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I wrote about how the #GulfArabs perceived the war and #Iran's strike on #Qatar and how it leaves them in an uncomfortable position: a single strike rattled the Gulf's illusion of stability via TIME time.com/7299042/strike…

This, by #Saudi's Prince Turki, on Western double standards, is the strongest criticism of the #US and #Europe on their positions on #Israel and the war in #Iran. And by a high-level Gulf official. Times are changing. thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen… via The National

Shocked. I'm shocked I tell you: #Iran shuts out #IAEA inspectors after #Israeli and #US bombing of its nuclear sites (which btw didn't succeed in destroying Iran's entire program) by JONATHAN TIRONE bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The most important thing happening right now in Iran. It’s not a matter of nationalism replacing Islam, never has been. It’s a question of *how* nationalism gets expressed (“imagined”).

This is a perfect example of an article that depicts #Iran as 'weak', 'embarrassed' and 'decimated' by the blow dealt to it by #Israel, and simultaneously strong enough to wage a 'terrifying war against the West'. Which is it? telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/0…

#Russia, #China and #Iran have always seen their relations as transactional, compartmentalised, pragmatic. Only others saw it differently. I wrote about it way back when in #TripleAxis: amazon.co.uk/Triple-Axis-Ir…

A must read if you haven't.

#Khamenei looking to #Iran's heritage to boost feelings of nationalism, my colleague Golnar Motevalli examins bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Imagine how people in Gaza feel. They are the reality.

We're the closest we've been in a while to a potential #Gaza ceasefire, with #Israel and #Hamas both under pressure domestically and by #Trump. But whether we get there depends on how much pressure Trump is willing to put on both. I examine on Bloomberg Terminal blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories/S…

It's almost as if the Iran Deal--with its tight restrictions on Iran's nuclear program, extensive verification provisions, long timeframe, and snap back provisions--was, in fact, a really good deal.

"#Israel’s campaign in #Gaza carries the terrifying possibility of such a radical shifting of the line of acceptability that it makes genocide a lawful weapon of war" theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int…

This is spot on: the Islamic Republic's new lease on life foreignaffairs.com/israel/islamic…

The main barrier to a #Gaza ceasefire deal: how far #Israel will have to withdraw. Other discussion points: allowing aid in and guarantees for a permanent ceasefire axios.com/2025/07/09/gaz…

ICYMI: "The world...is witnessing an experiment: an attempt to indefinitely maintain #Gaza’s population below the famine threshold while turning food into a weapon of war" by Crisis Group crisisgroup.org/middle-east-no…

Good read by Yaroslav Trofimov but don't think there is 'huge disillusionment' in #Iran re #Russia not helping-Iranian elites are frustrated, but they knew how far this partnership goes and doesn't go. The population may not, but the elites were under no illusions wsj.com/world/the-faul…

A ‘technical error’??

Inside #Gaza’s ‘death traps’ ft.com/content/6c74d8… via @ft

ICYMI over the weekend, the The New York Times wrote about what several MENA watchers have stated for the past 2 years: that #Netanyahu needs the war to continue for his political survival, and so he continued it nytimes.com/2025/07/11/mag…

Oh to be a fly on the wall after #Russia (predictably) sat out the 12-day war with #Israel and now called on #Iran to accept zero enrichment.