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Jason D. Greenblatt

Jason D. Greenblatt

Founder of Abraham Venture LLC

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Jason D. Greenblatt was President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy between 2017 and 2019. He is the author of In the Path of Abraham and the founder of Abraham Venture LLC. Follow him on X: @GreenblattJD

The Iran war warning Europe chose to ignore

In Warsaw in 2019, Arab states, Israel, and the US warned that diplomacy wouldn’t contain Tehran. Europe chose another path.
Damage to the Kuwait-flagged Al-Salmi crude oil tanker, following a reported strike.Kuwait Petroleum Corp./Reuters

The Iranian proxy war the world is missing

The Tehran-linked Polisario Front is quietly expanding in the disputed Western Sahara.
Polisario Front soldiers stand at an entrance of the fifth sector base in Bir Lahlou, Western SaharaZohra Bensemra/Reuters

The last best chance to break Tehran’s grip

A convergence of strength between the US, Israel, and the Gulf offers a narrow window of opportunity.
Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in TehranMajid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters

Tehran should take Trump’s warning literally

The US president’s handling of Venezuela sent a message to adversaries: red lines aren’t theoretical.
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026. Kamran/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty

Lebanon and Syria inch toward a rethink on Israel

Fragile shifts in Beirut and Damascus hint at new possibilities for regional diplomacy, with Gulf states ready to nurture the change.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. Emilie Madi, Ronen Zvulun, Khalil Ashawi/Reuters.

How Trump sees Iran as an ‘America First’ priority

The president is supporting Israel while preserving flexibility to achieve a shared objective: preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
President Donald Trump talks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting where Trump announced nuclear talks with Iran, Washington, U.S., April 7Kevin Mohatt/Reuters

Analysis: Another word for the Trump Doctrine — Pragmatism

President Donald Trump’s Middle East strategy is to abandon the lectures and embrace partnerships that benefit all sides.

Trump bets on Gulf in unconventional Syria policy

Easing sanctions on Syria may pull Damascus into a Gulf-led regional realignment.