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Heyrsh Abdulrahman

Heyrsh Abdulrahman

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An ‘Islamic NATO’ is born — Trump would be foolish to ignore it

An ‘Islamic NATO’ is born — Trump would be foolish to ignore it

For decades, whenever the Middle East faced a major security crisis, regional leaders looked toward Washington. That instinct is beginning to change....

25.08.2026 10

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Heyrsh Abdulrahman

Trump’s push to annex Hormuz plays right into Tehran’s hands

President Donald Trump said last week that after defeating Iran, he would declare the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States. I understand...

18.08.2026 10

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Heyrsh Abdulrahman

Iraq’s militias aren’t disarming. They’re rebranding

04.06.2026 10

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Iran negotiates with one hand and fires missiles with the other

30.05.2026 10

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Trump Iran deal: It’s not a victory if the regime survives

24.05.2026 10

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Can new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi meet Trump’s expectations?

01.05.2026 20

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Iraq is being captured, and Washington is letting it happen

28.04.2026 20

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Finish what you started: Why Trump should not rush back to talks with Iran

21.04.2026 20

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Heyrsh abdulrahman

The price of appeasement: $20 billion won’t buy peace with Iran

18.04.2026 20

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Heyrsh abdulrahman

America is about to hand Iraq to Iran again

As Iraq moves to form a new government, Washington is preparing to recognize the outcome as routine. It is not. What is emerging in Baghdad is a...

04.04.2026 40

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Don’t be fooled. Iraq isn’t the partner Washington thinks it is

U.S. policy toward Iraq continues to rest on an assumption that no longer reflects reality: that Iraq functions as a coherent partner with centralized...

31.03.2026 30

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The endgame in Iran may already be taking shape

Washington may be entering the most consequential phase of its confrontation with Iran, not defined by diplomacy, but by the uneasy overlap of...

25.03.2026 30

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Iraq’s oil lifeline is breaking: The biggest state casualty of Hormuz crisis

The escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is often discussed as a global energy shock. Roughly a fifth of the world’s oil supply normally passes...

18.03.2026 20

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Mojtaba Khamenei on the bloody throne: Compromise, collapse, or a final war of attrition?

As conflict intensifies across the Middle East and pressure mounts on Iran’s military and political leadership, a long-shadowed figure inside the...

10.03.2026 30

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Regime change in Tehran is the only path to stability

For more than four decades, American policymakers have wrestled with the same question: Can the Islamic Republic of Iran be moderated through...

06.03.2026 30

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Trading the turban for a crown won’t fix Iran

As the clerical regime in Tehran faces a deepening crisis of legitimacy, a familiar figure has reemerged in Western policy debates: Reza Pahlavi, the...

01.03.2026 30

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Heyrsh abdulrahman