Hussein Ibish

Former blue check verified. Senior Resident Scholar at @GulfStatesInst, columnist for @TheNationalNews, regular contributor to @TheAtlantic, blah blah blah…

[Alan Eyre @AlanEyre1]

Why doesn't he change the name of 'Iran' to 'America,' post some AI slop, and call it a day?

[Hussein Ibish @Ibishblog]

These moronic @FOXSports commentators are saying they have never seen anyone as young as Yamal do as well for and in the sport and prosper so much at such a young age. Apparently they’ve never heard of fucking Pele. What a bunch of morons.

[Hussein Ibish @Ibishblog]

@AlfawazHamd Of course yes, to all three

[Hussein Ibish @Ibishblog]

Saudis became skeptical in 2019, when Trump refused to retaliate against Iran for a huge attack on Saudi oil fields.
“We start a big fight, then get bored and walk away. It’s like Lucy and the football. They’re feeling like Charlie Brown on the ground.”
https://t.co/NiQyIqhU4B

[Hussein Ibish @Ibishblog]

@AliVaez @CBSNews Yes. Must focus on one or the other.

[Barak Ravid @BarakRavid]

🇺🇸🇮🇷U.S. tries to talk Iran out of strait of Hormuz tolls as talks resume in Doha. My story on @axios
https://t.co/Ri2w2BKdwf

[Kristin Diwan @kdiwaniya]

Also this AGBI piece on Kuwait by Francesca Washtell which cites @ProfessorKaren
https://t.co/9EeMi07DpZ

[Kristin Diwan @kdiwaniya]

We are starting to get a fuller picture of the economic damage to some of the smaller Gulf littoral states, and the challenges they face.

This piece by my colleagues Said Bakr and Robert Mogielnicki on Bahrain 🧵

https://t.co/yb9a9LUb3Q

[Hussein Ibish @Ibishblog]

@mmckeg @BasuAshis Feedback MOST welcome

[Hussein Ibish @Ibishblog]

The Trump administration has positioned the United States at a crossroads between a new regime of containment against Iran or a historic drawdown of U.S. influence in the Gulf and broader Middle East.
I argue this in my latest essay here:
https://t.co/L4p3LW8Fhg

[Giorgio Cafiero @GiorgioCafiero]

"There is simply no pressure on Iran, especially if the regime believes that Trump does not want to go back to war and is simply glad to be rid of it," writes @Ibishblog.

https://t.co/fdqHEp21uK

[The National Comment @NationalComment]

Whatever happens in November, starting on Friday the biggest winners might not be Democrats or even Republicans, but the radicalised, emboldened and oppressive rulers of Iran.

Opinion | Hussein Ibish @Ibishblog via @TheNationalNews https://t.co/3L68oPTBVu

[Hussein Ibish @Ibishblog]

@andreas_krieg In Washington, no one cares what they think.

[AGSI @GulfStatesInst]

The Iranian leadership gauged, and used, Trump’s unwillingness to return to all-out warfare and his mounting frustration to strike a hard bargain. @Ibishblog https://t.co/qf5AVv7sNn

[AGSI @GulfStatesInst]

Ultimately, Trump’s desire to end the war as quickly as possible dovetailed with Tehran’s willingness to absorb all pressure without making meaningful compromises. @Ibishblog https://t.co/qf5AVv7sNn

[Sina Azodi @ProfSAzodi]

@Ibishblog @Alfoneh Thank you Hussein for having me

[Hussein Ibish @Ibishblog]

@ProfSAzodi @Alfoneh You were GREAT, and your book is excellent. Thank you do much for writing it and then coming to tell us all about it!

[Hussein Ibish @Ibishblog]

Video of Our Book Talk on “Iran and the Bomb: The United States, Iran and the Nuclear Question” with @Alfoneh and the truly brilliant author @ProfSAzodi. I had the honor of moderating this extremely timely conversation about an exceptionally timely book!
https://t.co/cLmCpSm0By

[Ali Alfoneh علی آلفونه @Alfoneh]

Discussing @ProfSAzodi's Iran and the Bomb: The United States, Iran and the Nuclear Question, expertly moderated by Dr. @Ibishblog. @GulfStatesInst Book Talk, Washington D.C. June 16, 2026. Video: https://t.co/Jnv430uuYB

[Hussein Ibish @Ibishblog]

If there’s are provisions so embarrassing, that Trump felt the need to keep them secret, even compared to the catastrophe that has already been made public, can you IMAGINE what they involve? I certainly can! Good Lord…

[Kristen Holmes @KristenhCNN]

Vice President Vance tells me that some of the "gentleman's agreements" described by US officials “are written down" but not in the official MOU— indicating there are side deals between the US and Iran that haven’t been made public.

[Hussein Ibish @Ibishblog]

@lrozen Naturally