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Hassan Elbiali is a political analyst and commentator specialising in international relations, geopolitical affairs, and the intersection of law and power. His writing focuses on current affairs with particular attention to how global power dynamics shape international institutions and legal frameworks. He is a regular contributor on Middle Eastern politics, Western foreign policy, and the evolving international order.
SHARE Saturday, July 4, 2026 Haiti Pays for America's Iran Gamble
Since February 28, the United States has spent somewhere between $12 billion and $29 billion on Operation Epic Fury -- its joint military campaign with Israel against Iran. Congress is bracing for a Pentagon supplemental request that once floated as high as $200 billion. A billion dollars a day, Rep. Jill Tokuda said on the House floor. "Disgusting," she called it.