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Jonathan Spyer

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Trump must up the pressure if he wants to win against Iran

President Donald Trump cancelled a planned trip to Islamabad by his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner over the weekend. The move followed the...

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Israel won’t stop in Lebanon until Hezbollah is crushed

Direct US-brokered talks between Israeli and Lebanese representatives are set to take place in Washington this week. The Israeli delegation will be...

14.04.2026 10

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Jonathan Spyer

Israel won’t stop in Lebanon until Hezbollah is crushed

Direct US-brokered talks between Israeli and Lebanese representatives are set to take place in Washington this week. The Israeli delegation will be...

13.04.2026 10

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The winners and losers of the Iran ceasefire deal

The abrupt announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war between the US, Israel and Iran resolves none of the issues which caused the conflict....

09.04.2026 10

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The winners and losers of the Iran ceasefire deal

The abrupt announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war between the US, Israel and Iran resolves none of the issues which caused the conflict....

08.04.2026 10

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The fate of the Iran war lies in the Strait of Hormuz

Unless something shifts profoundly in the current direction of the US war on Iran, the Iranian regime appears set to survive this round of...

03.04.2026 10

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Why Israel is carving out a buffer zone in Lebanon

IDF troops have continued to push further into southern Lebanon this week, encountering determined but not particularly effectual resistance from...

27.03.2026 10

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Will Iran give Benjamin Netanyahu a wartime boost?

Israel’s current war on two fronts shows few signs of wrapping up any time soon. In Lebanon, the indications are that the IDF is looking to...

24.03.2026 10

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Israel can’t assassinate its way to victory over Iran

The killing of the Iranian senior security official Ali Larijani this week is the most significant “targeted assassination” undertaken since...

22.03.2026 20

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Why Israel is pushing further into Lebanon

Israel launched a limited ground operation in southern Lebanon this week, intended to expand the de facto buffer zone which it has maintained along...

20.03.2026 10

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Can Israel assassinate its way to victory?

The killing of the Iranian senior security official Ali Larijani this week is the most significant ‘targeted assassination’ undertaken since...

20.03.2026 10

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Jonathan Spyer

Why Israel is pushing further into Lebanon

Israel launched a limited ground operation in southern Lebanon this week, intended to expand the de facto buffer zone which it has maintained along...

18.03.2026 10

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Will Kurdish insurgents help America in Iran?

The US and Israel rapidly established air superiority over Iran in the first days of the war now under way in the Middle East. Regimes, however,...

09.03.2026 10

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Even Khamenei’s death might not finish the Iranian regime

As of now, it is possible to draw a number of immediate conclusions from the war currently under way between the alliance of the United States and...

28.02.2026 30

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Trump must help Iranians bring down the Islamic regime

06.02.2026 10

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Syria’s Islamic State camps are under threat

21.01.2026 20

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How America could help bring down Iran's Islamist regime

15.01.2026 20

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Israel won't hold back on Hezbollah for long

07.01.2026 20

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Israel is turning the screws on Hezbollah

29.11.2025 10

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Isis is stirring once more

23.11.2025 20

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Why Israel fears Turkey’s involvement in Gaza

16.11.2025 30

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Will the Gaza ceasefire hold?

29.10.2025 20

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Middle East / What Israel has learned from two years of war

07.10.2025 10

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The final act of Israel’s war in Gaza is underway

18.09.2025 10

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Iran may be down, but it’s not out

28.08.2025 20

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What is the purpose of Israel’s Gaza City operation?

22.08.2025 10

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Israel has weakened Iran – but not destroyed it

25.06.2025 10

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Iran is isolated against the US and Israel

22.06.2025 20

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Only regime change will solve the problem of Iran

19.06.2025 10

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Iran is too weak to wage a ground war against Israel

16.06.2025 20

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Israel’s war with Iran is about to truly begin

13.06.2025 20

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Why Hamas won’t accept Witkoff’s Gaza ceasefire offer

03.06.2025 20

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Negotiations / Iran is playing for time in the US nuclear talks

15.04.2025 10

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Islamist attacks / No one should be surprised about the Syrian massacres

10.03.2025 20

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Israel has a plan for Syria

05.03.2025 10

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Isis is filling the vacuum in Syria

23.02.2025 20

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The case for ending the Israel-Hamas ceasefire

13.02.2025 20

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Trump has pointed out the hypocrisy of Gaza’s allies

29.01.2025 10

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Jonathan Spyer