Michael Doran

2 days ago | thefp.com | Michael Doran

Trump Tore Up Obama’s Iran Deal. Is He Now Negotiating Something Worse? In 2018, Trump called the Iran deal one of the most ‘one-sided’ agreements in U.S. history. So why is his administration signing something even softer on Tehran? “The Iran Deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into,” President Donald Trump declared in 2018 as he withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

1 week ago | wsj.com | Michael Doran

Tensions are mounting between Israel and Turkey, but the U.S. president thinks he can mediate. Ending Iran’s nuclear-weapons program may be President Trump’s top goal for stabilizing the Middle East, but his biggest test lies in Syria. Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former rebel who overthrew the Assad regime four months ago, presides over a weak interim government that can’t control all of Syria’s war-torn territory.

2 weeks ago | tabletmag.com | Michael Doran

When Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, he moved fast. Within days, he had reinstated sweeping sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, financial institutions, and entities linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). On February 9, Benjamin Netanyahu became the first foreign leader to meet with Trump at the White House. The Israeli leader urged decisive action against Iran’s nuclear program. Tehran, he argued, was weaker than it had been in years. Now was the time to break its back.

1 month ago | simpleflying.com | Michael Doran

As the construction of New York John F. Kennedy Airport's New Terminal One moves closer to completion, the commercial team is assembling a significant list of airlines that want to move operations to the new terminal when it opens in 2026. Earlier this month, Air New Zealand joined that list by partnering with The New Terminal One organization. Elevating the Air New Zealand service in New York Air New Zealand and The New Terminal One at New York John F.

1 month ago | simpleflying.com | Michael Doran

Central Asian airline group Air Astana has successfully navigated its first year as a public company by increasing revenue by 12.4%, operating profit by 14.9%, and passengers to nine million, an 11.2% increase compared to 2023. This sustained growth was driven by adding ten Airbus aircraft, five of which operate at Air Astana and five at the group's low-cost carrier, FlyArystan.