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Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq and the Attack on Libya
March 20, 2026 Today marks a somber double anniversary in Middle Eastern history: 23 years since the 2003 invasion of Iraq and 15 years since the UK, US, and French intervention against Muammar Gaddafi’s forces in Libya. Years later, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaddafi, invasion of Iraq, Iran war, Libya war, Netanyahu, Trump, Turkish foreign policy
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Europe in a Bind
March 16, 2026 European leaders met in Berlin on August 12, 2025, two days before the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska. They issued a statement affirming that the people of Ukraine must have the freedom to decide their future and that … Continue reading
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Tagged Atatürk, European defense, Iran war, Russia, Trump, Trump-Putin Alaska summit, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war
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Operation Regime Change (2)
March 9, 2026 On March 1, the next day of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, President Trump stated that the US military intends to sustain its assault on Iran for “four to five weeks” if necessary, insisting that it “won’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Europe-US relations, Hegseth, Iran war, Israel, Lebanon, Netanyahu, Trump, Turkish foreign policy
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Operation Regime Change
March 2, 2026 In the 2012 presidential elections, Hassan Rouhani was elected with a very carefully worded program of change. The President and Foreign Minister Javad Zarif appeared to agree that confrontation with the West over the nuclear program was … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran war, Khamenei, Middle East, Netanyahu, Trump, Turkish foreign policy, US-Israel strikes on Iran
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