Tag Archives: Iran war

The West in a Leadership Crisis

Posted on March 30, 2026 by Ali Tuygan

March 30, 2026 Last Saturday, the war in Iran entered its second month. During the past four weeks, the only European leader to object to the attacks on Iran was Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. He issued a clear and … Continue reading →

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Iran War, A New Strain on Transatlantic Relations

Posted on March 23, 2026 by Ali Tuygan

March 23, 2026 With Trump’s second term in the White House, transatlantic relations entered challenging times. First came his largely understandable criticism of the European contribution to common defense, to which Europeans responded by committing to raising defense spending from … Continue reading →

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Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq and the Attack on Libya

Posted on March 20, 2026 by Ali Tuygan

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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Europe in a Bind

Posted on March 16, 2026 by Ali Tuygan

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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Operation Regime Change (2)

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Ali Tuygan

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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Operation Regime Change

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Ali Tuygan

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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