Mr. President, here’s your next Iran speech
With a final offer – and a final warning – to Tehran
Nuclear proliferation
The Axis of Aggressors and Unraveling World Order
Foreign Podicy
Oversights Mar Low-End Estimate of Tehran’s Nuclear Weapons Timeline
U.S. intelligence assessments have concluded that Iran is now 9 to12 months away from being able to build a nuclear weapon, according to a Reuters report. Taken at face value, the report would indicate...
Policy Briefs
Iran’s rulers are true believers
That’s why they’re so difficult to deter or constrain
Op-eds
The Door Tehran Kicked Open
MBS, The Bomb, and The Battle For the Gulf
The Iran Breakdown
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
Op-eds
Finish the job: Why a half war with Iran is the most dangerous outcome
Iran's regime is already shifting tactics, and an unfinished war gives Tehran exactly what it needs: time
Op-eds
Iran’s Support for Russia and Lessons Learned from Ukraine
Legislative Testimonies
Trump cannot settle for uranium removal in efforts to remove Iran’s nuclear threat
The US-Israel campaign against Iran has made progress, but key threats like Iran’s nuclear and missile programs still remain unresolved and require urgent attention.
Op-eds
In the Iran War, the US Needs Strategic Patience
An emboldened and more capable Iran is a far worse prospect for US interests than a few weeks of higher gas prices.
Op-eds
Trump Rebukes U.S. Proposal for 20-Year Moratorium on Iran’s Uranium Enrichment
“I’ve been saying they can’t have nuclear weapons … so I don’t like the 20 years,” President Donald Trump told the New York Post on April 14. The president was responding to reports that...
Policy Briefs
The U.S. military can clear mines but not minds
Though Tehran’s capabilities are being degraded, its theology persists
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
How to Crush Iran’s Nuclear Threat for Good
Following US and Israeli strikes since June 2025, Iran’s enriched uranium is one of the last viable components of its nuclear program.
Op-eds
Iran Revives Threat to Withdraw From Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Key Iranian Official Attacks ‘Bullying Parties’: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said that the Islamic Republic was reviewing the possibility of withdrawing...
Flash Briefs
The case for wars of choice
The alternative is wars with our backs against the wall
Op-eds
The final battle?
War with Iran was inevitable, but it can’t end now
Op-eds
Strait talk
American victory passes through Hormuz
Op-eds
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,...