Middle East

DSR Daily June 11: Trump Loves Inflation and Hates Iran

On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down Trump’s promise to seize control of Iran’s oil, his baffling declaration…

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The Coming “Epic Change” in US-Israel and US-Middle East Relations

Senator Chris Van Hollen and J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami join David Rothkopf to discuss the ongoing seismic shift in…

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The Urgent Need to Uncrazy America

The US is weakening itself in every area of geopolitical strength. Thanks to the total inadequacy of the Trump administration,…

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Trump’s Answer for Every Screw Up Seems to Be a New Screw Up

Donald Trump has returned from China. Did his meeting with Xi Jinping actually accomplish anything on the global stage? America’s…

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Counting The Ways Trump’s China Trip Is Likely to Go Off The Rails

Donald Trump is in Beijing. As if tensions between the US and China haven’t already been rising for years, this…

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Trump Blurts Out Damning Admission of War Blunders as GOP Angst Grows

Donald Trump has declared the war “terminated,” but he’s still rejecting Iran’s peace proposals while again threatening it with massive war crimes. And in…

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Trump Meets a King and Prepares for an Emperor

King Charles III delivered a welcoming yet pointed speech during his visit to the US on Monday. Donald Trump was…

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More Trump “Magic”: How He Made Many in the World Have Sympathy for Iran

Donald Trump is having a hard time in the Middle East. The US administration might think that they have control…

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After the Iran War, After Orbán, Could There Be Hope?

Donald Trump has run out of tricks in Iran. The war has not gone the way he had planned, nobody…

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Understanding Trump’s Iran Leadership Failures

Trump’s two-week ceasefire with Iran, reached Tuesday evening after his threats to destroy the entire country over the Strait of…

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Trump Can’t Hide the Ugly Truth About Operation Epic Fiasco

Trump’s war against Iran is rearing its ugly head across the world – it is ruining the US relationship with…

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Searching for an Offramp to a Reckless, Irresponsible War

Trump is looking for a way out of this war, right? It seems as though the President is starting to…

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Trump Accidentally Admits to Epic Iran Blunder as War Takes Worse Turn

Donald Trump’s war on Iran appears to be a fiasco, and speaking to reporters, he made a surprising claim: He insisted…

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Trump’s Angry Tirade at Media Goes Haywire, Exposing a Dark MAGA Truth

Donald Trump is furious over coverage of his Iran war. During a speech, he let out a rambling tirade at the media, and…

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Weekly Wrap-Up: Trump Swallows Own Foot in Embarrassing Meeting with Japan’s PM

On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for March 20th, we discuss Trump’s disastrous meeting with the Japanese prime minister, the Pentagon…

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Trump War Takes Darker Turn as Unnerving Leaks Hint at Big Escalation

Everything we’re learning now strongly suggests that Donald Trump’s war is about to get worse. First, officials leaked word to The Washington Post that…

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Why is this Trump War Different From All Other Trump Wars?

If war truly is politics by other means, Donald Trump is failing miserably. His attacks against Iran have alienated our…

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The Post-Iran War Prognosis Is Deeply Unsettling

Trump’s war against Iran is shifting the geopolitical landscape in the Middle East – but how much has really changed…

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DSR Daily March 4: US Sinks Iranian Warship as Conflict Spreads

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the state of the war with Iran, results from the first…

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DSR Weekly Wrap-up: Trump Deals Death Blow to Climate Change Ruling

On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for February 13th, we discuss the administration reversing a major ruling on greenhouse gases, continued…

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