Strait of Hormuz

The Third World Wants You – Not In a Good Way

The End of the Ceasefire as We Know It?

Why Iran Sanctions Relief Wouldn’t Have Stopped Iran

As the United States and Iran trade blows again, it’s important to remember that sanctions relief would have only allowed the Islamic Republic to finance its war machine.

The time for talk is over — Trump needs to get tough with Iran

Just three weeks after it was signed, the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran is on life support. Tehran’s promise to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for international...

Iran Continues Work at Key Nuclear Site, Violating U.S.-Iran Agreement

New analysis of satellite imagery indicates that Iran is continuing construction at the deeply buried nuclear facility known as Pickaxe Mountain, in violation of the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding...

Sanaa-Tehran Direct Air Route Would Aid Iranian Efforts To Arm Houthis in Yemen

Despite an air blockade imposed by Saudi Arabia, a delegation of Iranian-backed Houthis from Yemen arrived in Tehran on July 3 — marking the first time in roughly a decade that a commercial...

CENTCOM strikes Iran as Tehran condemns US sanctions waiver revocation

United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on July 7 that it had launched an attack wave on targets in Iran “to impose heavy costs” in response to the Islamic Republic’s strikes...

Hezbollah’s Lebanese Allies Are Ready to Dump It

Speaker Nabih Berri and Druze chief Walid Jumblatt have so far sided with Hezbollah by denouncing the June 26 Trilateral Framework between Lebanon, Israel, and the U.S.

How Trump’s Understanding With Iran Echoes Obama’s 2015 Nuclear Deal

If you want to understand Iran’s negotiating posture for the new nuclear deal with the United States, listen to what Washington and Tehran said about the nuclear deal of July 2015. At the time, President...

For Tehran, negotiation is war by other means

Iran’s rulers think Trump is as beatable as his predecessors

Why Is Saudi Arabia Appeasing Iran?

Normalization with Israel would be far more beneficial for Saudi security than conciliation with the regime that has bombed its territory.

Iran’s economic catastrophe

Decay, damage and the long road back

Israel is walking towards an Iranian trap with its eyes open

From Iran's perspective, military pressure is not meant to defeat the enemy, but to influence the terms of the agreement reached through negotiations. Lebanon has become leverage over Washington and a means of increasing friction between the US and Israel. This is precisely the point that the Israeli government is struggling to internalize, or refuses to understand.

Don’t Help Iran Prop Up Hezbollah

The regime is using its agreement with Washington to protect its most powerful terror proxy.

Letter to Melania: Beyond the oil and nukes, you can fight for Iranian women

Dear Mrs. Trump, Or may I call you Melania? If that is too familiar, no problem, I understand. But you can certainly call me Cliff! I am a longtime admirer. I have heard you speak out for human rights,...

How Iran Plans to Consolidate Its Victory

Trump took bold actions other presidents never dared, only to end up where they were all along.

Israel’s Offer to Lebanon: Land for Hezbollah’s Disarmament

The interests of Lebanon and Israel align on the core issue of disarming Hezbollah.

Trump Administration Provides Billions in Unrestricted Oil Sanctions Relief to Iran

The Trump administration is laying the groundwork for a major cash infusion for the Iranian regime. On June 22, the Treasury Department issued General License (GL) X, a 60-day authorization for the...

China’s Malacca panic jails US scholar to appease Myanmar

Min Zin’s wrongful detention—timed with Myanmar coup-maker’s state visit—is a warning to every American traveling or working in China

Washington Wants a Relationship With Iraq Focused On Business, but Security Can’t Be Ignored

Amid a tense regional situation, Iraq’s new government is engaged in a high-stakes balancing act. Tom Barrack, the U.S. special presidential envoy for Iraq and Syria, met with Iraq’s new prime minister,...