Photo-Ops Notwithstanding, Iran Faces the US Alone

Prof. Hillel Frisch
January 15, 2020
Paper No. 1407

Iran is now assessing whether it should retaliate further against the US for the targeting of Qassem Soleimani, and if so, how. Its relationships with Russia and Turkey might look warm, but they are troubled. Neither is likely to leap to Tehran’s side in its clash with the US. Israel should exploit Iran’s fissures with Russia and Turkey to its advantage.

How Qassem Soleimani Forced Donald Trump Back into the Middle East

Ofira Seliktar
January 15, 2020
Paper No. 1406

Qassem Soleimani was emboldened by the US administration’s failure to respond to repeated Iranian efforts to destabilize the Persian Gulf—so much so that he felt it was safe to attack Americans directly in Iraq. President Trump, who so recently was eager to leave the Middle East, ordered the killing of Soleimani in retaliation—drawing the US back into the Middle East.

January 15, 2020

Photo-Ops Notwithstanding, Iran Faces the US Alone

How Qassem Soleimani Forced Donald Trump Back into the Middle East