Hard-hitting, fact based, Middle East-focused analysis at https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com https://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mwrxwbkse22mWhy the US-Iraq Withdrawal Deal Might Backfire. Watch or read my analysis at https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/why-the-us-iraq-withdrawal-deal-might01 Oct 2026 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwrxwbkse22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mwpvo7b6q22xCan the Israeli Palestinian conflict be resolved? https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/can-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict30 Sep 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwpvo7b6q22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mwnlyqqpo22sThe Middle East's Coming Nuclear Arms Race https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/the-middle-easts-coming-nuclear-arms29 Sep 2026 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnlyqqpo22shttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mwli7h3wss27Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi extends his stay in New York for further talks with the Trump administration. James discusses the talks’ prospects on TRT World. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/trump-expects-us-to-hold-talks-with28 Sep 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwli7h3wss27https://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mwj4e66y4s2cEntrenched US and Iranian strategies make renewed war inevitable. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/entrenched-us-and-iranian-strategies27 Sep 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwj4e66y4s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mwg27vwlns2bJames discusses on Radio Islam the fallout of the US withdrawal from Iraq, the Kurds’ uncertain future, why US Iranian talks at the UN are likely to fail, and tough choices facing Saudi Arabia in Yemen. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/middle-east-report-6eb26 Sep 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwg27vwlns2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mwfzzmmn3c2bJames discusses on Radio Islam the fallout of the US withdrawal from Iraq, the Kurds’ uncertain future, why US Iranian talks at the UN are likely to fail, and tough choices facing Saudi Arabia in Yemen. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/middle-east-report-6eb26 Sep 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwfzzmmn3c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mwb4u4i6as2tKurds’ fate hangs in the balance. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/kurds-fate-hangs-in-the-balance24 Sep 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwb4u4i6as2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mw5t35pehs2oRebel Houthi advances in Yemen put Saudi Arabia in a bind. James discusses the kingdom’s options on Awani International. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/saudi-faces-pressure-to-resume-houthi23 Sep 2026 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw5t35pehs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mvziki3ekc2vEthnic strife looms large as Trump’s weighs options in Iran. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/ethnic-strife-looms-large-as-trumps21 Sep 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvziki3ekc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mvjwm573jc2vStrait Of Hormuz Tensions Intensify-Why the Houthis Could Change Everything. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/strait-of-hormuz-tensions-intensify15 Sep 2026 05:51 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjwm573jc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mvelfvsol22fMiddle East Report. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/middle-east-report-b2713 Sep 2026 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvelfvsol22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mvakbvnqfc2zIs Trump under pressure in advance of midterms? https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/is-trump-under-pressure-in-advance11 Sep 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvakbvnqfc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mv5u3mdlt22aUK Prime Minister Burnham leads burgeoning US ally revolt against Trump. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/uk-prime-minister-burnham-leads-burgeoning10 Sep 2026 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5u3mdlt22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3muwefwqdpk2lThe US-Iran standoff: A battle of wills and resolve. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/the-us-iran-standoff-a-battle-of07 Sep 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwefwqdpk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mureqc7r2k2qJames argues on TRT World that Iran is unlikely to play ball with Donald Trump. Like Trump, Iran does not want a return to all-out war. But unlike Trump, Iran has no interest in a pro-longed period of no peace no war. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/trump-downplays-the-iran-war05 Sep 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mureqc7r2k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mumiex2wfk2hIs the Middle East heading for another major conflict? https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/the-big-story-us-iran-war-erupts03 Sep 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumiex2wfk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mu55snpc2k27James discusses on Radio Islam challenges facing the Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani defence pact, the prospects for a revival of US-Iran talks, and the chances of success of US President Donald’s campaign to economically strangle Iran. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/middle-east-report-5b728 Aug 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu55snpc2k27https://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mty54xppd22bThe Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani threat matrix expands exponentially. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/the-saudi-turkish-pakistani-threat26 Aug 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mty54xppd22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mtvpaelzn22uUS sanctions campaign will produce mixed results, at best. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/us-sanctions-campaign-will-produce25 Aug 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvpaelzn22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mtt6ya3qss2zCan Trump strangle Iran economically? https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/can-trump-strangle-iran-economically24 Aug 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt6ya3qss2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mtqmsjo2q22yRunning against a clock: Trump and Iran harden their positions. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/running-against-a-clock-trump-and23 Aug 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqmsjo2q22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mtlojmlur227Looming large: the spectre of renewed hostilities in the Iran war. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/iran-on-a-knifes-edge-why-the-next21 Aug 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlojmlur227https://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mtcd7ufawk2xJames discusses with CNA 938 host Daniel Martin Trump’s plan to make the Strait of Hormuz a US territory, Trump’s downgrading of annual military exercises with South Korea, and the Ukraine war in a three-segment interview. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/global-watch-iran-south-korea-and17 Aug 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcd7ufawk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mt74ecqmc22bA new dawn in Gulf security? https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/a-new-dawn-in-gulf-security16 Aug 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt74ecqmc22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3msxjxiists2oWhat Bashar al-Assad’s sentencing means. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/what-bashar-al-assads-sentencing13 Aug 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxjxiists2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3msuxsy6fec23What next in the Strait of Hormuz? https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/what-next-in-the-strait-of-hormuz12 Aug 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuxsy6fec23https://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mssieh62kk2fAbqaiq: The crown jewel in the Houthis’ Saudi target list. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/abqaiq-the-crown-jewel-in-the-houthis11 Aug 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssieh62kk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3mspwqm2tjs2zWaterways will shape the Middle East’s future. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/waterways-will-shape-the-middle-easts10 Aug 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mspwqm2tjs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmdorsey.bsky.social/post/3msner7b7bc2eSaudi Arabia signed a mutual defence pact with NATO-member Turkey and nuclear-armed Pakistan, the main mediator between the United States and Iran, that defines an attack on one as an attack on all. James discusses on Express Media the pact’s significance. https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/shifting-paradigms09 Aug 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:izue5cod5hxdmgxjilepls75/app.bsky.feed.post/3msner7b7bc2e