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Confronting the Iranian Regime’s Holy War: Will the West Rise to the Challenge?

Diplomatic Impasse and Resumption of War

Iran’s Negotiating Strategy vs. the American Fast-Deal Trader

The Founding of the “House of Abbas” Palestinian Royal Family

As the World Negotiates, Iranians Are Left to Die

On the Way to an Agreement? Iran’s Dilemma and the Real Deadline Facing Trump

Author: Oded Ailam

Oded Ailam

Oded Ailam is a former head of the Counterterrorism Division in the Mossad and is currently a researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA).
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On the Way to an Agreement? Iran’s Dilemma and the Real Deadline Facing Trump

Oded Ailam
IRGC militants on parade

Iran’s Pressure Point: Internal Control, Economic Strain, and Strategic Timing

Oded Ailam
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It Is Time for Israel to Start Fighting Like a Startup Nation

Oded Ailam
The Hizbullah and Lebanese flags flying together

Not an Accidental Failure: Israel’s Approach in Lebanon Keeps Hizbullah Alive

Oded Ailam
Explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas. (MEHR News Agency)

How to Strangle Iran’s Regime Without Igniting the Entire Region

Oded Ailam
Joe Kent

Joseph Kent’s Resignation Is a Short Circuit in Trump’s Renovation Project

Oded Ailam
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Why Iran’s Uranium Should Be Left Buried Underground

Oded Ailam
IRGC soldiers

The IRGC Faces Defeat

Oded Ailam
Xi Jinping with Ali Khamenei

Why Is China Keeping a Low Profile as Iran Burns?

Oded Ailam
Iranian spy at the computer

Betrayal Pays: Israel Must Change Its Approach to Spies

Oded Ailam
Female IDF observers at the newly built situation room at the army's Re'im base near Gaza

“The Glass Wall”: How Israel Turned Intelligence into an Insurance Policy—and Failed

Oded Ailam
Donald Trump

Netanyahu’s Secret Plea to Trump to Wait on Iran – Here’s Why

Oded Ailam
The protests in Iran

Iran’s Regime Is Not Merely Under Political Siege—It Is in a State of Existential Bankruptcy

Oded Ailam
Ahmad Al-Ahmad

Between Heroism and Narrative: The Story the Australian Government Prefers Not to Ask Questions About

Oded Ailam
The Muslim Brotherhood flag.

This is How Hamas Opened a Front in Europe

Oded Ailam

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