Arab states of the Persian Gulf

The U.S. Needs Its Mideast Bases

If America won’t finish the job in Iran, leaving the Gulf Arab states would turn a failure into a rout.

Reopening the Strait Is Now Job One in the Iran War

The regime has concluded that the ability to control the route is its ticket to survival and rejuvenation.

The Persian Gulf is the First Test for ‘Operation Economic Fury’

With a ceasefire in place and a military blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, the Trump administration is now pivoting to economic warfare against the Islamic Republic of Iran. On April 14, the Treasury...

Ukraine Agrees to Mutually Beneficial Defense Deals With Gulf Arab States

“In terms of expertise, no one today can help the way Ukraine can,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after his visit to the Middle East, referring to defenses against the Shahed drones...

Turkey’s Mission to Put an End to the Iran War

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan did not mince words as he toured the Middle East as the war in the region escalated: “It should be especially noted that the primary responsible party...

Still Too Early To Silence the Lions Roaring Above Iran

The Iran war is full of surprises. The United Nations Security Council, often a hostile arena for Israel, condemned Tehran — not Washington and Jerusalem — on March 11 for Iran’s war conduct,...

Israel didn’t drag the US into war with Iran — they enabled us to fight it smarter and faster

A dangerous lie has taken hold in Washington: that Israel somehow pressured the United Statesinto war with Iran. It’s wrong. And both President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubiohave said so directly. ...

Hezbollah’s Recklessness May Restore Israel’s ‘Security Zone’

Hezbollah built much of its political legitimacy on the claim that it forced Israel to withdraw from its “security zone” in southern Lebanon in 2000. The group’s decision to now join Iran’s war...

U.S. B-2 Bombers Strike Iran as Israel Claims Air Superiority Over Tehran Skies

B-2 Strikes and Iranian Navy Struck: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on March 1 that the U.S. Air Force launched strikes against Iran utilizing B-2 Spirit stealth bombers....

3 U.S. Service Members Killed in Action as Iranian Regime Expands Regional Assault

U.S. Announces Casualties: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that three U.S. service members were killed in action as of 9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on March 1 during...

Overcoming Division, Arab Gulf States Condemn Iran in Harmony After Being Struck by Missiles

Smoke began rising across the Persian Gulf region hours after the United States and Israel launched military strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran on February 28. Following America’s opening salvo,...

Previewing Talks with Iran

‘Impatience With Hamas’: Vance Expresses Confidence in Prospects for ‘Durable’ Peace in Gaza

Vance Warns Hamas Could Yet Be ‘Obliterated’: Visiting Israel on October 21, Vice President J.D. Vance urged all sides to show patience as the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza...

Five years later, President Trump’s Abraham Accords show that peace really does lead to prosperity

Five years ago, President Donald Trump made the historic announcement that Israel would normalize relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain. Thus two historic peace treaties were signed...

Why Are Gulf Countries Not Speaking Out Against Their Rival Iran?

Since 1979, Iran has been a problem for Arab Gulf capitals. Tehran has exported its radical Islamism and terrorism across the region, built loyalist militias, agitated popular opinion against Gulf governments,...

The Options We Face in Syria – And What’s Good for Israel

The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria in the face of rebel groups, primarily Hayat Tahrir al-Sham headed by Abu Mohammad Al-Jolani, constitutes a...

How to Bring Back Maximum Pressure on Iran

At the end of 2020, the Islamic Republic of Iran was down to just $4 billion in accessible foreign exchange reserves. Its terrorist mastermind, Qassem Solemani, and the godfather of its nuclear weapons...

The ‘How’ over the ‘What:’ Israel’s dilemma beyond target selection in Iran

Israel’s war cabinet has reportedly agreed on what Iranian targets to strike in response to Iran’s October 1 missile attack. So, the question now is what method Israel will employ to carry...

Iran on the March: Restoring Deterrence and Stability in the Middle East

A Response By Richard Goldberg

Qatar: Ceasefire in Gaza Should Not Depend on Hostage Deal

Qatar’s prime minister said on February 17 that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza should not depend on a hostage deal. “This is the dilemma that we’ve been in and...