Middle East Politics

War in Iran: Being America’s friend can be fatal

There is an ongoing debate about whose strategic interests the US/Israel war serves. Is the Israeli tail wagging the US dog or do the US war aims fit into a broader global power struggle? Brian Green says that US interests will prevail in the region and quite possibly at Israel’s expense.

War in Iran: The Israeli tail wags the foreign policy dog

There is an ongoing debate about whose strategic interests the US/Israel war serves. Is the Israeli tail wagging the US dog or do the US war aims fit into a broader global power struggle? Here, John Bernard argues that Israel is calling most of the shots.

On Iran, don’t trust the experts

As governments and media alike defer to so-called ‘experts’, a widely distorted version of the current conflict and alternatives to war is being created.