Iranian President floats rare Israeli trial balloon
By James M. Dorsey It will take a lot more to convince Israel and its supporters that newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian means business and can deliver on his…
Iran’s Axis of Resistance is fundamentally unstable
As early as December 27, 2023, speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Israel’s defense minister Yoav Gallant said: “We are in a multifront…
Saudi gas investments: A marriage of economic and geopolitics
By James M. Dorsey A Saudi push to become a major natural gas player is as much about diversifying the kingdom’s domestic consumption and export mix as it is about…
Does the US have any leverage on Israel-Hezbollah tensions?
On TRT World, James M. Dorsey, adjunct senior fellow at Singapore’s S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, weighs in on Israel-Hezbollah tensions following the deadly pager blasts in Lebanon, and…
Netanyahu, Iran, and Iranian-backed groups walk tightly spun tripwire
By James M. Dorsey Iran and its Arab allies may not want an out Middle East war, but that has not stopped them from increasingly engaging Israel on multiple fronts.…
Subtle US messages fall on Netanyahu and Israel’s deaf ears
By James M. Dorsey A US decision to dial back its reinforced military presence in the Middle East suggests that America’s commitment to defend Israel could be less ironclad than…
Jordan struggles to stay out of the Middle East’s increasingly precarious fray
By James M. Dorsey Iran, Hezbollah, and Israel have successfully evaded an all-out Middle Eastern conflagration more than a month after Israel killed a senior Hamas official in Tehran and…
For Israel, losing the battle for hearts and minds is worse than failing to defeat Hamas
By James M. Dorsey Israel hasn’t just lost the battle for hearts and minds in much of the world, including significant constituencies in Western countries. It has scored a significant…
Netanyahu and Hamas share disregard for Israeli and Palestinian lives
By James M. Dorsey Let’s be clear. Hamas’ alleged execution of six Israeli hostages constitutes a war crime. The hostages were killed in line with new Hamas guidelines that violate…