1/ BREAKING: Israel announces approval and plan to launch the next major phase of operations in Gaza, Operation "Gideon’s Chariots"— one that appears guided by a phased strategy rooted in lessons from past conflicts: Clear, Hold, Build. Here's what it means—and why it matters. 🧵

A decade ago, it would have been unthinkable for a University of Michigan president to view FLORIDA as a step up. Today, it makes perfect sense. The balance of moral and intellectual seriousness in American higher education is shifting southward. My latest, on Santa Ono's move, in City Journal:

We have a new caliph!

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At the White House just now, Trump said he's considering whether to ease sanctions on Syria at Turkey's request: "We may take them off of Syria, because we want to give them a fresh start. President Erdogan's asked me about that... we want to see if we can help them out."

Trump on Qatar: “If it wasn’t for us, they probably wouldn’t exist right now” nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/… via @NYTimes

Trump announcing cessation of sanctions on Syria: “After discussing the situation in Syria with the crown prince … and also with President Erdogan of Turkey … I will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria in order to give them a chance at greatness”

Wow. Aaron Sibarium’s reporting just cost Harvard an additional $450 million

Banners on the streets of Damascus: Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

The Treasury Department is moving to provide sanctions relief to stabilize and move Syria towards peace. Thank you for your leadership President Donald J. Trump.

After this post, two senior state department officials categorically denied to me these anonymous accusations and said it is absolutely clear that the entire State Department is in lock step with the secretary to implement the policies that the President announced in Riyadh. I

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Did President Trump's trip to the Middle East signal a recalibration of America's relationships in the Gulf? This morning, Mike, Bernard Haykel, and Zineb Riboua discuss America's new and longstanding partnerships in the Middle East. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

So happy my new book in Saudi Arabia published by HarperCollins will come out July 8. It focuses on what shaped the man who is reshaping Saudi Arabia and its impact in our world.

Wow. Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ went up against the unanimous choice of the FLORIDA board of trustees—and won

Khamenei rejects the Trump proposal | “The first word of the US is that Iran should not have a nuclear industry and should rely on the United States,” Khamenei said in a televised speech from the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini in southern Tehran Wednesday. “Our response to the US’