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Jed Babbin: Iran Will Never Voluntarily Abandon Nuclear Ambitions, Regime Change Requires Force and Trump’s Pause Raises Concerns About Deal Quality
Former United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense & contributor to the Washington Times, Jed Babbin: “We have a basic problem…
Geoffrey Cain: Beijing Summit Was About Optics Not Concessions, Greenlighting Nvidia Chip Sales to China Is a Terrible Idea
Geoffrey Cain, author of The Perfect Police State, asks: Did Donald Trump and Xi Jinping get what they wanted?
Steven Bucci: Time to Resume Strikes on Iran With Spectacular Effect, Cuba’s Drone Acquisition and Castro Indictment Signal Broader Western Hemisphere Escalation
The Heritage Foundation’s Steven Bucci says it’s time for Donald Trump to “bring down the hammer” in Iran as patience…
Daniel DePetris: Beijing Summit Produced No Tangible Agreements, But That Was Never Realistic, Iran Blockade Is Working but Regime Stubbornness Is Underestimated
Defense Priorities fellow Daniel DePetris says he’s not surprised by the lack of tangible agreements between Xi Jinping and Donald…
Ted Snider: Iran Can Sustain the Blockade for Months, Regime Change Requires More Than Economic Pressure
Ted Snider, contributing editor for The American Conservative: Between Iran and a Hard Place
Kenneth Pollack: Ceasefire on Life Support as Iran’s Hardliners Dominate, Strategic Patience With Escalation Is the Only Viable Path
Middle East Institute Vice President for Policy Kenneth Pollack says strategic strikes on Iran are likely the “next step on…
Steven Bucci: Critics Saying Iran Has Won Are Wrong, Trump Should Resume Bombing and Stop Waiting for Good-Faith Negotiations That Will Never Come
Heritage Foundation fellow Steven Bucci says the U.S. should take control of the Strait of Hormuz and target additional strategic…
Seth Cropsey: Negotiations With Iran Are Pointless, Only Regime Change Provides Real Security Guarantee
Seth Cropsey, founder and president of Yorktown Institute and former deputy Undersecretary of the Navy: Iran is important, but Trump…
Jakub Grygiel: Iran Military Operations Will Resume, Two Months Is Far Too Short to Expect Dramatic Resolution
Jakub Grygiel, professor of politics at the Catholic University of America and a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution:The Iran…