Nabih Bulos is the Middle East bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times. Since 2012, he has covered the aftermath of the “Arab Spring” revolution as well as the Islamic State’s resurgence and the campaign to defeat it. His work has taken him to Syria, Iraq, Libya, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Yemen as well as on the migrant trail through the Balkans and northern Europe. A Fulbright scholar, Bulos is also a concert violinist who has performed with Daniel Barenboim, Valeri Gergyev and Bono.
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Though the ceasefire between Israel and Iran has been holding, ‘The war remains an unfinished project, for both sides,’ one Middle East expert warns.
With questions mounting over the impact of the U.S. and Israeli onslaught on Iran’s nuclear facilities and military infrastructure, a return to hostilities could be a matter of when, not if.
A classified report casts doubt on Trump’s assertions that Iran’s nuclear facilities were ‘totally obliterated.’ The White House downplays the assessment, calling it ‘flat-out wrong.’
Trump anunció un alto el fuego en redes sociales. El ataque del lunes contra la base aérea de Al Udeid en Qatar se produjo dos días después de que Estados Unidos utilizara bombas antibúnker contra instalaciones nucleares iraníes.
Trump announced a ceasefire on social media. The attack earlier Monday on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar comes two days after the U.S. used ‘bunker buster’ bombs on Iranian nuclear sites.
U.S. military officials said its precision strikes against Iran’s three main nuclear facilities caused “extremely severe damage and destruction.”
President Trump, who weeks ago rebuked America’s misadventures in the Middle East, appears to be on the cusp of his own Middle Eastern adventure as he considers joining Israel in its attacks on Iran.
Israel has tasked a private contractor, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, with aid operations. Critics say its haphazard delivery systems have led to violence.
Israel has unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day and threatens to use even greater force.
Friday’s attacks constituted a significant escalation between Israel and Iran — raising fears of a full-on regional conflict likely to embroil the U.S.