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Jonathan Sweet And Mark Toth

Jonathan Sweet And Mark Toth

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Iran refuses to play by Trump's rules, to his great frustration

Trump doesn't want to go back to using force, because it's unpopular. But he has no real choice.

04.06.2026 4

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Jonathan sweet and mark toth

Another round in Trump's 'forever cease-fire'

Trump has joined a dance, and he has given the Iranians the lead.

21.05.2026 9

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Doomer media’s Iran spin is blatantly wrong — here’s how to sort truth from lies

For over a month, many in the media have been writing the epitaph of a war that isn’t over — because selling defeat, undoubtedly for partisan...

19.05.2026 10

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In Iran, Trump faces an Abilene paradox

Time has become the weapon of choice, with each side believing it can outlast the other.

07.05.2026 10

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On Iran, Trump blinks first

Less than 24 hours after President Trump accepted the off-ramp proposed by Pakistan’s leaders, granting an “indefinite ceasefire” so Iran’s...

23.04.2026 10

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Trump lost his nerve and surrendered to a beaten Iran

Trump apparently lost his strategic patience and political will and handed a win to an Iran on the verge of collapse.

09.04.2026 10

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Europe is in Trump's crosshairs

Europe is in Trump’s crosshairs, but it is also at a crossroads.

02.04.2026 10

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Trump's strategic impatience threatens his efforts in Ukraine and Iran

Witkoff and Kushner keep making Trump look weak and desperate.

26.03.2026 20

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Under pressure from Putin and Trump, Zelensky is not giving up

Zelensky understands what is at stake in the Donbas.

19.02.2026 30

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Jonathan Sweet And Mark Toth