Iran
A Military Chain of Command Is Far Less Likely to Compromise, De-Escalate, or Test a Diplomatic Opening
In Practice, Sectarian Identity and Geopolitical Interest Outweigh Claims of Pan-Islamic Unity
Even Uncontested Skies Do Not Guarantee Political Outcomes on the Ground
Joe Kent’s Claims Collapse Against Iran’s Long Record of Targeting Americans
Washington Has Built up a Crisis-Response Network Capable of Amphibious Operations, Rapid Air Assault, and Swift Reinforcement
Strengthening Iraqi Kurdistan’s Defenses Would Help Alleviate Pressure on U.S. Personnel in the Region
Iraq Has Not Reduced Output Due to Policy Decisions or Quotas—It Has Shut Down Production Because It Cannot Export
The U.S. May Try to Manage Markets and Tehran’s Internal Calculations, but Shouldn’t Expect Policy Change from the Regime
Tehran’s Rhetoric and Actions Point to a Regime That Sees Escalation as Leverage to Be Exploited
Some in the LGBTQ Movement Have Aligned with Political Coalitions That Excuse or Ignore Abuses Committed by Islamists
The U.S. Must Judge Terrorists by Their Actions and Ideology, Not the Veneer of Respectability with Which They Paint Themselves
Many Countries May Try to Negotiate Arrangements with Tehran, to Avoid an Open-Ended Military Effort to Secure the Waterway
There Is No Example in Modern History of the Complete Destruction of a Regime or of an Organization by the Systematic Assassination of Its Leaders
A Renewed Buffer Zone Strategy Reflects Israel’s Shift Toward Physical Security Over Deterrence
The Objective Is Not Control of the Red Sea, but to Disrupt Shipping and Create Economic Pressure That Grants the Houthis Influence
Iran Shattered the Cultivated Myth of Omani Exceptionalism, the Diplomatic Card Tehran Played for Decades to Shield Itself from Total Gulf Isolation
As War Accelerates Around Iran, Europe Answers With Delay, Doubt, And Strategic Paralysis