In Lebanon and Iraq, Iran Exposes Its Fragility
For all the power of its militias, Tehran relies on an aura of inevitability.
October 18, 2021
The U.S. doesn’t need two missions in one city.
When the American embassy in Jerusalem opened three years ago, it took over the responsibilities of the consulate that had operated there since 1844. But the Biden administration seems intent on resurrecting the consulate as a delegation to the Palestinian Authority. Nowhere else does the U.S. have both a consulate and an embassy in the same city. Nathan and Alyza Lewin write:
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Login or SubscribeFor all the power of its militias, Tehran relies on an aura of inevitability.
The U.S. doesn’t need two missions in one city.
Palestinian recalcitrance shouldn’t hold Israel-African relations hostage.
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