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Charbel A. Antoun

Charbel A. Antoun

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Iran just raised the price of Trump's waiting game

As President Trump shifts toward a strategy of economic pressure, Iran has appointed IRGC founder Mohsen Rezaei as the new secretary of the Supreme...

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Charbel A. Antoun

Lowering the bar for victory in the Iran war

Journalist Charbel A. Antoun argues that recent proposals for President Trump to declare victory in the Iran war represent a fourth failed attempt at...

02.08.2026 5

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Charbel A. Antoun

The translator of escalation: Lindsey Graham's legacy

Sen. Lindsey Graham's death leaves a void in the Senate, as he was a key translator of hawkish interventionism and an effective advocate for a moral...

14.07.2026 10

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Charbel A. Antoun

The MOU's missing line: How the US validated Iran's most usable weapon

The US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) excludes ballistic missiles, the backbone of Iran's deterrent doctrine, from the agreement, validating...

02.07.2026 10

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Iran is winning the war over what this deal means

The U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding has been signed, but the text remains invisible to the public, leading to competing interpretations of its...

17.06.2026 20

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Charbel A. Antoun