Barack Obama

Mapping Qatar’s $400 Billion Footprint in the United States

Letter to the POTUS

A few hopefully helpful notes on Iran’s “Islamic Revolutionaries”

6 Essential Requirements for a Good Iran Nuclear Deal

A new U.S.-Iran nuclear deal may soon emerge — or at least an initial memorandum of understanding (MOU) to be fleshed out over 60 days. President Donald Trump pledged on May 27 that the United States...

Iran Thinks It Can Still Pull Off One Last Trick

Trump Has Iran on the ropes. Now he must resist the bad deal.

Iran’s New ‘Nuclear’ Weapon

What happens if the U.S. declines to fight for the Strait of Hormuz.

In Texas K-12 Public Schools, Qatari Money Funded Jewish Conspiracy Content

Foreign influence is reaching into our children’s schools in Texas and around the United States. Kids are being exposed to lesson plans and textbooks stained with propaganda and even antisemitism. Who...

Mr. President, here’s your next Iran speech 

With a final offer – and a final warning – to Tehran

What would Thomas Jefferson do?  

America’s third president understood that jihadis don’t make good deals

The Vatican’s Deal with the CCP is Not Working—But Washington Can Help

Last week, news broke that the Hong Kong government is working to confiscate millions from Hong Kong democracy advocate and devout Catholic Jimmy Lai, 78, funds that it claims are tied to his ...

Think we’re losing the war in Iran? Consider where things really stand

From nuclear setbacks to proxy collapse, the Islamic Republic faces its most severe strategic crisis in 47 years

Why Trump’s Iran cease-fire is an increasingly risky bet

President Donald Trump has indefinitely extended the cease-fire with Iran, even though the core issues that triggered the war remain unresolved. That doesn’t change one basic fact: The Islamic Republic has...

What Victory Looks Like When Your Foe Won’t Surrender

The U.S. can win without Iran acknowledging it lost

The U.S. military can clear mines but not minds

Though Tehran’s capabilities are being degraded, its theology persists

How Trump Miscalculated in Iran

He followed his Venezuela model, not accounting for the ideological character of the regime in Tehran.

Washington Should Not Compromise — It Has The Upper Hand Over Iran

Despite appearances, the ceasefire is no guarantee of the Islamic Republic’s survival.


Regime Change Without Nation Building

America and Israel are at war with Iran, a fact that should be neither shocking nor surprising. Both countries have been targeted by the Islamic Republic since its inception in 1979. Both countries...

Russia the Arsonist Wants to Play Firefighter

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to use Moscow’s close ties with Iran to restore calm in the Middle East after the US and Israeli strikes on Iran, which he condemned as “unprovoked aggression.”...

Trump’s Iran Exceptionalism

His predecessors talked tough about the Islamic Republic, but Trump has done things an ardent hawk would only dream of.

Iran’s Regime Is Down, but It Isn’t Out

Will a mass uprising cause it to fall? If not, America and Israel will have to remain vigilant for years.

Iran’s Upper Hand at the Negotiating Table

Tehran strings Washington along in diplomatic talks, but President Trump’s advantage is his willingness to use force.