President Trump’s Middle East trip was a wasted opportunity to secure major progress on a diplomatic solution to Iran’s nuclear program and resolving the war in Gaza
after an Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites, even if the Pentagon had not been involved? A recent Middle East Forum war game, for example, suggested the possibility that the Iranian regime could
The Arab-Israeli agreements have largely survived the war, but their future will depend on broader dynamics in the Middle East and beyond.
The U.S. president’s pomp-filled trip comes amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces ride military vehicles during a military parade in celebration of “Victory Day” marking the seventh anniversary of the defeat of Islamic State militants and the liberation of Iraqi territories, in Mosul, Iraq. (Ismael Adnan/SOPA Images via Reuters Connect)
