A second-term plan for the Middle East
A woman waves Iranian flags as newly-elected president Masoud Pezeshkian visits the shrine of the Islamic Republic’s founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran on July 6, 2024. Credit: Atta Kenare…
What would a Palestinian state look like the day after independence?
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Amman, Jordan, on Oct. 13, 2023. Photo by Chuck Kennedy/U.S. State Department. It would facilitate Iran’s…
Dr. Mandel Interview on Rudaw Media News Kurdistan
Dear MEPIN Readers, This interview with Iraqi TV concerns the danger posed by the Houthis to international shipping in the Red Sea and its economic and political effects. I discuss…
China-dominated BRICS is a threat to US interests in the Middle East
(from left) President of Brazil Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping, President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Minister of Foreign Affairs…
Watch JBS TV “Eye in Israel” interview
Dear MEPIN Readers, I was privileged to be again invited to speak on JBS TV’s Eye on Israel with my dear friend Shahar Azani, one of the most articulate hosts…
The Middle East is realigning. Is America ready?
Photo: In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, hold hands with his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, right, and…
The Middle East’s Chinese-American balancing act: Where does it leave Israel?
Published in the July 24, 2023 issue of The Jerusalem Report. Photo: Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the Great Hall of the People…
Why Has Oman Not Normalized Relations with Israel?
Photo: National Interest Published on June 7, 2023 by the National Interest. Situated between Iran and Saudi Arabia, who are not threatening one another for the moment, Oman tries hard…
Tightening the noose around Israel
Published on April 27, 2023 in JNS. Photo from Shutterstock. Less than one year ago, Lawrence Haas, a senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council, wrote an article for…
Rudaw Interview on Moscow Defense Minister Meetings
From Dr. Mandel: This video is an interview I gave Iraqi Rudaw TV regarding Moscow hosting the defense ministers of Turkey, Iran, and Syria in an attempt to forge a…