Bibi’s UAE Mission, Trump’s Midterm Iran Gamble & the RAF Attack
Dear MEPIN Readers, Why did Netanyahu go to the UAE? Was it political, to pressure the Emir to publicly deny that he warned Netanyahu before Oct. 7, or was the…
Can an Iran Deal Save Republicans in the Midterms—and at What Price?
Dear MEPIN Readers, Does Iran believe its leverage over President Trump will diminish after the midterms? If Trump wants an agreement before November to help Republicans, what is he willing…
Netanyahu at the UNGA: What Does Israel—and America—Need to Hear?
Dear MEPIN Readers, Prime Minister Netanyahu will address a half-empty UNGA chamber, but his real audience will be Israeli voters and the American people. Can he deliver a domestic campaign…
Trump at the UNGA: Can Syria Make Peace and Will Iran Wait Until After Midterms to Act?
Dear MEPIN Readers, Please watch my analysis of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s UNGA speech and whether Israel, with American help, can reach a security agreement with Syria. We then turn…
Interceptor Shortages, Vance, Saudi Enrichment & Regime Change
Please watch my interview with Laura Cellier of the Misgav Institute on: Wishing my Jewish readers a meaningful fast and everyone a peaceful New Year.
Vance, the Houthis, and the Gordian Knot Washington Must Untie: Iran
Dear MEPIN Readers, Please watch my discussion with Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser on ILTV, hosted by Calev Ben-David. We discuss VP Vance’s “subservient to Israel” comments, the growing Houthi…
Iran International’s Negar Mojtahedi: Have Iranians Lost Faith in Trump?
A protester holds a portrait of Mahsa Main during a demonstration in Istanbul. Amini, a young Iranian woman, died after being arrested in Tehran by the Islamic Republic’s morality police…
Trump Calls on Iranians to Rise Again — But Do They Still Believe Him?
Dear MEPIN Readers, My colleague and friend, award-winning journalist Negar Mojtahedi of Iran International, reached out to discuss President Trump’s latest call for the Iranian people to take back their…
Listen: The Lesson of 9/11 – Never Let Radical Islamists Go Nuclear
9/11 profoundly transformed America and how we respond to foreign threats. Twenty-five years later, those lessons remain relevant as the United States confronts the Islamist regime in Iran that calls…
Is the Middle East Heading Toward a New Storm?
Dr. Mandel in Conversation with Former 8200 Commander Hanan Gefen. Dear MEPIN Readers, In my conversation with Brig. Gen. (res.) Hanan Gefen, former commander of the IDF’s elite 8200 Intelligence…