Andrew England & Monavar Khalaj, Fin. Times
It appeared that the first successful Iranian attack on an American asset since tensions escalated in the Gulf would not be the trigger that tipped Iran and the US into direct conflict. Yet by Friday morning, US media were reporting that the president had approved military strikes against Iranian targets, including radar and missile batteries. War planes were in the air and ships were in position. But before a shot was fired, the operation was abruptly called off.
Ed Conway, Times of London
A couple of years ago Mark Zuckerberg embarked on a road trip across America. He was photographed driving a tractor in Wisconsin, chatting awkwardly to firemen in Indiana and working on a...
Svante Cornell, The American Interest
Lost in the electoral struggle for Istanbul, the deeper lesson of Turkey's local election is the rise of Turkish nationalism. It has weakened President Erdo?an, and it offers the United States new options in developing a coherent Turkey policy.
New York Post
Know how you can tell the Trump administration's tough approach on Iran is working? Tehran is acting out in a bid to remove the pressure. Iran's rulers pointedly announced Monday that they'll soon
Michael Rubin, National Review
History suggests that Trump may be understating the regime's involvement.
Daniel Larison, Amer. Conservative
We very narrowly dodged the bullet of starting a war with Iran tonight, and it would have been a war started for the stupidest of reasons.
Owen Jones, Guardian
Trump??s allies will try to paint Iran as a threat, as they did with Iraq, says the Guardian columnist Owen Jones
Kathy Gilsinan, The Atlantic
The buildup in the Middle East is coming at the request of the forces responsible for the region.
Rebecca Grant, Fox News
Do you go to war with Iran over a lost drone?
Eli Lake, Bloomberg View
Alex Ward, Vox
Will the US and Iran go to war?
Henri Barkey, The National
The disquiet about a potential loss is visible and a loss in the country's most populous city catapults Ekrem Imamoglu into pole position as his main rival
Tobias Buck, FT
The email landed in the inbox of Henriette Reker, mayor of Cologne, at half past midnight on Wednesday. It bore a chilling message: The phase of cleansing has started with Walter Lbcke. Many more will follow him. Including you. Your life will end in 2020.
