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“In some sense, Israel is in a better position now than it has ever been,” says @HalBrands.
“It has rolled back the influence of a number of its enemies .... But it still has this pervasive, grinding insecurity on its borders.”
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“The Iranians have a lot of wounds to lick at the moment. I think there’s going to be a period of extreme regime paranoia as they try to expunge the Israeli intelligence assets that have clearly penetrated their system,” says @MarcChampion1x.com/i/broadcasts/1mnxegzNe…
Iran’s “policy of deterrence — vis-a-vis Israel and the US — rested on two pillars: proxies and the nuclear program,” says @HalBrands.
“If the proxies are devalued, they’re going to place a higher value on the nuclear program.”
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“I suspect there is just as much confusion in Tel Aviv and Tehran about what Trump is going to do as there is in the White House,” says @MarcChampion1x.com/i/broadcasts/1zqKVjaLD…
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Abu Dhabi’s newest wealth fund is growing faster than any of its peers. Executives are now looking for ways to take advantage of that momentum bloomberg.com/news/articles/… with @NicolasParasie and @DNair5
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NEW: @BBGNewEconomy today announced a new Advisory Board chaired by former US Commerce Secretary @GinaRaimondo and Former Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi.
Joining them on the Board is a distinguished group of leaders, see the full list here: bloom.bg/42nxvkT#NewEconomyForum
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told officials from some of the world’s biggest banks that their help is a vital part of the Trump administration’s push to ratchet up economic pressure on Iran trib.al/Ze5Sj1G
Benjamin Netanyahu is set to arrive in Budapest on Thursday for meetings with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, with the pair ignoring the International Criminal Court’s warrant for the Israeli leader’s arrest trib.al/Sh1uoLt