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How Iran is able to beat the US in its war
News, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 06/04/2026
» In a rambling address to the American people on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump claimed that the US war against Iran has been a success, vowing to "finish the job … very fast". It was a statement in obvious conflict with the facts. In reality, Iran has upended the model on which US interventionism has long relied.
Red Sea raids push US and allies to crunch point
News, Peter Apps, Published on 15/01/2024
» When the United States and 11 allies published a joint statement last week calling for an end to Houthi attacks from Yemen on Red Sea shipping, they hoped the implicit threat of force might at least reduce the intensity of fire on foreign vessels.
Lindsey Graham is Trump's most vital friend
News, Eli Lake, Published on 21/09/2020
» Lindsey Graham may be the most misunderstood figure in Donald Trump's Washington. For the #Resistance, the Republican senator from South Carolina is the lickspittle who abandoned his principles for access to a dangerous populist. For the populists, Mr Graham is an interloper, worming his way into the president's inner circle and persuading him to keep fighting the endless wars Trump campaigned against.
Mideast ties strong, says Don
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 17/01/2020
» Although absent from a House committee meeting in which he was to be asked to clarify his "misinformed" remarks about the conflict between the US and Iran, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said Thailand's ties with the Middle East are good.
Calls ring out for Don to step down
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth and Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/01/2020
» Pheu Thai MPs are leading calls for Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai to step down and take responsibility for his "misinformed" remarks about the conflict between the US and Iran.
Concentric Mideast wars and prospects
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 10/01/2020
» Nothing captures attention in an age of media saturation like the talk of war. The recent decision by US President Donald Trump to assassinate a top Iranian official, Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani, has conjured up the spectre of a wider conflict encompassing not just the Middle East but the broader world, as Iran's top leaders deemed it "an act of war" and vowed "severe revenge". Although Iran's military and its proxy militias and client states in the Middle East and elsewhere are poised to exact retribution for their loss, we are unlikely to see a world war in the immediate aftermath of this killing.
Tantrum turns deadly
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/01/2020
» The opinion piece, "Was the killing of Iran's Soleimani justifiable?" on Jan 8 misses the point. The point is that Donald Trump was feeling frustrated about a number of things (being impeached, the attack on the embassy in Iraq) and some dim-witted general gave him the option of lashing out to express his frustration and he did. Afterwards, all his enablers are trying to make it sound like some rational, well thought out decision, but in fact, it wasn't much different than a small spoiled child impulsively lashing out in anger because things weren't going his way.
Foreign Ministry denies US tip-off
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri & Thana Boonlert, Published on 08/01/2020
» The Foreign Ministry is backtracking on earlier statements by the foreign minister that the United States had informed Thailand one day before its drone attack which killed Iranian forces leader Qassem Soleimani, saying the report was "misinformed".
Evacuation plan laid for Thai workers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/01/2020
» Authorities are preparing to evacuate Thai workers in Iraq and Iran if the conflict between Iran and the US escalates, following Washington's killing of a top Iranian general.
Despite strong words, war with Iran not inevitable
News, Hussein Ibish, Bloomberg opinion columnist, Published on 06/01/2020
» Now that the US has taken out Qassem Soleimani, arguably the most important military figure in the 40-year history of the Islamic Republic, conventional wisdom holds that Tehran must respond with extreme prejudice. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has promised "severe retaliation", and his regime is putting out videos of thousands of Iranian mourners demanding vengeance.