Trump threatens Iran with strikes

Scholar power: 39.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 C. Christine Fair	67%	35	39.6%

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64.0%

3.0 h

1316

39.6%

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2.86

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Reposted by Juan Cole, Seth Masket, Amir Attaran , and 1 more Juan Cole, Seth Masket, Amir Attaran, Christina Pagel

58%

Scholar power: 58.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Juan Cole	60%	24	29.4%
🎓 Seth Masket	53%	24	26.0%
🎓 Amir Attaran	5%	31	2.8%
🎓 Christina Pagel	-	33	-
Total			58.1%

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45.0%

3.4 h

302

58.1%

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0.935

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The Associated Press

@apnews.com

Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian groups, including Doctors Without Borders, in 2026 for failing its new vetting rules for groups working in Gaza. Some international organizations have said that Israel’s rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.

Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026

Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza.

bit.ly

December 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM

Reposted by Jonathan Wolff, Gerald Friedman

37%

Scholar power: 37.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Jonathan Wolff	45%	33	25.9%
🎓 Gerald Friedman	32%	13	11.5%
Total			37.4%

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58.0%

13.6 h

882

37.4%

Ranking score

0.499

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Ron Filipkowski

@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

So Netanyahu met with Trump today and now Trump is threatening to bomb Iran again. Amazing how that happens.

December 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM

by Vali Nasr

87%

Scholar power: 87.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Vali Nasr	75%	15	87.1%

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47.0%

2.2 h

1

87.1%

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0.301

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Vali Nasr

@valinasr.bsky.social

The Saudi-UAE feud in Yemen and Israel's maneuver in Somaliland are important developments. They suggest a convergence of Israeli-UAE interests in Horn of Africa and Yemen which threaten Saudi and will push it closer to Iran and Turkey with implications for the Levant and the Gulf

December 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM

by Jonathan Wolff

77%

Scholar power: 77.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Jonathan Wolff	45%	33	77.6%

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53.0%

9.6 h

13

77.6%

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0.264

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Jo Wolff

@jowolff.bsky.social

Always agree with the last sycophantic autocrat who came round to flatter you.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

So Netanyahu met with Trump today and now Trump is threatening to bomb Iran again. Amazing how that happens.

December 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM

by Gerald Friedman

34%

Scholar power: 34.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Gerald Friedman	32%	13	34.6%

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Scholar power

70.0%

5.4 h

5

34.6%

Ranking score

0.248

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Gerald Friedman

@gfriedma.bsky.social

Threats worked so well against Hamas in the past.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Hamas will have ‘hell to pay’ if it fails to disarm, Trump warns after Netanyahu meeting

Israeli prime minister said he will award Trump with Israel prize, highest civilian honor, while visiting Mar-a-Lago

www.theguardian.com

December 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM

by Stella M. Rouse Reposted by Steve Peers

81%

Scholar power: 81.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Stella M. Rouse	41%	15	47.6%
🎓 Steve Peers	65%	27	33.8%
Total			81.4%

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56.0%

16.8 h

0

81.4%

Ranking score

0.213

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Stella Rouse

@stellarouse.bsky.social

Isreal is helping the people of Gaza and Russia is helping Ukraine.

Every day is just a new test in how much gaslighting we are willing to tolerate.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Trump: "I heard that number today -- half of Gaza would leave. I've always said it. I said if they were given the opportunity to live in a better climate, they would move. We're helping the people of Gaza a lot. So is Israel, by the way."

December 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM

Reposted by W. Andy Knight, Stephen Ryan, Karen O’Leary

27%

Scholar power: 27.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 W. Andy Knight	57%	21	26.1%
🎓 Stephen Ryan	2%	23	1.0%
🎓 Karen O’Leary	-	12	-
Total			27.1%

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Scholar power

49.0%

22.3 h

1277

27.1%

Ranking score

0.167

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Acyn

@acyn.bsky.social

Netanyahu: We've never had a friend like President Trump in the White House. It's not even close. I think Israel is very blessed to have President Trump leading the United States.

December 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM

Reposted by Anders Aslund

34%

Scholar power: 34.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Anders Aslund	59%	34	34.4%

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54.0%

20.3 h

119

34.4%

Ranking score

0.126

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by Gerald Friedman

34%

Scholar power: 34.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Gerald Friedman	32%	13	34.6%

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Scholar power

52.0%

4.8 h

1

34.6%

Ranking score

0.097

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Gerald Friedman

@gfriedma.bsky.social

www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...

Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Raphaël Glucksmann: 'How can we fail to see that the Israeli response violates the laws of war and tramples on international law?'

OP-ED. At a time when the election of Donald Trump could bolster Benjamin Netanyahu in his murderous strategy, former and current MEPs assert that the ICC's arrest warrant against the Israeli prime mi...

www.lemonde.fr

December 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM

by Eugene Kontorovich

54%

Scholar power: 54.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Eugene Kontorovich	52%	12	54.0%

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Scholar power

46.0%

6.3 h

1

54.0%

Ranking score

0.075

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Reposted by Trita Parsi

15%

Scholar power: 15.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Trita Parsi	58%	7	15.3%

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Scholar power

56.0%

16.6 h

48

15.3%

Ranking score

0.073

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Reposted by Mohammad Marandi

5%

Scholar power: 5.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mohammad Marandi	24%	6	5.9%

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Scholar power

48.0%

14.4 h

1609

5.9%

Ranking score

0.072

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by Trita Parsi

46%

Scholar power: 46.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Trita Parsi	58%	7	46.0%

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Scholar power

48.0%

22.3 h

8

46.0%

Ranking score

0.071

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by Shibley Telhami

57%

Scholar power: 57.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Shibley Telhami	53%	13	57.3%

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58.0%

15.3 h

2

57.3%

Ranking score

0.07

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Shibley Telhami

@stelhami.bsky.social

Case in point: Netanyahu appears to have persuaded Trump to vow support for strikes on Iran if they continue their ballistic missile program - a prescription of the endless war he had promised voters he would seek to avoid.

Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 21h

Theoretically, one would expect power to reside with Trump, given Israel's dependence on the US; in practice, there are many intervening political variables that have given Netanyahu the edge - which is why many even in the America First movement worry that Netanyahu can push Trump toward more war.

Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 22h

MK Ayman Odeh head of the Joint List and chairman of the Arab-Jewish Hadash- Ta’al party:

December 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM

Reposted by David Darmofal, Alan Richardson

10%

Scholar power: 10.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David Darmofal	24%	11	8.0%
🎓 Alan Richardson	5%	21	2.3%
Total			10.3%

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Scholar power

62.0%

20.4 h

192

10.3%

Ranking score

0.067

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Trump: "I'm not concerned about anything that Israel is doing"

December 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM

Reposted by Randa Slim

12%

Scholar power: 12.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Randa Slim	52%	6	12.7%

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Scholar power

61.0%

21.3 h

55

12.7%

Ranking score

0.067

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by James M. Dorsey

54%

Scholar power: 54.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 James M. Dorsey	52%	12	54.0%

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Scholar power

51.0%

10.5 h

0

54.0%

Ranking score

0.065

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by Shibley Telhami

57%

Scholar power: 57.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Shibley Telhami	53%	13	57.3%

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57.0%

21.8 h

2

57.3%

Ranking score

0.061

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Shibley Telhami

@stelhami.bsky.social

Theoretically, one would expect power to reside with Trump, given Israel's dependence on the US; in practice, there are many intervening political variables that have given Netanyahu the edge - which is why many even in the America First movement worry that Netanyahu can push Trump toward more war.

Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 22h

MK Ayman Odeh head of the Joint List and chairman of the Arab-Jewish Hadash- Ta’al party:

December 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM

Reposted by Stella M. Rouse, Simon Lester, David Darmofal , and 1 more Stella M. Rouse, Simon Lester, David Darmofal, David R. Miller

45%

Scholar power: 45.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 66%, Law 17%, History 17%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Stella M. Rouse	41%	15	15.9%
🎓 Simon Lester	39%	16	15.6%
🎓 David Darmofal	24%	11	8.0%
🎓 David R. Miller	13%	21	6.0%
Total			45.4%

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Scholar power

54.0%

20.3 h

5

45.4%

Ranking score

0.058

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Trump: "I heard that number today -- half of Gaza would leave. I've always said it. I said if they were given the opportunity to live in a better climate, they would move. We're helping the people of Gaza a lot. So is Israel, by the way."

December 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM

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