Tag: David Hearst

A collection of various Iranian newspapers spread out on a wooden table, featuring headlines in Persian and a prominent photograph of Donald Trump on one of the front pages.

Iran’s Battle for Survival is the Arab World’s Fight Too

In early 2026, the Middle East has entered what analysts describe as a state of “Exhausted Realignment.” Following the kinetic “12-Day War” between Israel and Iran in June 2025 and the fall of the Assad regime in Syria in December 2024, the region is now caught between a “Maximum Pressure 2.0” campaign from Washington and a desperate diplomatic “hedging” strategy by the Gulf states.

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A line of Israeli Merkava tanks and a supply truck moving along a paved road next to a barbed-wire border fence

Israeli Military Expansion in Syria Risks Strategic Overextension Despite Initial Advantages

Twelve months after Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Israeli forces have carried out over 600 military operations in Syria, averaging nearly two daily. This extensive campaign, alongside the occupation of territories beyond the 1974 disengagement lines, illustrates a classic pattern of overreach, where tactical dominance leads to strategic vulnerability due to commitments across multiple fronts without clear objectives.

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