HeyJaredThe Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey
Dr. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, co-director of the University of Würzburg’s Institute for Fan Culture, and co-host of the New Books in Middle Eastern Studies podcast.
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The US-Iran standoff: A battle of wills and resolve (opens the original)
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Iran signalled its gradual escalation of US-Iranian hostilities with this weekend’s first attack on US warships rather than oil and commercial shipping in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The warships foiled the attack by intercepting the incoming projectiles. Even so, the attack moves the goalposts. There is no reason to assume that subsequent attacks will also fail. A successful attack, particularly one that causes US casualties, would nullify efforts by the United States and Iran to calibra
Is the Middle East heading for another major conflict (opens the original)
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Iran and the United States are barrelling toward a new round of fighting. James discusses the prospects for a wider Middle East war on Money FM 89.3.
Middle East Report 28082026 (opens the original)
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James discusses on Radio Islam challenges facing the Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani defence pact, the prospects for success of diplomatic efforts to bring Iran and the United States back to the negotiating table, and the chances of success of US President Donald’s campaign to economically strangle Iran.
The Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani threat matrix expands exponentially (opens the original)
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Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels loomed large when Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan earlier this month inked a mutual defence pact that defines an armed attack on one as an attack on all. The rebels still loom large as Saudi Arabia and the Houthis inch closer to a revival of the Yemen war, but they are not the only ones potentially populating the pact’s threat matrix. So are mounting tensions between Turkey and Israel, Israel’s aggressive regional posture, rivalry with an informal United A
US sanctions campaign will produce mixed results, at best (opens the original)
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Scott Bessent’s attempt to ringfence Iran financially and economically will test the United States’ ability to impose its will and Iran’s capability to puncture the Treasury Secretary’s proposed iron wall. Mr. Bessent’s effort will also test the Trump administration’s belief that economic pressure and hardship will spark a popular revolt in Iran that would topple the Iranian regime. With almost five decades of expanding sanctions on Iran that have failed to force Iran to submit to American deman
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