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"The bad effects of corruption in high places in both Israel and the United States include compromising the national security interests of each country.” Read more from Paul Pillar on the Trump-Bibi partnership

Netanyahu and Trump, Joined at the Hip By Paul Pillar Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under indictment for corruption, has been launching vociferous counterattacks that sound quite familiar to anyone (including editorial pag…

Iraqi protestors are demonstrating against Iranian influence, but all Iran’s leaders can see is U.S./Saudi/Israeli meddling.

It’s time for some self-reflection in Tehran

Tehran, It’s Time to Listen and Take A Realistic View Of The Protests In Iraq By Neda Bolourchi More than a month after protestors first took to the streets across Iraq, Adil Abdul Mahdi surprisingly remains the country’s prime minister. In what has been a movement against h…