by John M. Curtis | Nov 1, 2024
LOS ANGELES.–Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the U.S. has kept Iran at a distance, never punishing Iran for hijacking the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking 54 U.S. hostages and holding them for 444 days before released Jan. 20, 1981, the day President Ronald...
by John M. Curtis | Nov 1, 2024
LOS ANGELES.–U.S. Mideast envoy Amos Hochstein and roving diplomat Brett McGurk got a big fat “no” when asked under U.N. Resolution 1701, a 2006 peace agreement between Lebanon and Israel, they could get a 60-day ceasefire over the current conflict. Both...