The Minister of Culture, Ghassan Salamé. Photo by Mohammad Yassine
As the Middle East and the entire international scene watch in astonishment as Israel wages war against Iran — the outcome of which partly hinges on U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to intervene directly in the conflict — Culture Minister and former U.N. negotiator in Iraq and Libya Ghassan Salameh explores the different scenarios opened by Israel, which is no longer yielding to the "Tentations de Mars" (Temptations of Mars) (Fayard, 2024).In October 2024, in a previous interview, you said: "For the Middle East to be reshaped, Israelis would need to think of something bigger than Lebanon; they should start trying to be more influential in Syria and Iraq, and perhaps attack Iran." Are we there now? We are in the midst of it. But this attack on Iran must be deconstructed like any action of this magnitude. There are three very...
As the Middle East and the entire international scene watch in astonishment as Israel wages war against Iran — the outcome of which partly hinges on U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to intervene directly in the conflict — Culture Minister and former U.N. negotiator in Iraq and Libya Ghassan Salameh explores the different scenarios opened by Israel, which is no longer yielding to the "Tentations de Mars" (Temptations of Mars) (Fayard, 2024).In October 2024, in a previous interview, you said: "For the Middle East to be reshaped, Israelis would need to think of something bigger than Lebanon; they should start trying to be more influential in Syria and Iraq, and perhaps attack Iran." Are we there now? We are in the midst of it. But this attack on Iran must be deconstructed like any action of this magnitude. There are three very...
