The last thing we need to be doing. Forget rebuilding Gaza. Republicans are facing a potential midterm wipeout and the administration unfortunately was dragged into a senseless project to rebuild Gaza by Steven Witkoff, Qatar, Turkey and assorted assets and enemy nations. So I hope this report from the New York Times is wrong because this […]
Hamas Refuses to Disarm, and the IDF Prepares to Do the Job
It’s very simple, really. According to the ceasefire the Trump administration fashioned between Hamas and Israel, in the second phase of the ceasefire, the terror group was obligated to completely disarm. And as many predicted would happen, Hamas now claims it never agreed to such an arrangement, and vows not to comply. The Trump administration […]
Iran Racing to Build More Ballistic Missiles; Israel Racing to Shore Up Its Anti-Missile Defenses
While President Trump has been focusing on curbing Iran’s uranium enrichment program, the Israelis are much more worried about the Islamic Republic’s ballistic missiles. Iran has between 1,500 and 2,000 missiles still intact after the 12-Day War last June, when about 1,500 were destroyed, and its missile plants have been producing between 50 and 300 […]
US and Iran Are Heading for the Last Round-Up
Iranian negotiators have made clear to the Trump administration that while Iran is willing to discuss possible limits to its nuclear programs, it will not discuss the other items that the Americans demand be considered, including ending Iran’s ballistic missile discussion, its support for proxies, including Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Houthis […]
US-Iran Negotiations Are Worrying Israel
Israeli officials are alarmed, believing that the Islamic Republic of Iran is merely stringing the Americans along in the negotiations now being conducted in Oman, in the hope that at home the protesters won’t return to the streets, disappointed by Trump’s failure to attack the Islamic Republic, and that Trump will lose interest in the […]
How Should Trump Now Deal With Iran?
With Iran still refusing to discuss its ballistic missiles, its continued support for proxies, and its suppression of its own people, what should the Americans do? Jonathan Spyer offers his own view here: “Trump must help Iranians bring down the Islamic regime,” by Jonathan Spyer, The Spectator, February 6, 2026: With diplomatic talks between the US […]
Iran’s Most Famous Film Director Fears the Outcome of Trump’s Negotiations with the Islamic Regime
Iranians inside and outside the country look with trepidation at the Trump administration’s negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. It now appears that Trump will not attack Iran, despite having promised to do so if protesters were killed, and he is focused only on Iran’s nuclear program, not on the ballistic missiles that are […]
In Gaza, Not All of Israel’s War Aims Have Been Achieved
The founding editor of the Times of Israel, David Horovitz, has looked at Israel’s original war aims in Gaza and finds that aside from the return of the hostages, living and dead, Israel’s goals have not been met. More on his assessment can be found here: “Hamas strengthens and the PA returns — this is […]
Trump Has Betrayed the Iranians, and Needs to Keep His Promise
Donald Trump warned Iran to stop killing protesters, or else the regime would face the wrath of the American military. Iran did not stop, and Trump did nothing except to enter into negotiations with the Islamic Republic. Many Iranians who put their faith in Trump’s threats to the regime have been horrified at his failure […]
With Talks Set to Begin, Iran Is Acting as if It WANTS War with the U.S.
New in PJ Media: Envoys of President Donald Trump are set to meet on Friday in Istanbul with representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the president himself seems to have high hopes for the meeting. On Thursday morning, Trump posted without comment a Fox News video entitled “Trump weighs diplomacy with Iran amid rising tensions.” […]