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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…
John Bolton: Ceasefire Was a Mistake, Three Weeks of Negotiations Produced Nothing, Time to Finish the Job
Former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, John Bolton: Negotiation Won’t End Iran’s Nuclear Threat
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…