Category Archives: Iran

Biden Brings Back Baker-Hamilton-Rhodes

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: The Biden administration is pulling eight Patriot missile defence batteries from countries in the Middle East, including Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. US officials told the Journal that in addition … Continue reading →

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Stopping Iran

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

There are two ways to stop Iran from getting the bomb. One is to apply pressure short of war. That would involve squeezing the regime economically, isolating it from as much of the world’s commerce as possible, while at the … Continue reading →

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Is America Still Behind Us? Ask our Enemies.

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

Today Israel is living in “interesting times,” as the saying goes. The northern border is tense, as Iran continues its efforts to transfer more dangerous accurate missiles to Hezbollah in Lebanon, and to build up its bases in Syria, while … Continue reading →

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Irrational, Dangerous Iran Policy is No Accident

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

Joe Biden’s people say that his move to return to Barack Obama’s JCPOA, the nuclear agreement with Iran, is the only reasonable path. After all, they argue that Donald Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” failed, as evidenced by Iran’s signing … Continue reading →

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America Switches Sides

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

The US is “recalibrating” its relationship with Saudi Arabia (read: withdrawing support in its struggle with Iran and its proxies). It has removed several Patriot antimissile batteries from the area, ended the permanent stationing of an aircraft carrier in the … Continue reading →

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Biden’s Stupid Mideast Policy

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

The policy of the new American administration is unintelligible in terms of American interest. Supposedly the goal is to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons, and to stop it from exporting terror throughout the region and the world. The best … Continue reading →

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Israel and the US are on a Collision Course Over Iran

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

Joe Biden has been in office for about a month. I have my doubts about the degree to which Joe himself is running things, but because he has always bent pragmatically to the winds of political (and perhaps personal) advantage, … Continue reading →

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The Iran Policy Shipwreck

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

The other day YouTube decided that I wanted to see a compendium of large ships crashing into each other or into docks, cranes, and other installations. What impressed me was the unavoidability of the crashes: the ships moved ponderously, inexorably, … Continue reading →

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