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Charbel A. Antoun, Opinion Contributor

Charbel A. Antoun, Opinion Contributor

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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...

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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 5

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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 6

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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 10

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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 6

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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 10

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Charbel A. Antoun, Opinion Contributor