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Al Jazeera
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Israel's war on Iran – decades in the making
Israel's war on Iran was one that many have expected, and yet with nuclear talks between the United States and Iran ongoing, few saw it coming. Propaganda from the Netanyahu government and credulous reporting in the Western media have played a major part in how we got here. Contributors: Narges Bajoghli – Author, Iran Reframed Matt Duss – Executive Vice President, Center for International Policy Assal Rad – Non-Resident Fellow, Arab Center Washington DC Mohammad Ali Shabani – Editor, Amwaj Media
Al Jazeera
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
US policy shifts on Syria, Yemen, Iran
The US-Israeli plan to get humanitarian aid into Gaza, amid the use of starvation as a weapon of war, enables Israel to 'force the ethnic cleansing of a huge part of Gaza's population', argues Matt Duss, the executive vice president of the Center for International Policy. United States President Donald Trump visited the Middle East, which saw a shift in US policy on Yemen, Iran, and Syria. Duss tells host Steve Clemons that the Democratic Party would be wise to learn from Trump's foreign policy. 'The Democrats have completely left the antiwar, pro-diplomacy, pro-peace lane open for Donald Trump to fill,' he says.
