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Foreign Affairs The American Believability Crisis Bad things happen when nobody takes you seriously. Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images Last week, there was a lot of rumbling out of Washington about a massive escalation against Iran. Admiral Brad Cooper, who is currently the king of the wood in CENTCOM, had reportedly hatched a “go-big” option that would grievously damage Iranian military assets—in the depressed dialect of military press releases, “degrade their capabilities”—while drawing only a limited response, thus saving our dwindling supplies of defensive weapons. Conversations swirled about…Open
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Published March 23, 2026 Saudi Arabia has taken decisive diplomatic action against Iran, expelling several Iranian embassy officials in response to what Riyadh called “aggression and blatant attacks” carried [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Iranian women’s soccer team had yet to reveal plans to leave Malaysia after most of the seven squad members who created a diplomatic furor by accepting asylum in Australia a week ago have rejoined their teammates in Kuala Lumpur, a sport official said Monday. The squad flew from Sydney [...]
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