Iran
Iran’s Arsenal of Solid-Fuel Ballistic Missiles Has Become a Central Pillar of Its Deterrence Strategy and Power Projection
The Post-October 7 Wars, Which Came with Expectations and Promises of ‘Total Victory,’ Are Over, as Are Their Illusions
There Is Growing Unease as Debate Intensifies over the Costs of a Confrontational Foreign Policy and the Country’s Direction
By Any Military Standard, the Islamic Republic Suffered a Catastrophe
For the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Compromise Is an Ideological Danger
Iran May Now Be Free to Rebuild Its Battered but Intact Structures of Power
Iran-Backed Armed Groups Long Have Used Religious Narratives to Recast Coercion as Duty, Sacrifice, and Defense of Religion
No Agreement, Not This One and Not a Better One, Can Permanently Guarantee That Iran Never Builds a Nuclear Weapon
The Place, Very Clearly, Where Trump Feels Comfortable Is Where Deals Are Made
Tehran’s Cuban Proxy Is Not an Existential Threat, but It Is a Distraction for the United States That Iran Built at Minimal Expense
Iran’s Foreign Minister Reassured Hardliners That Negotiations Do Not Represent Political Rapprochement with the United States
Iran Demands That Any Agreement on the Strait of Hormuz and the Nuclear Program Include a Cessation of Israeli Operations Against Hezbollah
A NATO Member That Shields Hamas, Threatens Israel, and Pressures Cyprus and Greece Should Face Consequences
In 1947, Iran Was Not Yet Israel’s Ideological Enemy, but a Cautious Monarchy Constrained by Arab Pressure
Iran’s Negotiator Suggests That the Regime Is Simultaneously Pursuing Negotiations and Calibrated Military Escalation
Both the Anti-Zionist Left and the Isolationist Right Are Undermining a Strategic Alliance
The U.S. and Israel Need a Concerted Strategy of Support for Both External and Internal Pressure on the Regime, with the Intention of Bringing It Down
Jerusalem Has Made Clear That Tehran’s Insistence on Linking Any Deal to a Ceasefire in Lebanon Will Not Constrain Its Response to Hezbollah Attacks
The Middle East Forum Stands by Its Mission and Will Not Be Intimidated