Will US back Israeli preemptive actions?
ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR to the US Yechiel Leiter departs after a visit to the US Capitol last week. If Washington signals restraint or pressures Jerusalem to temper its response to provocations,…
US and Israel’s strikes on Iran have unmasked a power vacuum
By IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=147371238 And the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is poised to exploit it.So much has been written about “the day” after Hamas in Gaza.…
Strategic Assessment of Recent U.S. Policy Decisions on Iran
Dear MEPIN Readers, In my latest analysis, I discuss who has President Trump’s attention in the situation room, whether Iran believes the President is bluffing, whether U.S. security interests are…
Watch Dr. Mandel on Iran International discuss U.S.-Iranian nuclear negotiations
Dear MEPIN Readers, Please watch this comprehensive 4-minute interview/analysis of the American-Iranian nuclear negotiations. The Farsi and English translations are below. I was interviewed by Iran International, one of the…
Tehran will offer nuke concessions to satisfy Trump ‘victory,’ ensure regime lives on
Military personnel stand guard at a nuclear facility in the Zardanjan area of Isfahan, Iran, April 19, 2024, in this screengrab taken from video.(photo credit: WANA/REUTERS) Steve Witkoff said that…
Watch Dr. Mandel Discuss the Change in the Middle East since the Trump Inauguration
March 18, 2025 Dear MEPIN Readers, Please watch this comprehensive up-to-the-day analysis of President Trump’s disruptive, unpredictable influence on the Middle East and willingness to use force. Topics range from…
The lost opportunity to deal with Iran’s nuclear program
Israel’s David’s Sling missile-defense system. Photo by Israel Ministry of Defense Spokesperson’s Office. The fact that Iran has not turned the final screw of an active atomic device will likely…
Supplying Israel with 30,000-pound bombs could deter Iran’s nuclear threat
Aviation ordonnancemen stand next to JSOW (Joint Standoff Weapon) (left) and JDAM satellite-guided bombs (right) aboard the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier in the northern Gulf April 9, 2003(photo credit:…
What does ‘ending the war’ in Gaza mean to the next American president?
A view of the destruction by the Israeli military of Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip on July 29, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian…
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…