Analysis

There are multiple intended recipients for Iran's brinkmanship messaging, which is calculated to intimidate but not spark a full-scale war at this time.

The halt to the Vienna nuclear talks due to Russia's demand that sanctions on it exclude trade with Iran, have led to a watershed moment to expose the dangers of the deal.

A rivalry with Russia. A proxy battleground. Nuclear brinksmanship. For many generations of Americans, it’s just like old times.

"It is a real fight against good and evil. The challenge is so much bigger, and, of course, the world as [the Russian president] wants to change is not the world in which Jews and Israel want to live,” says Natan Sharansky.

PLO declarations aside, the reality is that everyone, including the Palestinians themselves, knows it is a defunct institution that lacks any real legitimacy.

Not wishing to anger either Russian President Vladimir Putin or the Biden administration, the PA and Hamas have so far refrained from taking official positions on Ukraine.

President Joe Biden "now faces the challenge of selling to Americans why enduring some impact to our economy for Ukraine matters. That is not going to be easy," Edward Frantz, a historian at the University of Indianapolis says.

Anyone who thought Western criticism would prompt Russian President Vladimir Putin to change course has been proven wrong. If anything, the war in Europe reminds us that the IDF is Israel’s only insurance policy.

Russia's large banks are deeply integrated into the global financial system, meaning any sanctions on the biggest institutions could be felt far beyond its borders. The impact is likely to be devastating for the Russian economy and markets, expert says.

Western leaders are wary of putting destabilizing elements in their place, but being overly cautious only reward rogue international actors.