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Is the Gaza ceasefire buzz a fata morgana?
It’s going to take more than the halt of Israeli-Iranian hostilities to replicate US President Donald J. Trump’s success in Gaza, let alone leverage it…
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Wither the Israel Iran ceasefire
A selection of James' media appearnces
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James M. Dorsey
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Don’t hold your breath. Iran Israel ceasefire is fragile at best
Don’t hold your breath. US President Donald J. Trump’s silencing of Iranian and Israeli guns is fragile at best.
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Breakfast Special: Iran, Israel and the Global Fallout + other JMD media appearances
Could tensions in the Middle East be easing? U.S. President Donald Trump announced this morning a "total and complete" ceasefire between Iran and…
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US strikes against Iran raise more questions than answers
The United States bunker-busting air strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites raise more questions than answers, fuelling a war of narratives as the…
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Israel’s defense doctrine aims for emasculation, not deterrence
Hamas’ October 7, 2023, paradigm-shifting attack has prompted Israel to change its defense doctrine with devastating consequences for the Middle East.
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The Cost of Escalation: What the Iran-Israel Clash Means — James M. Dorsey Explains
There is a broader goal to this operation, which is one of regime change. It's fundamentally the same strategy that underlies Israel's operations in the…
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Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei is doomed if he does and doomed if he doesn’t
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, is caught between a rock and a hard place. He risks being doomed if he does and doomed if he doesn’t.
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Trump's browbeating negotiation tactics won't work with Iran
James M. Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow at Nanyang Technological University, says the US’s approach towards Iran is flawed and destined to fail.
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James M. Dorsey
4:41
What does Israel want in Iran? – JMD on TRT
James M. Dorsey, senior fellow at Singapore’s S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, tells TRT World that Israel isn’t seeking a diplomatic…
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The MAGA Split on Iran - JMD on Parallax Views
On this edition of Parallax Views, Middle East analyst James M. Dorsey, proprietor of The Turbulent World w/ James M. Dorsey blog/Substack, returns to…
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Trump’s conundrum: Israeli attacks against Iran
Beyond shifting the paradigm of Middle Eastern geopolitics, Israel’s dramatic strikes against Iran are likely to shape the outcome of a battle within…
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