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KT McFarland: Iran Will Blink Before Trump Does, USAID Defunding Is Driving Right-of-Center Wave Across Latin America
Former Deputy National Security Advisor K. T. McFarland explains why the U.S. needs Gulf Arab nations as partners and urges…
Zuhdi Jasser: Trump Is Right That Two More Weeks of Kinetic Operations Will Likely Be Needed in Iran
American Islamic Forum for Democracy President and former U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Zuhdi Jasser discusses the latest in Iran negotiations…
Liel Leibovitz: Iran Strategy Appears to Lack Clear Goals
Tablet editor-at-large Liel Leibovitz expresses frustration that Iran could emerge from negotiations still in power—and still expecting compensation from the…
Richard Goldberg: Project Freedom Is Already Trickling Oil Through the Strait, Oil Price Cliff Predictions Are Overstated
Foundation for Defense of Democracies senior adviser Richard Goldberg discusses the latest developments in Iran and why President Trump's strategy…
James Fitzpatrick: Iran Is Not Stronger After Losing Its Navy and Economy
Center to Advance Security in America Director James Fitzpatrick says President Donald Trump will find another way to help victims…
Menahem Merhavy: Iran’s Regime Is Broken But Not Finished, Opening the Strait Requires Force and No Deal Can Substitute for It
Menahem Merhavy, senior fellow at the Harry Truman Institute at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, breaks down Why Iran’s regime…
Fred Fleitz: Intelligence Bureaucracy Has Become a Leaking, Risk-Averse Obstacle
Fred Fleitz, vice-chair of the America First Policy Institute Center for American Security: The Next DNI Must Finish the Job…
Steven Bucci: Trump Deliberately Preserved Iranian Military to Avoid Iraq-Style Collapse
Heritage Foundation fellow Steven Bucci says there are no quick victories in Iran: “It’s hard to do, it takes time,…
Retired Brigadier General John Teichert: Iran Is Testing American Eagerness for a Deal, Purgatory Is in the Phasing, Nuclear Program Gives Two-Year Timeline Real Risk
Brig. Gen. John Teichert (Ret.), a foreign affairs and military strategy expert who commanded both Joint Base Andrews and Edwards…