Success inflation
“What's happening between the U.S. and Iran?“ (Foundation for Middle East Peace, with Trita Parsi). Very solid interview.
“Israel's Terrorist Origin: What The Media Won't Tell You | Dr. Dr. Alfred de Zayas“ (Neutrality Studies).
“Amb. Chas Freeman: Trump’s Backroom Deal with Iran? What’s REALLY Happening in Istanbul!“ (Dialogue Works).
“Trump Smoke and Mirrors on Full Display in Claimed “$142 Billion” Saudi Arms Deal“ (Smith). A general debunking of Trump Administration inflation of claims of success.
“Germany’s love affair with Israel looks absurd“ (Cronin).
“Stephen Miller’s Argument for Suspending Habeas Corpus Is Legal Garbage“ (Cohn).
“Trump bags Middle East deals, just not the two he wants and needs“ (Akbarzadeh).
From @zei_squirrel:
Iran's fundamental mistake was that they kept seeing their red lines being violated, and then they didn't follow through on what they themselves had said would be the response. The same with Hezbollah.
This is why Israel was emboldened enough to assassinate Nasrallah. They have admitted that they delayed it for a very long time because they were afraid of Hezbollah and Iran's response. Then they did the assassinations of Haniyeh, Fuad Shukr, and there was nothing. They did nothing. They just whined. They just posted videos of drone footage over Israeli military bases. And now Nasrallah is gone and they are tightening the noose around Lebanon and proceeding with its full integration into the US-NATO-Israeli empire.