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Will the War Everyone Is Talking About Actually Begin?
The simultaneous use of military threats, ambiguous messaging, and a war of narratives suggests that the United States is neither on the brink of war with Iran nor ready for an agreement. Washington is deliberately keeping the region in a state of suspension in order to keep its options open without paying the political cost of making a definitive decision.…
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Syria’s Year Zero: When the Liberator Looks Like the Problem
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Why Do Warships Arrive with Smiles?
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The Decay of Human Dignity: Understanding the ‘Porcine Existence’
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General Qasem Soleimani’s Revenge Will Be Taken in the Persian Gulf
Despite widespread media speculation about potential United States military aggression against Iran and rumors surrounding next Friday's summit in Istanbul for official negotiations between Iran and America, these talks will prove fruitless in practice, and war in Persian Gulf—even in a limited form—appears inevitable. he United States seeks complete missile…
Will the War Everyone Is Talking About Actually Begin?
The simultaneous use of military threats, ambiguous messaging, and a war of narratives suggests that the United States is neither on the brink of war with Iran nor ready for an agreement. Washington is deliberately keeping the region in a state of suspension in order to keep its options open…