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Charbel A. Antoun, Opinion Contributor

Charbel A. Antoun, Opinion Contributor

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Iran is turning Lebanon into a veto point — and we are letting it happen

The U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding pairs the nuclear and Lebanon tracks, creating a situation where Hezbollah's rejection of the U.S.-brokered...

09.06.2026 7

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Charbel A. Antoun, Opinion Contributor

US sanctions just targeted Hezbollah's real shield — the Lebanese state itself

The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned nine individuals, including Hezbollah parliamentarians, Amal Movement security figures, and Lebanese Army...

29.05.2026 5

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Charbel A. Antoun, Opinion Contributor

Washington's Persian Gulf strategy has become a dependency trap

The U.S. has placed its Gulf partners in a dependency trap, making the region more dangerous while remaining the only power capable of defending them,...

20.05.2026 5

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Charbel A. Antoun, Opinion Contributor

Gulf crisis weakens Trump's hand in his coming talks with Xi

As the May 14-15 summit between President Trump and Xi Jinping approaches, the U.S. is racing to freeze the Iran crisis before it weakens their hand...

09.05.2026 10

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Charbel A. Antoun, Opinion Contributor

Iran’s new leadership may see nuclear weapons as the only path to survival

The collapse of the Islamabad negotiations revealed a shift in Iran's leadership towards a militarized security state, with the Islamic Revolutionary...

24.04.2026 10

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Charbel A. Antoun, Opinion Contributor

Can Russia and China turn the Iran War into a long war Washington can’t win?

Russia and China are helping Iran to prolong the U.S.-Israeli air and missile campaign, making it a long, grinding war that the U.S. cannot win on its...

25.03.2026 20

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Charbel A. Antoun, Opinion Contributor

Lebanon’s so-called crackdown on Hezbollah is theater without teeth

Lebanon's government has taken symbolic steps to ban Hezbollah's military and security activities, but without dismantling its financial and...

11.03.2026 10

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Charbel A. Antoun, Opinion Contributor

Iran’s proxy network: Diminished, dangerous — and still an administration blind spot

Iran's proxy network has been weakened by a series of shocks, but remains a dangerous and unpredictable force capable of escalating regional tensions...

27.02.2026 10

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Charbel A. Antoun, Opinion Contributor

47 years after Iran’s revolution, Washington still has no strategy

The United States and Iran are unable to bridge the gap between their red lines, resulting in a diplomatic deadlock and a potential for miscalculation...

14.02.2026 20

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Charbel A. Antoun, Opinion Contributor

Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: Big stage, big claims, no mechanism for real peace

Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" was presented as a new architecture for global stability at Davos, but lacks the necessary components of a functioning...

30.01.2026 20

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Charbel A. Antoun, Opinion Contributor

Forget the airstrikes: Tanker seizures are the real pressure point on Iran’s regime 

The U.S. capture of a Russian-flagged tanker carrying Iranian oil is a precedent that could reshape Iran's economic stability by targeting its...

09.01.2026 40

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Charbel A. Antoun, Opinion Contributor