An Israeli F-16 fighter jet takes off at Ramon air base in southern Israel during routine training, October 21, 2013. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Noga Tarnopolsky, Reuters: Israel won’t strike Iran alone, no matter how much it hates the nuclear deal
The day after a nuclear deal with Iran was announced, the sun rose high above Jerusalem’s shimmering hills just as it does every July, as if the ancient land shrugged off two decades of apocalyptic warnings from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and decided to go about its usual routine.
Israeli officials across the political landscape decried the “very bad deal,” as Netanyahu termed the agreement, which the United States and five world powers hope will curb Iran’s weaponization of its nuclear program. But no one, not even the prime minister, rattled the sabers of war.
“An Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites is no longer a relevant scenario,” wrote Amos Harel, military analyst for the Israeli daily Haaretz.
Commentaries, Analysis And Editorials -- July 16, 2015
Israeli ambassador: The four major problems with the Iran deal -- Ron Dermer, Washington Post
How to assess the Iran deal and what to do about it -- Former Amb. James F. Jeffrey, The Hill
The fate of a febrile Middle East is in Iran’s hands -- Anwar Gargash, Financial Times
Iran’s influence may grow, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing -- Dina Esfandiary and Amir Handjani, Reuters
The Dirty Secret About the Iran Deal -- Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic
Iran Is About to Open for Business -- Azadeh Moaveni, Bloomberg
Iran nuclear deal: the winners and losers -- Ian Black, The Guardian
Moscow's Iran Man: Why Is He Smiling? -- National Interes
As Yemen's civil war grinds on, fears of a potential breakup -- Dan Murphy, CSM
Will talks with the Taliban deliver a peace dividend? -- BBC
China adds stock market crash to list of problems it blames on elaborate U.S. conspiracy -- Miles Yu, Washington Times
What happens if China's economy is weak and its military is strong? -- James Poulos, The Week
Greece needs to leave the euro right now -- Lianna Brinded, Business Insider
Why Germany refuses to write off Greece's debts -- David McHugh and Geir Moulson, AP
One Year Later, MH17 Downing Still Impacts Ukraine Crisis -- Al Pessin, VOA
A year after MH17 downed, families want justice -- Anthony Deutsch and Maria Tsvetkova, Reuters
Its glory faded, decaying modern Rome 'needs a miracle' -- Crispian Balmer, Reuters
Venezuela: Could Guyana Be Maduro’s Falklands? -- Marcos Peckel, World Crunch