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Who Really Speaks for Iran?
Tehran’s most radical faction recently claimed veto power over every decision.
Eli Lake
Debunking Seven Myths About the Iran War
The progressive left and the isolationist right have found common ground on Iran. They are both wrong.
Michael Doran
We’re Sleepwalking Into a Taiwan Disaster
The question of how the United States would respond to a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is not academic. It is the whole thing. And the answer, at the…
Eyck Freymann
The Liberal Case for American Power
Though critical of some U.S. interventions, Shadi Hamid says the country’s dominance remains essential to global stability.
Coleman Hughes
1HR 17M
Meet the New Faces of the Iranian Regime
We now know who the U.S. is dealing with: a small team of mainly hard-liners who are determined not to capitulate.
Eli Lake
Ferguson, Haass, and Zelikow: How to Stop Iran From Winning the War
As talks begin this Saturday, the top priority is clear: The Strait of Hormuz must reopen, but not on Iran’s terms.
Niall Ferguson, Richard Haass, and Philip Zelikow
The Ceasefire That Wasn’t
The day after the ceasefire was declared, there are more questions than answers. Elliott Abrams thinks through what we do know.
Elliott Abrams
Can America’s Advantage in Iran Last? Plus. . .
The American journalist kidnapped in Iraq. Are we headed for a global recession? Inside the Catholic influencer movement. And much more.
The Free Press
A Losing Iran Finds a Way to Strike Back
Tehran’s shootdowns of U.S. aircraft don’t change the balance of power—but they do demonstrate Iran’s ability to change tactics in a war it has been…
Eli Lake
Trump Loves Israel’s Fighting Prowess. So Why Not Ukraine’s?
As Russia helps Iran target Americans, the Ukrainians are coming to our aid. Yet the president doesn’t acknowledge their value as an ally.
Elliott Abrams
How Can America Defeat Iran? With John Spencer
The expert on military strategy explains how U.S. and Israeli precision strikes form a modern ‘neurological’ warfare strategy—blending psychological…
Aaron MacLean
44M
What Will It Take to Finish the Job in Iran? Plus. . .
Meta loses in court. Coleman Hughes on Israel Derangement Syndrome. Ruth Wisse’s Jefferson Lecture. Arthur Brooks and Shilo Brooks on how to live a…
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