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Anatol Lieven

@lieven_anatol

Former British correspondent in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the countries of the late Soviet Union. Now at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.

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Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As good of a primer on where things are headed in this clash as you’ll find anywhere, Trita Parsi is as well sourced in both countries as any journalist around. This is worth your time so take a trial of Noosphere today to see the entire interview.

Lee Fang (@lhfang) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Free speech is in crisis over Israel. Dozens of student orgs shut down for protesting Israel, hate crime jail sentencing for criticizing Israel, bans on boycotting Israel, now a young Australian journalist questioned for his writing re Israel and deported x.com/theprojecttv/s…

Trita Parsi (@tparsi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Told Isa Soares that there was no need for pressure to get the Iranians to negotiate. The Iranians were at the negotiating table. Talks were scheduled for Saturday. The problem is that the Israelis blew up the negotiating table.

Eli Clifton (@eliclifton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Someone please explain to the president that his own director of national intelligence says “Iran is not pursuing a nuclear weapon.”

Someone please explain to the president that his own director of national intelligence says “Iran is not pursuing a nuclear weapon.”
Gaza Notifications (@gazanotice) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨BREAKING: A Horrific Massacre More than 50 victims, most of them starving civilians waiting for aid, have arrived at Nasser Hospital after a direct Israeli strike targeted crowds east of Khan Younis southern Gaza Strip.

The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING: CNN reports that US intelligence assessments were that Iran was not actively pursuing a nuclear weapon and that 'it was also up to three years away from being able to produce and deliver one to a target of its choosing'

Kenneth Roth (@kenroth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“At least 45 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning while waiting for UN and commercial trucks to enter the territory with desperately needed food.” trib.al/5POOa0U

Sohrab Ahmari (@sohrabahmari) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Pro-war voices can insist that the US can stay out of Iran if the regime collapses. But Iranian history, ethno-sectarian dynamics, and the US alliance structure mean American won't be able to avoid the vexing aftermath. Share if you don't want that. unherd.com/2025/06/the-re…

Dylan Williams (@dylanotes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

2. Americans overwhelmingly do not want a war with Iran. A supermajority of 69% of US voters—including large majorities of Independents and Republicans—prefer diplomacy to limit Iran’s nuclear activities, compared to just 14% who support military action. brookings.edu/articles/trump…

2. Americans overwhelmingly do not want a war with Iran.

A supermajority of 69% of US voters—including large majorities of Independents and Republicans—prefer diplomacy to limit Iran’s nuclear activities, compared to just 14% who support military action.

brookings.edu/articles/trump…
Narges Mohammadi | نرگس محمدی (@nargesfnd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What does “Evacuate Tehran” even mean? Tehran is home to 10 million human beings — it holds the country’s critical infrastructure, hospitals, government institutions, kindergartens, primary schools, universities, laboratories, homes, prisons, factories, industrial zones

What does “Evacuate Tehran” even mean?

Tehran is home to 10 million human beings — it holds the country’s critical infrastructure, hospitals, government institutions, kindergartens, primary schools, universities, laboratories, homes, prisons, factories, industrial zones
Martin Di Caro (@martindicaro) 's Twitter Profile Photo

History of imperialism/colonialism: Conquer country X for its own good and reward its people with Western civilization; fail to understand why they start shooting at you; respond violently; throw up your hands and eventually leave; try what failed in country X in country Y.

Branko Milanovic (@brankomilan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

By engaging into what they call "pre-emptive wars to enhance own security" Russia and Israel have violated the international law, made their longer-term security much worse, lost the support of the global public opinion, and even brought up the questions of their existence within

Alexander Langlois (@langloisajl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Can't stress this point enough. No country is going to make serious deals with an adversary they don't trust in any way, shape, or form. That's a huge problem for an already decimated US soft power standing (which Adam also wrote in a solid op-ed recently).

Responsible Statecraft (@rstatecraft) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW David Vine : "Like Bush’s 2003 war on Iraq the war on Iran is an unprovoked, illegal, offensive, unilateral war of aggression, potentially aimed at regime change, and sold to the public based on lies about nonexistent weapons of mass destruction." responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-israel-wa…

Daniel DePetris (@dandepetris) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My piece in The Nation: “U.S. security is not at stake—no matter how many times Netanyahu goes on US television to claim otherwise.” thenation.com/article/world/…

Anatol Lieven (@lieven_anatol) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Here are the terms - as far as I can see, the ONLY terms - on which it may be possible to establish peace in Ukraine: responsiblestatecraft.org/nato-summit/