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"No one is arguing that US believes Iran is America...": Former Pentagon o
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin on Saturday drew a comparison between the Israel-Iran conflict and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, stating that the biggest difference is that the United States is not trying to conquer Iran, as Russia did with Ukraine.
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"Iranian regime in lot of trouble...US, Israel will try to decapitate them
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"My first reaction is that the Iranian regime is in a lot of trouble... While the US and Israel are going to try to take out the ballistic missile launchers and decapitate the regime, the Iranian regime's goal is simply to survive and then claim victory, like what we saw with Hamas," Rubin t
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Former Pentagon official says Putin's visit to India seen as "result of T
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India is seen as US President Trump's "gross incompetence" by the majority of the US people, who dislike Trump, which he claimed is around 65 per cent according to recent polls.
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"No strategic logic for US to embrace Pakistan, should designate them as s
Updated : 7 months ago IST
"There is no strategic logic for the United States embracing Pakistan. It should not be a major non-NATO ally. It should be designated a state sponsor of terrorism, period. If Asim Munir comes to the United States, he should be arrested rather than honoured," Michael Rubin said.
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Asim Munir is Osama bin Laden in a suit, says ex pentagon official
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A former Pentagon analyst has delivered a scathing assessment of Pakistan's recent nuclear rhetoric, describing the country as behaving like "a rogue state" following threatening comments made by its army chief on American soil.
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Don't think it will be a full-fledged war, says ex Pentagon official Rubin
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin stated that the recent escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict, following US airstrikes on key Iranian nuclear facilities, is unlikely to develop into a 'full-fledged war'.
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"Iranians will suffer most": Ex-Pentagon official on possible closure of S
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin stated on Saturday (local time) that Iran would "suffer the most" if it tried to close the Strait of Hormuz, adding that any disruption would not last more than few days.
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"Don't think Iranians going to retaliate in way we expect": Ex Pentagon of
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Soon after the US strikes three Iranian nuclear facilities amid the Iran-Israel conflict, Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin on Saturday [local time] said that Iranians are not going to retaliate in a way that everyone expects.
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"Perhaps Pakistan could receive Iran's nuclear supplies" after hostilities
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Michael Rubin has said that US forces need to enter Iran and eradicate its nuclear program and said that it is a possibility that Pakistan could receive Iran's nuclear supplies after the hostilities stop.
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"His own desire to win Nobel Peace Prize": Ex-Pentagon official Michael Ru
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Rubin criticised Trump for lacking a full sense of history and prioritising his desire for a Nobel Peace Prize over national security interests.
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"Diplomatic rhetoric...everyone sees Pakistan for what it is, except perha
Updated : 1 year ago IST
He expressed skepticism about Pakistan's true intentions and motivations and criticised US President Donald Trump saying, "Everyone sees Pakistan for what it is, except perhaps Donald Trump."
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"India is not a football which you kick around, it is an ally which you st
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin praised Canadian PM Mark Carney for trying to repair ties with India and criticised ex-PM Justin Trudeau for politicising the relationship. He said India should be treated as a key ally, not sidelined, and urged Canada to choose democratic partnershi
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