March Is Women’s History Month, But Not in Iran
Hundreds of Iranian schoolgirls are falling ill from poisonings, suspected to be the work of extremist religious groups trying to instill fear and prevent participation in protests.
Edward Price
Palestinian Authority Rejects Security Cooperation with Israel
Senior Palestinian Authority (PA) official Azzam al-Ahmad said on Wednesday that President Mahmoud Abbas had instructed Palestinian security services to “confront” Israeli troops...
Flash Briefs
Biden’s Earthquake Relief Policy Opens Door Wide to Syria Sanctions Evasion
The Treasury Department issued a new general license on Thursday evening that authorizes broad new categories of individuals and organizations that can send aid to Syria, provided its purpose is earthquake...
Policy Briefs
Biden Trashes the Abraham Accords
Bibi wants peace with Saudi Arabia. The Saudis probably want it, too. But the White House has other ideas.
Op-eds
Biden warns North Korea on nuclear test. But he needs to act — now.
The U.S. president issues a vague threat in talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Imposing tough sanctions are what's needed.
Op-eds
It’s Time to Respond to Iran’s Bad-Faith Negotiations
The Islamic Republic has flouted its nonproliferation obligations and is moving closer to the nuclear threshold.
Op-eds
How Russia Could Earn Billions From Biden’s Revival of the Nuclear Deal With Iran
The Biden administration has two goals that are at odds with each other. It wants to ratchet up economic pressure on Russia, and it wants to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. The problem is the 2015...
Insights
The Ruthless Realpolitik of the United Arab Emirates
Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed has cozied up to Bashar al-Assad, and relations with the U.S. are at an all-time low.
Op-eds
Congress must stop Team Biden from giving Russia a financial lifeline in Iran deal
Washington appears determined to undermine its own economic-sanctions campaign against Russian President Vladimir Putin for his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine — and aid a second dictatorship in the...
Op-eds
US unreliability makes regional allies cautious on Ukraine
As Europe led the world in denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Moscow, America followed, while its Middle Eastern allies did not. Arab countries and Israel voiced concern...
Op-eds
The Taliban Is Using the Doha Accord to Protect Al-Qaeda
That's one of many problems with ‘over the horizon’ counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan.
Op-eds
The Taliban call the shots
As America’s humiliation continues
Op-eds
The Taliban Has a Military Solution for Afghanistan
As the Taliban and its al-Qaeda allies wage jihad to conquer Afghanistan, the Biden administration clings to the fanciful idea that a negotiated settlement to the war is possible. On Tuesday, State Department...
Op-eds
Iran’s Latest Nuclear Escalation Exposes Biden’s Failed Iran Policy
Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on Tuesday informed the IAEA Board of Governors that Iran will use indigenously enriched uranium to produce uranium...
Policy Briefs
Getting Out of Iran’s Way
The election of Ebrahim Raisi shows Iran's lack of interest in peace with the West—and the perils of pulling out of the Middle East altogether.
Op-eds
Who Started the Gaza War?
America did
Op-eds
How Governors and State Legislatures Can Mitigate the White House’s Iran Strategy
A few months ago it seemed that the Biden administration would pursue a more moderate version of Obama’s Iran strategy. Now it’s poised to make even greater concessions.
Op-eds
How Republicans Can Stop Biden from Lifting Iran Sanctions
Instead of diluting their principles, congressional Republicans should use every available procedural tool to force tough votes.
Op-eds
Iran must come clean on its nuclear deception
President Joe Biden’s Iran policy centers on the notion of “compliance for compliance” — if Iran returns to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the United States will...
Op-eds
House Joins Senate’s Call for Tougher Action Against Erdogan
One hundred seventy U.S. House members released a bipartisan letter Monday urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address “the troubling human rights abuses taking place under [Turkish] President...