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Gabriel Elefteriu: Iran Has Been Devastated But Victory Not Yet Won, Chinese and Russian Support More Significant Than Western Analysis Acknowledges

Gabriel Elefteriu, co-founder of AstroAnalytica and senior fellow for Space Power at the Council on Geostrategy in London, sharesThree military

Jason Smith: America Is Between Grand Strategic Eras, Iran Campaign Reflects Delayed Institutional Catch-Up to What Public Has Wanted for Decades

Jason Smith, professor of national security strategy at the National War College and Fleet Seminar Program instructor with the Naval

KT McFarland: Iranian Economy Has Two Weeks Before Collapse, IRGC Is a Corrupt Mafia That Controls Half the Country

Former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump KT McFarland on the path to victory in Iran: We have all

Kelley Beaucar Vlahos: Iran Conflict a Game of Chicken With No Clear Winner, Final Deal Will Likely Resemble Obama Framework

Kelley Beaucar Vlahos of Responsible Statecraft joins for a spirited debate on the path to ending the U.S. war with

Ben Cohen: Iran’s Infrastructure Degraded Far Beyond Obama Era, But IRGC Opposition to Negotiations Remains the Core Obstacle

Ben Cohen of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies discusses the Iran peace talks, ceasefire dynamics, and international debate over

Former Netanyahu Adviser: No Choice But Another Military Operation, Israel Preparing Bomb Shelters as Ceasefire Deadline Approaches

Former advisor to the office of Netanyahu and co-host ofIsrael Undiplomatic, Ruthie Blum: The last thing Trump should want is

Steven Bucci: Trump Right to Put Down Hard Markers on Iran Deadline, IRGC Leadership the Key Target for Both Military and Regime Change Objectives

Steven Bucci of The Heritage Foundation says Iran is in disarray and may not even know who’s in charge as

Duncan Wood: Iran Conflict Has No Quick Resolution, Both Sides Betting the Other Blinks First in Classic Mexican Standoff

Duncan Wood, fellow at the Wilson Center and CEO of Hurst International Consulting:  The world is rediscovering chokepoints — and

Foreign Policy Analyst Sierra Knoch: Iranian Agreement on Nuclear Demands Would Be Unmitigated Victory, European Hypocrisy on Iran and Russia Cannot Go Unchallenged

President Trump told reporters this week that Iran has agreed to two of his central demands, specifically that it will