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[Live Media Appearance] US-Israel Military Campaign on Iran
Joined a familiar face in Steve Lai at BBC News earlier this morning to share my thoughts on the evolving crisis in the Middle East. I explained how: (1) Air defence systems have performed commendably across the Gulf, but the targeting of civilian infrastructure risks crossing a red line for Gulf leaderships — one that…
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[Live Media Appearance] Airstrikes in Iran, Gulf in Crisis
Spoke with Malaysian radio station, BFM 89.9 Business, on the evolving and widening crisis in the region. In conversation with the presenter, we addressed the question of why this campaign represents an existential threat to Iran. Listen to the programme HERE.
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US-Israel Strikes on Iran: Experts React to “Operation Epic Fury”
America’s Diplomatic Ruse and the Gulf’s Impossible Choice Full compilation HERE. The US-Israel strikes were not unexpected. Since January, Washington had been amassing the largest military presence in the Middle East since Operation Iraqi Freedom — the question was never if Trump would give the order, but when. This was true even as diplomacy played out: as the…
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