Ramy Yaacoub (@ramyyaacoub) 's Twitter Profile
Ramy Yaacoub

@ramyyaacoub

🥷 at @OpenSociety. ex-@TIMEPDC. Rocket Scientist @EmbryRiddle. M.A. @AU_SIS. Political Analyst. Scuba Diver. English, Arabic, y un poco de Español 🇨🇦🇪🇬🇺🇸

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Akbar Shahid Ahmed (@akbarsahmed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Remarkable that CNN is repeatedly promoting Israel-Iran analysis from its paid contributor Brett McGurk, the former Biden Middle East advisor. McGurk shaped policy in the region under 4 presidents–a period of near-constant crisis + US mistakes. He was.. huffpost.com/entry/mcgurk-b…

Ramy Yaacoub (@ramyyaacoub) 's Twitter Profile Photo

[The Iranian people] did not want this war and they were pushing their leaders to avoid it, but Israel chose to attack … [They] are no longer in control of their futures, and they find themselves watching the trajectories of ballistic missiles, wondering what could have been

Esfandyar Batmanghelidj (@yarbatman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The first round US-Iran talks took place on 12 April. Four subsequent rounds were conducted in just two months—Trump was boasting about the progress. Even Israeli officials were briefing journalists that a deal was “likely.” That’s why Israel attacked. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Mai El-Sadany (@maitelsadany) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'But as Mr Lammy demanded in 2022, “what diplomatic price has Egypt paid for denying the right of consular access to a British citizen?” It is clear that Britain has not, in fact, done everything it possibly can to change the Egyptian government’s mind. It must now do so.'

Alex Ward (@alexbward) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: President Trump told senior aides late Tuesday that he approved of attack plans for Iran, but was holding off on giving the final order to see if Tehran will abandon its nuclear program, three people familiar with the deliberations said.

Jennifer Jacobs (@jenniferjjacobs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Morgan Ortagus's assignment as a top political official at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations comes as the admin lacks an ambassador at the intergovernmental organization -- and as the US is dealing with multiple global hotspots, including Iran. Trump named Mike Waltz, his

Middle East Institute (@middleeastinst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The escalating Israel-Iran conflict is revealing sharp divisions within both major US political parties. MEI’s Brian Katulis is closely following how these internal splits are shaping the debate over US foreign policy. Read his full weekly column: mei.edu/publications/d…

Younes Zangiabadi (@youneszangi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🧵1/13 My latest in The Hill Times: Carney’s First Foreign Policy Test Begins in the Middle East Will PM Mark Carney match his words on sovereignty and multilateralism with action, or fall into the same old reactive alignment with the United States? 🔗hilltimes.com/story/2025/06/…

Esfandyar Batmanghelidj (@yarbatman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So six years after Macron complained about Trump's withdrawal from the JCPOA, his "maximum pressure" policy, and Pompeo's "14 points," he has adopted its core positions. There is no such thing as European leadership. Europe is following the US, which is following Israel.

So six years after Macron complained about Trump's withdrawal from the JCPOA, his "maximum pressure" policy, and Pompeo's "14 points," he has adopted its core positions. There is no such thing as European leadership.

Europe is following the US, which is following Israel.
Mai El-Sadany (@maitelsadany) 's Twitter Profile Photo

They ripped him apart from his pregnant wife in her last trimester. They stole from him the birth of his baby boy Dean, his graduation ceremony, his first Father's Day. They detained him illegally for 104 days. But today, Mahmoud Khalil is FINALLY FREE. 🤍✊🏼

They ripped him apart from his pregnant wife in her last trimester. They stole from him the birth of his baby boy Dean, his graduation ceremony, his first Father's Day. They detained him illegally for 104 days.

But today, Mahmoud Khalil is FINALLY FREE. 🤍✊🏼
Weddady (@weddady) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The hard part isn’t starting it—it’s ending it. Iran’s existence isn’t threatened, but the regime’s may be if it escalates. Will Khamenei decide life is possible without Fordow? Either way, this isn’t a trivial non-event.

Al Arabiya English (@alarabiya_eng) 's Twitter Profile Photo

No radioactive traces have been detected in the environment of Saudi Arabia or other Gulf states following the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Saudi Arabia’s nuclear regulator says.

The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (@timepdc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🔔 ICYMI: Last week, TIMEP hosted an event that explored the recent Lebanese municipal elections & what the results revealed in the lead up to the 2026 parliamentary elections, with Ali Mourad | علي مراد, Soha Mneimneh سهى منيمنة, Alaa Sayeg - علاء الصايغ, & Jean Kassir. Catch up here: youtube.com/live/yVp34c6Ho…