Revisionist history on the Iran deal
President Trump’s decision to eliminate Iranian terror master Qassem Soleimani followed Tehran’s repeated violent escalations aimed at the United States and the region. But to hear former Obama administration...
John Kerry
Trump picks up Khamenei’s gauntlet
Iran’s ruler misjudges the president and loses his leading terrorist
Op-eds
Brothers in Arms
The Consolidation of the Turkey-Qatar Axis
Monographs
The Israeli–Palestinian Struggle, Continued.
Whenever the Israeli–Palestinian question arises in Washington, an assumption inevitably precedes it: the United States has an important and unique role to play in advancing peace between these two...
Op-eds
To halt Iran’s aggression, Trump must do more to win support for global sanctions
President Trump missed a golden opportunity to mobilize nations around the world against the grave danger posed by Iran when he spoke to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday. The president was...
Op-eds
Just How Many Nuclear Facilities Is Iran Hiding?
It happened again. Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – his career now hanging by a thread after a split vote in Tuesday’s election – announced that Israel had discovered yet another covert...
Op-eds
John Bolton would counsel against appeasement
In response to Tehran’s latest attack on Saudi Arabia and threats against the U.S.
Op-eds
Politics vs. Protocol: Iran’s Nuclear Archive and the IAEA’s Responsibilities
Monographs
Iran’s rulers feel the pain
Talking to Trump may be how they attempt to relieve it
Op-eds
Defying Predictions, Iran Sanctions Exert Unprecedented Impact
President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Iran, facing record-high inflation and a deep recession, has “never had such hardships and hurdles in ban...
Policy Briefs
The imperative of deterrence
We invite aggression if our enemies believe “America cannot do a damn thing”
Op-eds
Oman in the Middle
Muscat’s Balancing Act Between Iran and America
Monographs
Abbas Appoints a New Prime Minister
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday appointed his long-time advisor, Mohammad Shtayyeh, to serve as the next Palestinian prime minister. Selecting Shtayyeh, a pragmatic Palestinian...
Policy Briefs
Things we know that aren’t so
It’s not just homo economicus who threatens us
Op-eds
Mattis Sets Preconditions for U.S. Troops’ Withdrawal from Syria
In a rare press briefing t...
Policy Briefs
Oman Offers to Mediate between the U.S. and Iran
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif confirmed Wednesday that Oman, along wi...
Policy Briefs
Protecting America from a Bad Deal: Ending U.S. Participation in the Nuclear Agreement with Iran
Subcommittee on National Security
Legislative Testimonies
Pompeo’s Encouragingly Tough Words for Iran
‘We win and they lose” is how Ronald Reagan once summed up his policy toward the Soviet Un...
Op-eds
Mike Pompeo just gave the Iran speech Kerry should have given
In his first major speech as secretary of state — a searing 20-minute stemwinder — Mike Pompeo on Monday ...
Op-eds
The United States Finally Has an Aggressive Plan to Defang Iran
Ever since President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear deal earlier this month, the commentariat has been aghast at the lack of a new plan. Critics said that the admin...