Don’t Invite Syria Back Into Lebanon
Washington is contemplating the one thing that could rally Lebanese around Hezbollah.
Foreign policy of the Donald Trump administration
Iran Resumes War on Israel as Trump Equivocates
Iran resumed ballistic missile attacks on Israel on June 7 for the first time since agreeing to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire two months ago. Despite President Donald Trump’s public calls for restraint,...
Policy Briefs
Hezbollah Snubs Trump Offer of Israel Truce
Hezbollah was quick to reject the latest Israel-Lebanon ceasefire brokered by the United States this week. It did so despite President Donald Trump floating direct talks with the Iranian-backed terrorist...
Policy Briefs
Iran Thinks It Can Still Pull Off One Last Trick
Trump Has Iran on the ropes. Now he must resist the bad deal.
Op-eds
Curbing Iran Means an Israel Unfettered in Lebanon
Amid the ongoing, fitful diplomacy to end the war between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the conflict’s second front, between Lebanon and Israel, is picking up pace. While Israel...
Policy Briefs
Trump needs to shut down this key Iranian transit artery — ASAP
Iran’s corrupt economy is still bleeding; Washington has a narrow, perishable window to bring the regime to its knees. President Donald Trump has shown admirable resolve. His instinct...
Op-eds
Reported U.S. Intelligence Notes Threat From Cuba’s Russian and Iranian Drone Stockpile
Latest Developments Cuba Reportedly Acquired 300 Drones, Is Eyeing U.S. Targets: Cuba has reportedly procured some 300 military drones and discussed using them against possible U.S. targets, including...
Flash Briefs
Trump plays a dangerous game, bargaining with Taiwan’s defense
The president’s post-China-summit comments about arms for Taipei invite trouble.
Op-eds
This Is No Way To Treat Our European Allies
The Trump administration is fond of reminding allies that NATO is a two-way street. But at present, Washington seems to need that message most. Earlier this month, amid a feud between President Donald...
Op-eds
Iran Attacks U.S. Navy Vessels Transiting Strait of Hormuz
Iran Attacks U.S. Vessels: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed on May 7 that “U.S. forces intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks and responded with self-defense strikes as U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman.” The statement noted that “Iranian forces launched multiple missiles, drones and small boats as USS Truxtun (DDG 103), USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), and USS Mason (DDG 87) transited the international sea passage. No U.S. assets were struck.” CENTCOM added that it had “eliminated inbound threats and targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces including missile and drone launch sites; command and control locations; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance nodes.”
Flash Briefs
Trump’s Deal of the Century for Lebanon
Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas do not end wars; they only pause them. They make limited concessions to secure a ceasefire, only to exploit the fragile status quo to rearm and prepare for the next round. This...
Op-eds
Here’s how to crush Tehran in three moves
The small group of Islamist regime loyalists now ruling Iran by committee may be able to fool the world with AI-generated propaganda videos, paper statements attributed to an invisible ayatollah and...
Op-eds
The Door Tehran Kicked Open
MBS, The Bomb, and The Battle For the Gulf
The Iran Breakdown
What would Thomas Jefferson do?
America’s third president understood that jihadis don’t make good deals
Op-eds
Tick-tock, Tehran — the regime’s escape routes are closing fast
The clock is ticking in Washington and Tehran. With midterm elections approaching, pressure is building on President Donald Trump — from the left and the isolationist right — to wind down...
Op-eds
America’s Ambassador to Turkey Is Undermining U.S. Interests
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack raised eyebrows last weekend at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum when he stated, “Turkey is not a country to be messed with,” –– a remark intended to blame Israel...
Insights
Trump Announces 10-Day Ceasefire in Lebanon
Trump Announces Ceasefire: Following conversations with both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump announced on April...
Flash Briefs
U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Negotiations With Iran Do Not Extend to Hezbollah in Lebanon
“The only reason they are alive today is to negotiate!” So declared President Donald Trump with regard to the representatives Iran dispatched to Pakistan to negotiate with a U.S. team led...
Policy Briefs
Ceasefire with Tehran Doesn’t Guarantee Peace
Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran’s ruling regime, the portents that it will last the course are hardly positive. The White House has already...
Policy Briefs
Double-dealing Pakistan is the danger looming over critical US-Iran talks
President Donald Trump’s two-week cease-fire with Iran is a huge gamble — and allowing Pakistan to act as the go-between only raises the stakes. Pakistan, after all, is the nation where...