Trump's Threats Are Helping Hard-Liners In Iran
Trump is playing Checkers, while Iran is playing Chess.
Trump is playing Checkers, while Iran is playing Chess.
The situation in Lebanon is spiraling out of control, with many inside the country hoping for a stabilized Syria sooner rather than later.
Over the past week, the relations between the United States and Turkey, a key regional and NATO ally, devolved into a tit-for-tat exchange over non-immigrant visas.
Iran's moderates have won key political victories in the last year, but Trump's position on the deal puts their progress in jeopardy.
The conflict has become bloodier than the Syrian civil war, and the US is supplying the military hardware.
Lacking general support at the international level would ruin US national security interests by demonstrating the US is not a reliable partner or negotiator.
In the end, the referendum could have set the Kurds back decades economically and politically, while also sowing the seeds for another conflict in the region.