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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
The Rise of the Navy SEALs, with Ben Milligan
The history of the Navy SEALs reveals not only how they were built but also how they must continue to evolve.
Aaron MacLean
1HR 2M
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 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
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
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
Lindsey Graham: The Last of the ‘Three Amigos’ with Vance Serchuk
What made the ‘Three Amigos’ so influential? A look back at Lindsey Graham, Joe Lieberman, and John McCain from a staffer who worked alongside them.
Aaron MacLean
55M
How Choke Points Became Weapons of War, with Edward Fishman
Wars aren’t won only with bombs and bullets anymore. America learned the power of economic choke points first, but our adversaries are catching up.
Aaron MacLean
42M
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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