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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…
Justin Logan: Trump’s NATO Pressure Is Useful but Administration Must Be Candid About Cost of Full Iranian Surrender
Justin Logan of the Cato Institute on Trump’s threats to NATO and why he says even seemingly unwise moves can…
Alex Traiman: Iran in Survival Mode, But Finishing the Job Requires a Post-Air Campaign Strategy for Internal Opposition
Alex Traiman, CEO and Jerusalem bureau chief for JNS.org, urges the U.S. and Israel to finish the job and take…
Blockade Economic Logic Is Sound But Political Capitulation From Iran Far From Certain, Question Is Who Blinks First
Daniel DePetris, fellow at Defense Priorities and a syndicated foreign affairs columnist at the Chicago Tribune
Michael Evans: Naval Blockade Could Be Trump’s Trump Card, But Nuclear Enrichment Compromise Likely Required for Any Final Deal
The economics of the American naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz are stark enough that analysts believe it could…
Former British Cabinet Minister and Priest Aitken: Oman Is the Key to Resolving the Strait, NATO Criticism Entirely Fair But Alliance Should Survive
Jonathan Aitken, author, former Member of Parliament, and part-time prison chaplain, draws on his Middle East experience and says the…