Iran
With the U.S. Striking Its Nuclear Program Directly, Iran’s Worst Nightmare Has Come to Pass
Whether the Islamic Regime Might Collapse Is a Topic of Debate, Particularly Among Iranian Opposition Activists
Pahlavi Has Not Expanded His Support Base Because His Followers Do Not Hear His Message of Unity and Liberalism
The United States Also Might Encourage the UAE to Develop a Maritime Security Center to Protect Traffic Through the Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. Should Counter This Threat by Seizing Kharg Island, the Terminal Through Which 90 Percent of Iran’s Oil Is Exported
India’s Apparent Strategic Autonomy May Frustrate Its Allies, but It Emanates from Myriad Sources
When Khamenei—or His Successors—Do the Inevitable and Surrender Their Nuclear Program, Then It Will Need to Be Extricated from Iran
President Trump Warned Any Retaliation Will be Met With Overwhelming Force
The U.S. President and Israeli Prime Minister Proved That American Power, Properly Applied, Remains Decisive
Rather than Accepting Responsibility for the Disaster He Has Wrought, Khamenei Will Equate Himself to the Greatest Shi’ite Martyr
Disruption Could Cause Oil Prices to Surge Above $100 per Barrel, Worsening Inflation and Economic Instability Globally
With Limited Troops in Both Countries, the U.S. Needs a Defense System That Can Intercept Tactical Ballistic and Cruises Missiles
The Most Brutal Unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Is Staffed by Ethnic Azeri Officers and Rank-and-File
Regimes That Were Hostile to the Jewish State, or Doubted Its Effectiveness, Are Now Reconsidering
Pahlavi’s Anti-regime Organization Reflects His Hands-off Political Style, and He Must Impose Some Discipline to Move Forward
When the Future Is Unpredictable, Pushing Change Becomes Difficult—Especially Without Unity
Kurds Have Long Advocated for a Democratic, Decentralized, and Pluralistic Federal Structure in Iran
The United States Has the Assets to Defeat Iran Without Immunizing Pakistan for Its Actions