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Kim Ghattas

Kim Ghattas

The Guardian

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Iran and the chimera of capitulation

Trump and Witkoff expect weaker parties to cave — but unlike in real estate, ideology and national pride matter

26.02.2026 9

Financial Times

Kim Ghattas

Iran’s people stand to lose whether or not talks succeed

Trump is not negotiating to ease the burden of the regime’s victims — and war will not make them safer

04.02.2026 6

Financial Times

Kim Ghattas

Trump cannot manifest Middle East peace

The US president thinks his ceasefire has brought calm but the reality is an ongoing war on multiple fronts

07.11.2025 3

Financial Times

Kim Ghattas

Hizbollah is not the IRA

There is no peace deal on the table and those who expected the militant group to capitulate were deluded

21.08.2025 4

Financial Times

Kim Ghattas

Netanyahu is good at starting wars, but it’s ending them that matters

The Israeli prime minister has consistently misread the region since the 1980s, dooming it to endless cycles of violence

18.06.2025 6

Financial Times

Kim Ghattas

Trump’s patience with Netanyahu is running out

The US is pursuing its own objectives and cutting Israel out of dealmaking with Iran and Saudi Arabia

13.05.2025 10

Financial Times

Kim Ghattas

Saudi Arabia’s high-wire act wobbles amid Trump’s Gaza gambit

But the kingdom should remember that it still has considerable leverage over the US president

06.02.2025 8

Financial Times

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It’s time for Lebanon’s leaders to take responsibility for the country’s future

For decades, politicians in Beirut have blamed their inaction on outside forces

09.01.2025 8

Financial Times

Kim Ghattas