Feisal Amin al-Istrabadi is the Michael A. and Laurie Burns McRobbie Professor in Global Strategic Studies, Professor of Central Eurasian Studies, and Founding Director of the Centre for the Study of the Middle East at Indiana University, Bloomington. He was ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary in the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2012, serving as Deputy Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations from 2004 to 2010. He was principal legal drafter of the Iraqi interim constitution in 2003-2004.
The September 11 attacks changed America forever. They have normalised the ‘forever wars’ that Trump promised to end, even as he has launched another in Iran
Egypt and Turkey may well come to the same conclusion as Saudi Arabia and Iran. To safeguard against Israel, America, or other regional players, the safest bet is to adopt the nuclear option
Iran’s regional strategic posture today is very different from 2017. And unlike then, Israel was not on the itinerary in 2025 — surprising for a US president
