Strait

October 9, 2026 | Jacob Nagel |

Between the straits: The world cannot afford to yield to Iran

The US and its allies have no alternative but to prove to Iran-backed terror groups that closing straits to influence the global economy and political and operational decisions will not succeed.

July 2, 2026 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Iranian ballistic missile operations: 2024–2026

Over the past two years, the Islamic Republic has engaged in at least 15 distinct ballistic missile operations from its territory against foreign targets. These attacks, starting in January 2024, ended...

June 3, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Richard Goldberg

Strait Victory: Bypassing Iran’s Hormuz Chokepoint

May 15, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

U.S.-China Summit Underlines Stalemate Between Washington and Beijing

The United States and China remain stuck in a stalemate, but Beijing isn’t likely to be disappointed. President Trump and Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping convened in Beijing on May 14 to 15 to...

May 1, 2026 | Clifford D. May, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Craig Singleton

Stakes in the Straits and Chips on the Table

May 1, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Blockade Pressure Mounts as Washington Rejects Tehran’s Proposal

The Islamic Republic can absorb air and missile strikes but cannot withstand economic collapse. Yet it risks such a collapse if it does not budge. President Donald Trump rejected Tehran’s proposal...

April 16, 2026 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

Crude new world: Oil markets will never be the same – regardless of how the war in Iran ends

Preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is a worthy goal in and of itself. But President Trump’s campaign against the Iranian regime carries far broader implications — many of them...

March 16, 2026 | David May, Aaron Goren

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,...

October 21, 2023 | David Adesnik |

How War Could Engulf the Entire Middle East

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August 17, 2015 | Annie Fixler |

The Unraveling of Sanctions on the Quds Force’s Qassem Soleimani

Sanctions against Qassem Soleimani “will stay forever,” Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday. Soleimani i...

June 4, 2012 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

OPEC Battle Ahead for Iran

When OPEC meets later this month for its...

January 18, 2012 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

The Embargo That Can’t Wait

Western powers are running out of time to peacefully stop Tehran from going nuclear.

October 10, 2006 | National Review Online

Too Much Make-Believe

In the early years of the Bolshevik Revolution, Russia was effectively cut off from all sources of raw film stock. Luckily for the Soviets, cheap copies of the silent films imported during the wa...