Between Kinetics and Alliance: Reading Syria and Israel After Abu al-Duhur

Between Kinetics and Alliance: Reading Syria and Israel After Abu al-Duhur by Nir Boms, Khaled HomsiOctober 2026 Abu al-Duhur airbase following strikes, Syria, August 18, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer. On the night of August 17-18, 2026, Israeli aircraft cratered the runway of the Abu al-Duhur airbase in eastern Idlib. Syrian state television...

Banks vs. Bombs: Trump Escalates Economic Outcast Operation Against Iran

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdBuxJo_Uic&time_continue=1&source_ve_path=NzY3NTg&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tv7israelnews.com%2F&embeds_referring_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tv7israelnews.com With crucial congressional midterm elections approaching, the Trump administration has shifted its main effort against the Islamic Republic of Iran from kinetic military strikes to maximum economic pressure. But as Washington deploys secondary sanctions under "Operation Economic Outcast," who has more holding power Tehran or Washington?In this edition, host...

ישראל וסוריה – בין שיח קינטי למשא ומתן – ריאיון לאחר הפגישה בין ראש המוסד ולבין שר החוץ הסורי

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN6eXLw9tP0

The Other 14 Points

While the U.S.–Iran memorandum seeks to constrain Israeli action and keep Lebanon within Iran’s strategic orbit, the Israel–Lebanon MOU offers Lebanon a potential path toward reasserting state authority and reshaping the long‑standing dynamics of the conflict. On June 26th, as Israelis were already in the middle of their Shabbat dinners,...

Off The Record – Why Lebanon Became the Focus of the US-Iran Negotiations

On the background of a dramatic  agreement between Israel and Lebanon - an agreement which attempts to pave a joint path toward the dismantling of Hizballah, an Israeli withdraw and a possible normalization between the two countries - happy to share a "deep dive" perspective on the Lebanese front and...

Syria’s Uncertain Future | Dr. Nir Boms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDW30m_fnCc Middle East expert Dr. Nir Boms joins Inflection Zero to explain the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime, the rise of Ahmed al-Sharaa, the Druze crisis, Iran's declining influence, Turkey's growing role, and the future of Syria after Assad. Further reading: Dr. Nir Boms' analysis of Syria's post-Assad transition and...

Lebanon – Renewed War Amidst a Cease Fire – AZ News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr93WShNFiI An interview on AZ news focusing on the Lebanese front, Hezbollah and the logic if Israel's action in this recent campaign in Lebanon.

מה באמת קורה בסוריה – פודקאסט עברי כמעט שנה לטבח הדרוזי בסווידא

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en4271HG-Zw בפרק זה של הפודקאסט "מה החזון שלך?", אני מארח את ד"ר ניר בומס, סופר, פרשן ועמית מחקר באוניברסיטת תל אביב, לשיחה מעמיקה ומרתקת על סוריה, השכנה שלנו מצפון. ד"ר בומס, מומחה לסוריה הנמצא בקשר ישיר עם כוחות האופוזיציה הסורית, ישתף אותנו בתובנות ייחודיות על המצב הנוכחי, השפעת המדינות הזרות...

Syria and Israel: Navigating a Year of Transformation

Tensions in Lebanon – Analysis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=ywa5UPZSszbFzjc6&v=eYLeQ_-zekk&feature=youtu.be Tensions are rising as the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire begins to unravel, with renewed attacks and escalating IDF responses in Lebanon. I shared some analysis on the Lebanese front and the negotiation channel that began in Washington. You can hear more in the below, beginning at 2:55.