Yoram Ettinger

1 week ago | jewishpress.com | Yoram Ettinger

1. A constructive worldview must be driven by reality, irrespective of how complicated, bloody, insoluble and frustrating it may appear. It should not be driven by alternate reality, regardless of how seemingly obvious, peaceful, soluble and convenient it may seem to be. 2. Isolationists – like most people – are eager to prevent, minimize and end wars and terrorism, rather than launch wars.

2 weeks ago | theettingerreport.com | Yoram Ettinger

Skip to content Home » Beware of the Ayatollah Regime’s Negotiation Tactics 8:27 am Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative” June 9, 2025 US negotiation vs. Iranian negotiation A self-destructive step undertaken by US negotiators has been the assumption that negotiation with the Ayatollah regime (and any other terroristic regime) can be based on Western negotiation tactics. Contrary to US negotiation tactics, which aim to advance reconciliation, the Ayatollah...

4 weeks ago | theettingerreport.com | Yoram Ettinger

Skip to content Home » US Policy on Iran: Realpolitik or Alternatepolitik?

1 month ago | theettingerreport.com | Yoram Ettinger

Skip to content Home » The Non Nuclear Iran – a Strategic Threat to the USA 7:07 am Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative” May 21, 2025 The China-Iran-Russia Axis *The 2025 Threat Assessments issued by the US Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and the Director of National Intelligence state: “China, Russia and Iran will remain the most pressing foreign threats to our critical infrastructure…. We expect [non-nuclear] Iran to remain the primary sponsor...

1 month ago | theettingerreport.com | Yoram Ettinger

Skip to content Home » Iran’s Apocalyptic Vision Transcends Diplomacy & Finance 3:51 am Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative” May 13, 2025 *47 years of US negotiation with the Ayatollah regime suggest that US policy makers have been impressed with the, supposedly, pragmatism of Iranian negotiators. However, while the US considers agreements with the Ayatollah regime and its proxies (e.g., the Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah) a step toward reconciliation and...