Israel's campaign to destroy south Beirut and force its population to leave is the most clear and dangerous escalation of the ongoing war with Iran. Its implications will be grave and log term.
Best essay I have read on the war so far by @eskandarsadeghi.bsky.social www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...
My interview with Steve Clemons on Aljazeera The Bottom Line on US and Israel trying to reshape the Middle East through war on Iran youtu.be/uDtzEvDuj48?...
Rania( @raniakhalek.bsky.social )Khalek Dispatches "Iran Prepared for a Long War. Vali( @valinasr.bsky.social )Nasr on Trump’s Miscalculation" #BreakThroughNews www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHUs...
My interview with Steve Clemons on Aljazeera The Bottom Line on US and Israel trying to reshape the Middle East through war on Iran youtu.be/uDtzEvDuj48?...
I told NYT Iran’s strategy is to expand the war, increase the cost to Trump. Iran is facing qualitatively superior militaries, so the strategy is to test their will by expanding the battlefield, complicating the war and increasing the danger to the world economy. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/w...
My interview with Foreign Policy on what is Iran's strategy of war, why is it attacking the Gulf states, and how is it gaming the outcome foreignpolicy.com/live/iran-af...
My interview with ABC This Week on the impact of war on Iranians nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Trump’s strikes on Iran are an illegal war of choice—and Europeans should say so: ecfr.eu/article/trum...
A harrowing account of what doctors and health workers saw and experienced during the bloody crackdown on the protests. Tough to read www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
proverbial definition of "sleep walking into war" www.ft.com/content/0408...
Must read piece by Ali Hashem argues that US is misreading Iran thinking it can start a war and then avoid escalation. Iran is preparing for a very different scenario foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/23/t...
Must read piece by Ali Hashem argues that US is misreading Iran thinking it can start a war and then avoid escalation. Iran is preparing for a very different scenario foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/23/t...
Told NYT Khamenei is expecting to be martyred & thinking this is my system and legacy and I will stand until the end. He is distributing power & preparing the state for the next big thing, both succession and war, aware that succession may come as a consequence of war www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/w...
Told NYT Khamenei is expecting to be martyred & thinking this is my system and legacy and I will stand until the end. He is distributing power & preparing the state for the next big thing, both succession and war, aware that succession may come as a consequence of war www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/w...
A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
@Najmeh_Tehran Tehran is on edge with fear of US attack. Many who are still traumatised by the war with Israel in June and a deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests last month — fear it is only a matter of time until violence returns to their lives.
www.ft.com/content/c8f3...
I told New York Times that the problem with Trump's limited strike idea is Iran could calculate that its muted response to previous American military operations had only invited more threats from the United States, and that it must escalate the cost of war for the US www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Excellent and must read by Kishore Mahbubani on what Europe gets wrong about the world order www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
My piece in Financial Times on why Iran may pursue diplomacy but may take its chances with war as.ft.com/r/ef11ca76-6...
My piece in Financial Times on why Iran may pursue diplomacy but may take its chances with war as.ft.com/r/ef11ca76-6...
Excellent piece by Ali Hashem: Iran Dangerously Misunderstands Its Situation - Tehran thinks it has negotiations with the United States under control. The results could be catastrophic. foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/18/i...
It was great to join this CSIS panel on: the risks of war between US and Iran and the implications for the region www.youtube.com/live/XaaS-zB...
It was great to join this CSIS panel on: the risks of war between US and Iran and the implications for the region www.youtube.com/live/XaaS-zB...
Excellent piece by Ali Hashem: Iran Dangerously Misunderstands Its Situation - Tehran thinks it has negotiations with the United States under control. The results could be catastrophic. foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/18/i...
I am looking forward to joining this CSIS panel on state of play between US and #Iran www.csis.org/events/unite...
My conversation with Australian Broadcasting Corp on: What does Trump actually want from Iran? www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
My conversation with Australian Broadcasting Corp on: What does Trump actually want from Iran? www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
I am looking forward to joining this CSIS panel on state of play between US and #Iran www.csis.org/events/unite...
Interesting interview with @valinasr.bsky.social on Iran’s future.
youtu.be/ZDXdrPsn1DI
