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Iran
Is Mojtaba Khamenei Dead or Alive?
Stories have emerged about how the new Supreme Leader is running the regime from his hospital bed, but Israel has its doubts.
Amit Segal
Trump’s Economic Noose for Iran
Time is on America’s side in the standoff with an increasingly fractured and broke Tehran.
Michael Doran
The Ayatollah’s Waiting Game
The Iranian regime can’t afford Trump’s blockade. It’s praying America blinks first.
Amit Segal
Iran’s Secret Weapon Is in Iraq
Tehran-backed militias in Iraq are emerging as the regime’s most potent proxy. Here’s what the U.S. should do to address the threat.
Eli Lake
Has America Fought Well in the Iran War? With Mick Ryan
The military strategist analyzes the state of the war, America’s performance, and how the conflict is shaping a broader global struggle.
Aaron MacLean
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Moral Inversion and the Iran War
A new study examines how anti-Zionism reverses right and wrong.
Zack Dulberg and Adam Louis-Klein
Niall Ferguson: The Gap Between Truth (Social) and Reality on Iran
The Strait of Hormuz remains closed and the economic costs of the war keep mounting. Yet markets are trading like the war is over. The wisdom of crowds…
Niall Ferguson
Inside the Latest Round of Iran Negotiations
Here’s what President Trump really wants from Iran, plus Israel’s new defensive laser.
Amit Segal
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
Don’t Blame the Girlboss. Plus . . .
No, you aren’t being drafted. A chance at peace in Lebanon. A dark time for Britain’s Jews. And more.
The Free Press
The Structural Problem with the Ceasefire in Lebanon
A fragile peace has been declared in Lebanon, but it wasn’t negotiated between the two parties that were actually in conflict with one another.
Eli Lake
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