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Judicial Leniency and Political Priorities Collide in Istanbul Attack
That “No-Go Zones” Exist in Europe Is by Now an Open Secret; The Number Grows Daily
Iran’s 10-Point Plan Reads like the Type of Settlement a Victor Would Impose on a Vanquished Foe
One Month in, America’s Analysts Are Offering a Rearview Mirror. The Iran War Needs a Roadmap
Mahfouz Had Originally Intended to Become a Philosopher. That He Became a Novelist Instead Was, for the Arabic Language, an Extraordinary Stroke of Fortune
We Must Save Ourselves from Ourselves
The Abraham Accords Laid the Groundwork, but the Current War Has Forged the True Alliance, as Iran Attacks Gulf Cooperation Council States
While Hezbollah Appears Unable to Prevent the Movement of the IDF on the Ground in Lebanon, It Is Succeeding in Launching Large Amounts of Ordnance at Israel from Further North
Hayrettin Demircan Was Formally Designated a Suspect by Public Prosecutors Investigating Clandestine Iranian Intelligence Activities on Turkish Soil as Part of a Terrorism Probe
Defeatism Is the Worn-Out Garment of Decadent Western Ruling Classes. Not So the U.S. and Israel
The Displaced Syrian Shia in Homs Are Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Afraid or Unable to Return Home, and Now Facing Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon
Ordinary Iranians Are Sensitive About Intervention by Outsiders, and Especially So About the U.S.
The Future of the War in Iran Is Increasingly Focused on Less than 9 Square Miles of Coral Outcrop in the Persian Gulf
Ahmad Vahidi Is the Key Cog in the Regime’s Chain of Command. He Is Also Wanted by Interpol in Connection with Terrorist Attacks
The Clarification Emphasizes That Facilities of Relevance to Tourists Are either Exempt from the Regulations or Will Be Subject to Further Consideration
Israel’s Current War on Two Fronts Shows Few Signs of Wrapping up Soon
Congress Must Pass an Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill That Includes Funding to Support the Iranian People in Their Pursuit of Regime Change
Until Europeans Grasp That Weakness Is Not a Virtue but a Slow Suicide, They Will Continue to Take Blows While Responding with Useless Diplomatic Notes
This Escalation Has Ignited a Regional Alarm That Reaches from Algiers to Cairo
From Telegram to European Streets: The Expansion of Iran-Aligned Narratives
It Appears Increasingly Likely That If Iran’s de Facto Control of the Strait of Hormuz Is to Be Broken, It Will Ultimately Require Direct U.S. Action
A U.S. Justice Department Brief Adds Fresh Details to a Terrorism Case That Already Cast Turkey as a Key Transit Corridor for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Operatives
One by One, Metropoles Are Falling to Coalitions of Islamic Supremacists and Unrepentant Left-Wingers