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Mr. President, Give Up on a Nuclear Deal With Iran
Tehran will never give Trump the kind of agreement he wants. The impasse won’t end until he realizes that and takes a new approach.
Eli Lake
Why Trump Tied Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Future to Israel
A civilian nuclear deal with Riyadh could reshape the Middle East—but only if Saudi Arabia chooses American security architecture over strategic…
Zineb Riboua
How Trump Decided to Go to War with Iran, with Jonathan Swan
How does Donald Trump make foreign policy decisions? We examine the debates and personalities shaping his presidency.
Aaron MacLean
35M
Iran’s Killing Machine Is Operating in Plain Sight
Two Iranian teenagers were just executed for opening their doors to fleeing protesters. They are only the latest victims of a regime that uses the…
Masih Alinejad
What All the New Fighting with Iran Is About. Plus. . .
The nuns suing New York. Tyler Cowen on ‘billionaire derangement syndrome.’ Should we blame Canada for the wildfire smoke? And more.
The Free Press
What the U.S. and Iran Are Fighting Over
The terms of a deal to end the war are being thrashed out in the skies above the Strait of Hormuz.
Michael Doran
The Real Cause of J.D. Vance’s Failure in Iran
In an interview with Joe Rogan, he accused the Jewish state of undermining his peace deal that had already fallen apart.
Batya Ungar-Sargon
Rod Dreher: J.D. Vance’s Time for Choosing
The vice president went on Joe Rogan’s show and blamed Israel for his failed peace talks. Stab-in-the back theories about Israel will only accelerate…
Rod Dreher
Trump’s Iran Blockade Is Back. Plus. . .
Haviv Rettig Gur on Ro Khanna’s shameless anti-Israel stunt. Has the U.S. abandoned the Venezuelan people? The end of Prince Harry’s fairy tale. And…
The Free Press
America’s Iran Problem Isn’t Going Away, with Mike Doran
Iran has been weakened, but the war is far from over. Why does the conflict continue, and what comes next?
Aaron MacLean
49M
Trump’s Iran Blockade Is Back
On Monday, the president reimposed a blockade on Iran and threatened a 20 percent toll on traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. One was the right call, the…
Aaron MacLean
Niall Ferguson: Can Iran Hold the Strait of Hormuz Hostage Forever?
This is ‘Schrodinger's ceasefire, which was simultaneously a ceasefire and not a ceasefire.’
Rafaela Siewert
32M
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