5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1207+ words) by Khaled Abu Toameh September 8, 2026 at 5:00 am [Prominent Palestinian political analyst Ahmed Fouad] Alkhatib wrote [in the New York Times] that the Gaza Strip should become "the pride of the Palestinian people" and a model of effective Palestinian self-governance. He…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (955+ words) by Amir Taheri September 6, 2026 at 4:30 am They need the war to continue to justify their failure in all domains and their repression of dissidents. Long before some American politicians and pundits were beating the drums for war against Iran, Victor…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (427+ words) by Majid Rafizadeh September 5, 2026 at 5:00 am What Iran is doing now is preparing for the post-Trump era — as in the series of arrangements and agreements with Oman for the Strait of Hormuz — control over roughly one-fifth of the world's oil…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1012+ words) by Khaled Abu Toameh August 31, 2026 at 5:00 am Why is Hamas being treated as a legitimate political organization rather than a terrorist group that needs to be disarmed, dismantled, and removed from power? Even more alarming are reports of a possible…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (945+ words) by Pierre Rehov August 30, 2026 at 5:00 am Secretary of Energy Chris Wright signed the nuclear framework before Trump, to his great credit, the next day presented his own "poison pill": first, Saudi Arabia would have to normalize its relations with Israel…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1011+ words) by Khaled Abu Toameh August 24, 2026 at 5:00 am This new Palestinian "unity" alliance being planned would mean that instead of producing new and moderate Palestinian leaders, the election could result in a parliament in which Hamas, PIJ, and other rejectionist groups…...

4+ week, 15+ hour ago   (1015+ words) by Amir Taheri August 16, 2026 at 4:00 am The regime created by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini built its legitimacy around its claim of fighting against the "Great Satan" and its "Little" acolyte. Is the war launched by Israel and the US against Iran…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (364+ words) by Majid Rafizadeh August 15, 2026 at 5:00 am Tehran believes its path to victory is not necessarily through defeating the United States militarily, but through managing the confrontation until President Donald Trump's term ends in January 2029. For the remaining time of Trump's…...