There is a concept in the philosophy of science called tacit knowledge: the unwritten, experiential understanding that cannot be fully captured in…
Grace Russell
On the morning of 28 February 2026, as senior Iranian officials convened for a Saturday security meeting in the heart of Tehran, they had no idea…
Israel and the United States are three days into the most consequential military campaign in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq invasion—a joint…
On the morning of 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched a coordinated military assault against Iran, codenamed Operation Epic Fury …
There are two Donald Trumps staring at Iran, and neither the Islamic Republic nor Israel knows which one will ultimately prevail. The first is the …
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington this week for the seventh meeting between him and US President Donald Trump, he…
As Iran convulses in yet another wave of protests, Israel and the United States are watching from the sidelines. What began with Tehran’s bazaar…
There are few areas in which the United States and Israel genuinely diverge, but one of them—somewhat unexpectedly—is Syria after the fall of former…
On 23 November 2025, an Israeli F-15 launched GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs at Hezbollah's military commander in Beirut. The strike killed its target,…
In mid-November 2025, a chartered aircraft carrying 153 Palestinians landed in Johannesburg without proper exit documentation. South African…
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Trump's war of distraction backfires
