David Patrikarakos

David Patrikarakos

David Patrikarakos is the author of Nuclear Iran: Birth of An Atomic State

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What does the Saudi-Iran deal mean for Israel?

Don’t panic, Riyadh and Tehran are not forming an alliance. The real danger is China

By David Patrikarakos

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A man in Tehran holds a local newspaper reporting on its front page the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties, signed in Beijing the previous day, on March, 11 2023. - Riyadh and Tehran announced on March 10 that after seven years of severed ties they would reopen embassies and missions within two months and implement security and economic cooperation agreements signed more than 20 years ago. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
Jewish Greece is a bundle of contradictions

Jewish Greece is a bundle of contradictions

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Iranian Quds force commander Esmail Ghaani speaks during a ceremony on the occasion of the first anniversary of death of former Iran's Quds force commander Qasem Soleimani in Tehran, on January 1, 2021. - Iran's judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi warned that Qasem Soleimani's killers will "not be safe on Earth", as the Islamic republic began marking the first anniversary of the top general's assassination in a US strike. (Photo by STR / AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran is evil but would never dare attack Israel

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Israel and Iraq, national flags from textile. Relationship, partnership and match between two countries.

Is Iraq on the road to peace with Israel at long last?

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