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Esther Braun

Esther Braun

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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Hormuz Pawnshop: Why the ‘Budget Nuke’ is Failing

The 14-day truce announced yesterday—implicitly trading a de-escalation for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz—has triggered a profound schism...

09.04.2026 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Esther braun

Khamenei and the Crisis of Shiite Authority

The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new Supreme Leader marks a dramatic change in the application of the revolutionary Velayat-e-faqih...

10.03.2026 70

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Esther braun

From Doctrine to Maneuver – Saudi Strategic Reset

“Sixty years with an unjust imam is better than one night without a sultan,” Ibn Taymiyya wrote in the early 14th century, during the height of...

23.02.2026 70

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Esther Braun

Iran’s Post-Ideological State

In January 2026, Bloomberg published a year-long investigation into a transnational corporate and property network whose ultimate beneficial...

16.02.2026 150

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Esther Braun