Iran
Open Sources Warned That Killing Khamenei Would Trigger the Closure of the Strait and Empower the Republican Guards. The 2026 U.S.-Israeli Strikes Ignored Those Warnings.
Iran So Far Has Adapted to the Conditions the United States Has Imposed on It
If Israeli Voters Elect a Government Committed to Unyielding National Resolve and Military Capability, Israel’s Strategic Value Across the Middle East Will Remain Intact
Each Time Pressure Builds for Proof That He Is Alive, the Regime Produces Another Proof-of-Life Claim
The Kingdom Can Withstand the Current Pressure Caused by the Iran War, but Only If It Defines Its Priorities
Washington Is Still Sanctioning Turkish Conduits One at a Time Instead of Pressing Ankara
The United States Should Deny Blacklisted Tankers Coverage and Credit Unless They Clear an Independent Audit
Iran-Linked Networks Have Exploited Open Borders, Civil Liberties, and Gaps in Counter-Terrorism Coordination to Establish Cells Across the Continent
Ordinary Iranians Are No Strangers to Sanctions, a Shaky Currency, or Deprivation, but What They Face Now Is Qualitatively Different
Ahmadinejad Appears to Be Missing One of the Most Critical Characteristics of a Leader Who Could Take Iran in a New Direction: Pragmatism
The Islamic Republic Will Worry When It No Longer Can Pay Its Security Forces
No Sovereign State Should Be Left to Manage the Consequences of Decisions Made by a Partner
U.S. Policy Must Expand Beyond Currency Interdiction, and Washington Should Direct Secondary Sanctions Against Intermediaries
What Began as Domestic Payroll Corruption Has Become a Parallel Financial System to Expand Iran’s Proxy Networks Abroad
Neither Tehran nor Washington Has Found Enough Leverage to Force a Retreat
Washington Should Force Saudi Arabia to Choose Between Subsidizing a Dictator or Protecting Its Wall Street Investments
Pledges to Bring Weapons Under State Control Prove Unenforceable Because of Militias’ Political and Coercive Power
Sami Al-Arian Says a Senior Turkish Official Once Described Closer Alignment With Iran and Pakistan as Ankara’s ‘Grand Strategy’
The Trump Administration Must Lean on Allies and Partners to Enforce U.S. Sanctions
Dubai’s Geostrategic Position as a Regional Business Hub Is Both Its Strength and Its Vulnerability