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News headline: "Almost all of the #Fulbright board resigns, citing Trump administration interference." I served on the J. William Fulbright Fellowship Board from 1992 to 1994, including as its Vice President, so I have a perspective on this development: Board members must sign

Four questions about Israel's attack on Iran: 1. What path did the Israelis take to Iran? 2. Did any intervening states give them permission for overflight? 3. Israel has now pre-empted versus three potential nuclear enemies—Iraq, Syria, and Iran. Why did the United States not

1 June 2025—Ukraine did something unprecedented in Operation Spider's Web, smuggling drones and destroying Russian aircraft 13 June 2025—Israel replicates that operation, smuggling in drones and taking out Iranian defenses Clearly, the moment has arrived for this new kind of

Surveying Arab states between Israel and Iran: The formerly totalitarian states of Syria and Iraq are so weak, they can only wave at Israeli aircraft, even the slow-moving tankers, as they pass overhead, while the Jordanian, Saudi, and other monarchies nominally condemn but

A good day not to be in central Washington, D.C.

This The Times of Israel article paraphrases an unnamed Israeli official that "Trump was an active participant in the ruse" to deceive Tehran. I wonder if that is true or the Israelis trying to co-opt Trump by sharing credit with him. Opinions? timesofisrael.com/how-an-israeli…

Have you noticed? Russia & Iran target their enemies' civilian populations to do maximum human and emotional damage. Ukraine & Israel target their enemies' military assets to do maximum war-fighting damage.

Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics: In 2024, the Total Fertility Rate of Jewish women exceeded that of Muslim women, 3.06 children vs. 2.75 children. More remarkably, Israel is the world's only rich country to have higher-than-replacement birth rate. jns.org/jewish-womens-…

Great news, if true. But recall the old adage: Kick your enemy when he's down. A Battered Iran Signals It Wants to De-Escalate Hostilities With Israel and Negotiate: Messages passed by Tehran through intermediaries seek a return to talks if the U.S. stays out of the fight

Were Israel's strikes on the Islamic Republic to lead Iranians to topple the regime, that makes two of its enemies (Assad & Khamene’i) overthrown in quick succession. Memo to Middle Eastern despots: You'd better start behaving. (Such a moving picture of Assad & Khamene’i,

Clearly, the Israelis are intent on regime change in Iran. For a dramatic example of what this means, watch the state television announcer as she inveighs against Israel, then she flees her perch as the ceiling starts to litter her set.

The great Iran question, the one that has been brooded over for decades that will be answered in the next few days: Will Israel's attack cause more a reaction of rally-around-the-flag or let's-get-rid-of-the-tyrant? I am hopeful for the latter.

"Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei's senior officials are reportedly in talks to secure asylum in Russia." Maybe they can bunk with the Assads. freebeacon.com/latest-news/ir…

.@EzraLevant interviewed me on @RebelNews on how "Israel aims to cripple regime control, foster Iranian resistance" in a half-hour chat. rebelnews.com/ezra_levant_sh…

Lt-Col #ImanTajik, an Iranian military spokesman, announced yesterday that Iran has "obtained complete control of the skies of the occupied territories [i.e., Israel], and the people there have become entirely defenseless against Iran's missile attacks." memri.org/tv/iran-milita…

— I published two books at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (Washington Institute). — I taught "Islam and Politics" at Pepperdine University's School of Public Policy (Pepperdine School Public Policy). So, these are two institutions I know well. It therefore pleases me to see them

The Italian newspaper @IlRiformista interviewed me about the Israel-Iran War. Some snippets: — "After the Islamic Republic, #Islamism will be gone from Iran." — "Israel's Iran campaign is as superb as the Gaza one is pathetic." — "#Erdoğan is in shock." danielpipes.org/22597/making-s…

.@NYTimes: "In only a few days, the Israeli attacks have been more intense and have caused more damage in Tehran than Saddam Hussein did in his entire eight-year war against Iran." nytimes.com/2025/06/21/wor…

Israel's FM @GideonSaar2: Israel has "already delayed by at least two or three years the possibility for them [Iranians] to have a nuclear bomb.” bild.de/politik/auslan…

— Begin took out Iraq's nuclear infrastructure — Olmert took out Syria's — Netanyahu took out Iran's — Truman did not take the Soviet Union's — Johnson did not take out China's — GW Bush did not take out N Korea's But, finally, Trump took out Iran's. What a great day, as the