recipe for further violence. The post Bored of Peace appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag Bored of Peace The new scheme to “reshape the Middle East” is a recipe for further violence. TakiMag Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP via Getty Images If anyone believes that peace will be achieved by “reshaping the Middle East”—via the Trump Board of Peace project—I’ve got a couple of bridges linking Brooklyn with Manhattan that I’m willing to sell for a song. I might be going out on a limb here, but there will never be peace in the Middle East as long as Benjamin Netanyahu and his ilk are in control of the out-of-control, American-supported and -supplied Israeli government. And before…Open
Why hasn’t Iran been compelled to make peace, even as its regular citizens suffer? Has the war accelerated the switch to green energy in Asian counties? What’s behind Trump’s hot and cold diplomatic strategy towards Iran and North Korea? CNN’s Fareed Zakaria gives us his recent last looks on these questions surrounding the war in Iran. 0:00 Iran hasn’t been compelled to make peace. Why? (July 26) 4:44 The unexpected outcomes of the Strait of Hormuz closure (June 14) 9:46 Inside Trump’s “hot and cold” diplomacy (July 12) Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #News #Iran #FareedZakaria
The pope also called for the international community to work toward advancing a two-state solution.
AI:Pope Leo XIV has issued a fresh plea for an immediate cessation of violence against Palestinians, continuing his recent pattern of addressing global instability through religious moral authority. Beyond calling for an end to hostilities, the Pope is urging the international community to move past current stalemates and commit actively to advancing a two-state solution in the region.Open
President Trump's envoy Jared Kushner met Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday to press them to carry out their commitment to disarm , according to two sources familiar with the meeting. Why it matters: This was Kushner's first meeting with Hamas leaders since the signing of the agreement to end the war in Gaza last October . - The unusual meeting came as the White House and Trump's Board of Peace push both Hamas and Israel to move to the next phase of the U.S. 20-point peace plan. - Kushner is expected to visit Israel on Monday and meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss "corresponding steps" Israel must take, the source said. Behind the scenes: Board of Peace high representative Nickolay Mladenov and former British…
AI:President Trump's envoy Jared Kushner met with Hamas leaders in Egypt to demand they fulfill disarmament obligations as part of the administration's Board of Peace peace plan. Joined by high-level representatives like Tony Blair and Egyptian intelligence officials, Kushner pushed for concrete, verifiable steps toward the complete decommissioning of Hamas weapons and military infrastructure. The push seeks to transition governance in Gaza to a Palestinian technocratic body, ensuring Hamas has no future role in regional leadership. As part of this strategic pressure, Kushner is set to meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu to coordinate Israeli withdrawals and humanitarian efforts contingent upon Hamas's compliance with total demilitarization to…Open
Owen Shroyer says Trump is out of options as US stockpiles dwindle, forcing him to either walk away with an unfavorable deal or majorly escalate.
AI:President Trump faces a strategic dilemma as the ongoing conflict with Iran leaves the administration with diminishing military and economic options. With domestic stockpiles dwindling due to sustained tensions, the President is being cornered into a high-stakes choice between accepting an unfavorable diplomatic settlement or committing to a massive escalation of hostilities to maintain leverage against Tehran's provocations.Open
A deal between Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is teetering over steep demands from Tehran for the United States and vice versa. Iran on Sunday said the agreement to set up new shipping lanes was in its final stages but repeated that the vital waterway would only reopen once Washington met certain conditions. Those stipulations include that the U.S. withdraw its naval blockade, pay Tehran compensation for damages from the war, unfreeze the country’s assets, lift sanctions and permanently end the conflict against the regime and its regional allies. Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6021575-iran-oman-hormuz-strait-deal/ #StraitofHormuz #Iran #Trump #IranWar
