The threat of Iranian proxy militias in Iraq
Supporters of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces offer condolences over the deaths of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and others, outside the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad on May 20, 2024. Thaier…
Time to rethink the borders of the Middle East map
Courtesy Photo Most Americans are unaware that today’s Middle East is an artificial construct created by British and French diplomats (Sykes and Picot) after World War I to advance their…
Watch Dr. Mandel discuss what the US should do with the Houthis and in Syria
Dear MEPIN Readers, Watch my interview on i24TV discussing what the US should do with the Houthi rebels in Yemen and how we should approach the new regime in Syria.…
Watch Dr Mandel on Iraqi Kurdish TV discuss Syria, Turkey, the Kurds, ISIS, the US, and Iran
Dear MEPIN Readers, Will the US abandon its Kurdish allies, the Kurdish lead SDF, in northwest Syria, like we abandoned the Afghans to the Taliban? They fought and died to…
Watch Dr. Mandel on the i24 News The Rundown discuss the Syrian war and its consequences for the US and Israel
Two weeks ago, the dormant 14-year Syrian civil war was barely on the radar. Just like the Arab Winter was a surprise with unanticipated surprises and dangerous consequences, i.e., ISIS,…
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…
How US and Israel can forge stability through war: Strategic lessons from the Middle East
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, on January 30, 2023 in Jerusalem (credit: MENAHEM KAHANA/POOL VIA REUTERS) Poor strategic choice by the US administration…
After Hezbollah, is Iran next?
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian meets France’s President Emmanuel Macron inNew York City on September 24, 2024. WANA/REUTERS Last year, veteran Middle East negotiator Dennis Ross said that as someone who…
Watch Dr. Eric Mandel interview on Iraqi TV explaining Iranian influence
Dear MEPIN Readers, An Iraqi drone attack killed two Israeli soldiers and injured seventeen. The videos below are an interview I did with Iraqi TV, in English and Kurdish, before…
US must reevaluate Mideast ties with terror enabling countries
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in Sharm el-Sheikh, in 2022. ‘The US has leverage with Egypt, as Washington gives Cairo over a billion dollars…