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Michael Doran
Director of the Middle East Center at the Hudson Institute and co-host of the Israel Update podcast. Follow him on Twitter @Doranimated.
This Is How the Iran War Ends
With a ceasefire deal ‘largely negotiated,’ Mike Doran talks to a senior administration official who lays out Trump’s two-step plan for peace.
Michael Doran
Trump’s Economic Noose for Iran
Time is on America’s side in the standoff with an increasingly fractured and broke Tehran.
Michael Doran
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
Trump Can Deliver a Lasting Victory in Iran. Here’s How.
The president wants an end to the war. But he also knows that a premature exit leaves Iran’s core threat intact.
Michael Doran
Trump’s Endgame
Through the fog of war, it’s possible to see where all this is heading.
Michael Doran
Donald Trump’s Strategy of Decapitation
Israel says the ayatollah is dead, and a source with intimate knowledge of the operation says that plans for the ‘day after’ have long been in the…
Michael Doran
The Ends and Means of Tucker Carlson
How the podcaster repackages ethnic grievance as a defense of American sovereignty.
Michael Doran
Donald Trump’s Iran Trap
The U.S. president and Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, are on a collision course.
Michael Doran
Why the Trump Coalition Is Cracking Up
Trump is dominating the world stage. But at home, inside the MAGA movement he created, his authority is quietly eroding.
Michael Doran
The Ayatollah’s Regime Is Crumbling
No matter what happens now, there is no scenario in which the Islamic Republic survives 2026 with its power intact.
Michael Doran
The U.S. Needs Israeli Innovation for Our Defense
Without Israeli experience, technology, and collaboration, the U.S. will be less safe.
Michael Doran
The ‘Jews’ Are a Proxy for a Far Bigger Political Fight
Progressives festoon their bigotry with banners of diversity, demanding Jews disown Israel. Meanwhile, Tucker Carlson updates the ‘Protocols’ to paint…
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