Shibley Telhami

They want to have it both ways, but the bottom line is that they knew but didn't stop the attack on the territory of an ally hosting American troops who, at Washington's request, was in the middle of mediating talks over President Trump's own plan.

Why I don't find it believable that the US didn't know about Israel's Qatar attack until minutes before - and why, if it's true, it would be a national security scandal to be investigated. My thought on DSR with @djrothkopf.bsky.social. youtu.be/4rdUs6t5wAo?...

Iranian official to @AJArabic: American Apache was not flying over international waters

Trump says Iranian forces had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz and the United States “must, of necessity, respond to this attack.” www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...

Although Israel had said it had intercepted Iran's missiles on Sunday, satellite images may indicate damage at Ramat David airbase following Iranian missile attacks, including possible destruction of hanger. Iran had announced targeting the base. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Progressive Nithya Raman advances to November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass apnews.com/article/los-...

"the Gaza debate, the Gaza debacle, the Gaza genocide, stands for a lot that is wrong with our politics. If Democrats are going to be able to offer a compelling alternative vision... they really need to have... a reckoning with what the Biden admin did" www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/o...

After our UMD poll with Ipsos found that a majority of Americans say war with Iran has not served US interests, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds a majority of Americans say the war 'is not worth it.'

Israel says it downed drone over Eilat that was launched by Yemen’s Houthis www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

"It was not immediately clear whether the Apache was shot down by Iranian fire, experienced mechanical failure or encountered some other problem" www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/u...

VP JD Vance; "The Israelis and the US have a lot of shared interests, but also have some situations where our interests diverge... we can get long-term [Iran] settlement... Israel may like that, they may not... it's in the best interest of USA" www.foxnews.com/media/vp-jd-... #FoxNews

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