Hitler, Nasser, Saddam and Putin each used ethnic unity to justify expansion, and Washington still treats such claims as legitimate national grievances.
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Israel’s election may end in stalemate again as coalition math forces hard choices over rotation, Arab parties, and ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions.
Netanyahu’s security record has made permanent war Israel’s default and left domestic rivals with few meaningful strategic alternatives.
Abu Dhabi joined the campaign in February and opened a channel to Tehran by October, proof that Gulf states no longer trust even American protection to last.
Akhlaghi is a manager, not a commander, chosen to rebuild Iran’s missile production after strikes exposed how much of the industrial base can be destroyed.
Trump faces midterms with record-low approval, $6.18 diesel, $40 trillion debt, and an Iran war costing households $2,000 each as Democrats threaten the House.
China supplies Houthi drone parts while depending on Saudi oil, and Hormuz disruption now forces that contradiction into the open for Beijing.
Seven in ten Jewish Israelis want Haredim drafted, yet Netanyahu’s coalition depends on parties refusing to join without codifying the exemption into law.
Iran seeks a tributary order through Hormuz tolls and proxy attacks, betting attrition will outlast American pressure while the regime hardens internally.
Rivals grow bolder while American voters resist higher costs, leaving the bargain behind U.S. global power badly strained and the options ahead look bleak.