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The MOU’s Unequal Bargain: Iran’s Advantage, Washington’s Retreat
Read the full article HERE. In this piece for ORF Middle East, I argue the following: Iran’s advantage is baked into the MOU’s architecture, with immediate concessions flowing to Tehran upfront while US gains on the nuclear file remain deferred and conditional. Spoilers persist, as Israel’s operations in Lebanon continue alongside hardline rhetoric in Washington…
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The US-Iran Peace Deal: Experts React
Read the quick takes HERE. The news broke during the early hours of 15 June, when United States (US) President Donald Trump confirmed an announcement by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that a peace deal between the US and Iran had been reached, iterating that both sides had declared “the immediate and permanent termination of…
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Indonesia’s Middle East Gambit: Free, Active, and Overextended
Read the full article HERE. In this piece for ORF Middle East, I assess Indonesia’s Middle East policy under President Prabowo, conducted through Middle East policy instruments such as the Board of Peace, UNIFIL peacekeepers in Lebanon, and the pledged ISF deployment to Gaza, has provoked domestic backlash that now constrains his maneuvering space. These…
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