Barack Obama

Trump’s Iran strategy may hand Tehran the world’s economic choke point - opinion

If Tehran emerges from this crisis with greater leverage than it possessed before, the lesson will not be that aggression fails.

 Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.
Former US president Barack Obama delivers his speech at the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Obama Presidential Centre in Chicago, Illinois, US, June 18, 2026. Picture taken through the bulletproof glass.

US may be 'worse off' under Trump-brokered MoU with Iran, Obama, US officials warn - report

US President Donald Trump, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, holds a press conference during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026.

Iran deal is Israel’s chance to reshape its own MoU with the US - opinion

JEWS PROTEST against the nuclear deal reached with Iran before US Vice President Joe Biden meets with Jewish community leaders at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center on September 3, 2015, in Davie, Florida.

Jewish groups push back against Trump’s Iran deal, more quietly than in 2015


Remembering former ambassador Martin Indyk: A legacy of debate and diplomacy - opinion

Ambassador Martin Indyk, a key figure in US-Israel diplomacy, passed away recently. His lifelong commitment to understanding and resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should inspire us all.

 MARTIN INDYK, serving as US special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, speaks with then-secretary of state John Kerry, in Paris, in 2013. Indyk continued to work hard to renew the peace process he had unsuccessfully attempted during the Oslo years, the writer recalls.

Obama tells allies Biden needs to reconsider his re-election bid, WaPo reports

Although he has been out of office for nearly eight years, Obama still has a significant influence within the Democratic party.

 US President Joe Biden and former US President Barack Obama share a laugh during a star-studded campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 15, 2024.

Politicians react to Biden's announcement of hostage deal

World leaders and organizations react to US President Joe Biden's announcement of the proposed hostage deal.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with then-US president Barack Obama at the White House, 2014.

Olympus Has Fallen: America's decline as a superpower, and what that means for Israel - opinion

The fruits of several calamitous decisions can be seen today, as Iran has successfully attacked Israel on seven fronts in pursuit of the Jewish state’s destruction.

 Anti-overhaul activists protest outside the US Embassy in Tel Aviv, as Israeli PM Netanyahu meets with US President Biden, in NYC, September 20, 2023.

It's no surprise that the Iranian regime doesn't heed America's warnings - opinion

After years of ineffectual diplomacy and cozying up to the Iranian regime, it should come as no surprise that when the president of the United States tells Iran not to attack, Iran will not listen.

 PEOPLE PASS by an anti-Israel poster on a street in Tehran, yesterday.

Israeli war hysteria: Why poor management leads to 'irrational' behavior - opinion

Dr. Moran Bodas explains that the Israeli public is not constantly hysterical and irrational, but authority figures give rise to these reactions.

 Empty shelves in stores in Israel

Israel must resist the US's fantasy of a swift, indecisive end to the war - opinion

The big chill again coming from Washington is uncomfortable, but Israel has no choice but to resist.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with then-US president Barack Obama at the White House, 2014.

A threat to the pro-Israel consensus - opinion

"This may be an inflection point in US-Israel relations, a time when one of the last consensus issues in American politics succumbs to the era’s bitter divisions."

 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stands behind the rostrum as fellow Democratic senators speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2023.

'My Brother's Keeper': Ex-Netanyahu aide comes clean about 2014 - review

Harow tells, in graphic detail, the effect working as Netanyahu’s aide had on him – the relentless pressure of being at the PM’s beck and call 24 hours a day.

 THEN-PRIME Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points to a red line he drew on the graphic of a bomb used to represent Iran’s nuclear program as he addresses the 67th United Nations General Assembly at the UN in New York, in 2012.

Prominent US think tank has secret ties to Iran regime - report

IPIS and the Crisis Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in 2016, predating much of the latter’s involvement in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.

 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iran.