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Kim GhattasThe Guardian |
Trump and Witkoff expect weaker parties to cave — but unlike in real estate, ideology and national pride matter
Trump is not negotiating to ease the burden of the regime’s victims — and war will not make them safer
The US president thinks his ceasefire has brought calm but the reality is an ongoing war on multiple fronts
There is no peace deal on the table and those who expected the militant group to capitulate were deluded
The Israeli prime minister has consistently misread the region since the 1980s, dooming it to endless cycles of violence
The US is pursuing its own objectives and cutting Israel out of dealmaking with Iran and Saudi Arabia
But the kingdom should remember that it still has considerable leverage over the US president
For decades, politicians in Beirut have blamed their inaction on outside forces