Kelley Vlahos

1 week ago | tripthebeltway.substack.com | Kelley Vlahos

Just before Memorial Day on Friday the Trump administration let go scores of staff from the National Security Council. The usual howling from the media and foreign policy establishmentarians ensued, but the Trump administration was signaling his intent to do this even during his first term.

1 week ago | theamericanconservative.com | Kelley Vlahos

Foreign Affairs An Israeli Attack on Iran Would Be A Blunder Not only would such an attack fail in military terms, but it would alienate Trump. Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be working President Donald Trump’s last nerve when it comes to Iran.

1 week ago | portside.org | Kelley Vlahos

Surprise: CIA Link to Sketchy Israeli Aid Scheme Published May 29, 2025 Call it "independent," and proceed to deploy it on the starving Gaza population with the assistance of foreign entities and U.S. security contractors, according to new reports. To say something stinks here is an understatement. After the New York Times got a whiff and started writing about how the idea came together shortly after the Oct.

1 week ago | responsiblestatecraft.org | Kelley Vlahos

Former Israeli official Merav Ceren, who caused a stir when she was appointed in April to head of the Israel and Iran desk at Trump's National Security Council has lost her position in a agency-wide purge that left "scores" political appointees and career officials cleaning out their desks on Friday.

1 week ago | responsiblestatecraft.org | Kelley Vlahos

A former CIA officer who once headed American schemes to train right wing contras in Nicaragua in the 1980s has been working with the Israelis to hatch a new aid organization, call it "independent," and proceed to deploy it on the starving Gaza population with the assistance of foreign entities and U.S. security contractors, according to new reports. To say something stinks here is an understatement.