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Ted Cruz’s Plan to Bring Down Iran’s Regime—and Tucker Carlson
From Iran’s future to the civil war inside the American right, a conversation on regime change, the GOP’s identity crisis, and antisemitism as one of…
Aaron MacLean
31M
Aaron MacLean: Mr. President, It’s Time to Make Up Your Mind About Iran
At least five times, Trump has vowed to ‘obliterate’ Iran or issued similar ultimatums, only to back down. His empty threats have emboldened the regime…
Aaron MacLean
America Is Not Prepared for a War on Our Water
A suspected Iranian attack on water systems across America should be a wake-up call for us all.
Seth M. Siegel
Will Hamas Really Give Up Its Guns?
Donald Trump has declared a historic breakthrough in Gaza. But lasting peace is further away than it appears.
Michael Oren
The Truth About America’s Munitions Crisis
While the shortage is real, a faction inside the White House is using it as political cover to avoid escalating against Iran, and the media is accepting…
Park MacDougald
The Dangerous Pause in Iran, with Mark Montgomery
As the Iran war enters an uncertain new phase, the world’s most consequential conflicts are becoming increasingly interconnected.
Aaron MacLean
40M
America’s Munitions Mess Is Even Worse Than You Think
If American weapons stockpiles are running low after just five months of war against Iran, the discouraging prognosis for fending off China ought to…
Aaron MacLean
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.
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