Paper agreements will not disarm terrorists Diplomatic agreements signed by governments mean little to organizations that define themselves through permanent armed struggle. June 29, 2026
Can Iran impose tolls on Strait of Hormuz passage? A Hormuz toll scheme would require cooperation from Oman and acceptance from Gulf Arab states, Asian energy buyers, insurers, shipowners, and naval powers. June 29, 2026
Can Israel partner with Slovenia to counter Iran’s influence in Europe? For Iran, the Balkans and Central Europe remain vectors for sanctions evasion, money laundering, and proxy influence. June 29, 2026
Trump’s golden mirage for Iran The solution to the 'Iran problem' isn't money; it is good governance. June 29, 2026
The US can debate AI integration; Israel has already operationalized it From scattered programs to unified command to frontline deployment: Israel managed that entire transition in under six months. Pentagon reform cycles move in decades. June 28, 2026
Iran’s ‘deal’: What happens after Trump? A restored Iran would intensify pressure on neighbors, rebuild alliances with proxy militias, and pursue vengeance against external opponents. June 28, 2026
Can Israel fend off Hezbollah without alienating America? In the short term, with US encouragement, a partial Israeli withdrawal from some of the areas of Lebanon captured since Feb. 28 is likely. June 26, 2026
Iran now sees the Strait of Hormuz as a cash cow — and the toll-free deal may not last The regime no longer must close it; they can just threaten to do so, and the ensuing global panic will drive up the price of oil. June 24, 2026
Iran uses 60-day negotiation window to consolidate gains Much of the 60-day timetable will be spent defining procedures and reciprocal obligations rather than negotiating a final settlement. June 23, 2026
Hezbollah celebrates the Iran deal as a clear victory Fresh martyr posters for Lebanese Hezbollah terrorists hang from almost every lamppost and along the median strips of main arteries. June 22, 2026
Did Trump cave into Iran? – analysis Will the projected 60 days of talks produce anything resembling peace and stability in the region, as many pray for? June 21, 2026
Iran and Turkey want the Middle East – One country stands in their way Israel is the barrier preventing this rivalry from dividing the region between competing localized Islamic empires. June 19, 2026
Trump’s Iran ‘deal’ has already emboldened Hamas – opinion With the many billions of dollars Iran expects to receive just in the early stages of this agreement, the opportunity to escalate its 'resistance' must look too tempting to pass up. June 18, 2026
The Islamabad surrender The US would be the first victor in recorded history to pay reparations to the loser and call it peace. June 18, 2026
Iran and its proxies have been burning down the Middle East; Israel told to end the war The same Macron who ordered Israel to lay down its weapons in Gaza has been curiously silent when it came to asking Iran the same thing. June 17, 2026
Trump’s Iran deal: A strategic opening – opinion The purpose of diplomacy should not be to rescue the regime from the consequences of its own failures. June 16, 2026
Why the emerging US-Iran deal is bad news for Israel – analysis On a strategic level, Iran appears to have succeeded in shaping the course of events since the renewal of hostilities on February 28. June 16, 2026
Paying Tehran to keep the bomb You cannot verify your way out of a regime whose entire purpose is the bomb, the proxies, and a chokehold on the Gulf. June 15, 2026
Israel’s qualitative military edge must be Israeli The QME must rest less on American political moods and more on Israeli industrial sovereignty, technology leverage, and regional security architecture. June 15, 2026
Iran’s regime is irreformable: Time to end it once and for all We have witnessed so-called moderates or negotiators making promises, while the IRGC directs policy, launches attacks, and consolidates power. June 14, 2026
Should Spain be banned from the 2026 World Cup? – analysis Sánchez has created a precedent and a standard by which he, himself, refuses to abide. June 7, 2026
Iran thinks time is its best weapon against America; Trump needs to take that off the table – opinion The Iranian war aim has become simply to outlast the United States and to demonstrate resistance to an increasingly impatient American electorate and international audience. June 6, 2026
Why has the United Kingdom not designated the IRGC as terrorists? The United Kingdom, increasingly, is an Achilles’ heel in any serious Western counter-terrorism strategy. June 2, 2026
Could the Iran war end with Tehran’s uranium in China’s vaults? Post-Ukraine, Washington cannot ask Moscow to hold material it has been sanctioning and isolating for three years. June 1, 2026
Iran’s regime won’t ever change, no matter what – opinion America should follow its own vital national interests, not the priorities of others who stand to gain from a weakened Iran that will surely have its allies help it regroup. May 30, 2026
Why any deal with Iran is a mistake – opinion Washington risks becoming trapped once again in a cycle of talks, temporary understandings, violations, and renewed crises with a regime that has consistently acted in bad faith. May 29, 2026
Deal or no deal, expect Iranian assassinations – opinion Not only will the Iranian regime target the president, but it will also likely seek to assassinate his entire family, not only his children but also his 11 grandchildren. May 28, 2026
Israel should have let the flotilla enter Gaza – opinion Israel, tired of playing the role of the global villain, could indulge in a sociological experiment: open the ports and gates, transfer the volunteers onto the beach of Gaza City, and watch. May 27, 2026
Trump’s wild Iran swings have everyone asking the same question – analysis As Trump shifted repeatedly between threats of war and promises of peace with Iran, the world was left wondering whether it was brilliant strategy — or pure chaos. May 26, 2026
The Gaza roadmap: A diplomatic fantasy that keeps Hamas in power Hamas also seems to understand something that many Western diplomats and officials refuse to acknowledge: armed Islamist groups are not removed through conferences, committees, or UN resolutions. May 26, 2026
Trump needs a tougher Iran negotiating strategy – opinion Absent an active supreme leader, there are multiple Revolutionary Guards factions and power brokers; it is unclear whether any single one can deliver his competitors. May 25, 2026
US-Israel aid era is ending; drift is the greatest risk – analysis A managed exit converts that leverage into joint capability. An unmanaged one turns it into mutual recrimination during a war. May 25, 2026
Appeal to Trump: Please do not leave the Iranian regime in place Continue the economic pressure. Do not give the regime relief. Arm and support the Iranian people so they can stand up and not be rounded up, tortured, and executed again. May 24, 2026
Why Trump’s Iran war has already failed – opinion The Islamic Republic is running diplomatic circles around an administration that governs by social media posts and golf resort press conferences. May 21, 2026
Reza Pahlavi can take inspiration from Taiwanese presidents to visit Arab states Taiwanese leaders often book flights that transit through San Francisco or New York, where U.S. officials meet them in airport reception halls. May 21, 2026
Iranian officials mock Trump’s Iran reversal while warning of deception The Tasnim website, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, dismissed Trump’s latest change of course as a sign that he is in a no-win situation. May 20, 2026
Denouncing Israel? – The problem with liberal Jews Did Germany's Nazi regime first inquire of Jews if they were Progressive/Reform, Conservative, or Orthodox before sending them to death camps? May 18, 2026
Iran war: Fighting over numbers Latest leaks from US intelligence sources show that the sensational numbers bandied by War Secretary Pete Hegseth were whimsical to say the least. May 17, 2026
Trump must finish the job on Iran – opinion Iran does not seek to reform; it seeks rearmament and revenge. Regime change is therefore not optional; it is essential. May 16, 2026
Palestinian leaders still reject Israel’s right to exist How can a leadership that celebrates Israel's creation as a 'catastrophe' be serious about peace? May 14, 2026
Betraying JFK’s legacy on Israel: Jack Schlossberg Jack Schlossberg apparently has calculated that he can win more votes in the Democratic primary by being anti-Israel than by being pro-Israel. May 13, 2026
As US-Israel aid talks open, MEF releases strategic roadmap for the post-aid alliance Aid ends from a position of mutual strength, not American withdrawal. May 13, 2026
Should the United States help Ghalibaf triumph in Iran’s power struggle? – analysis Assuming that Trump is right that Ghalibaf and his camp want to end the war, there is no mechanism for them to overpower their rivals, and there is no referee to side with them. May 12, 2026
Erdogan’s Turkey: The NATO member that sponsors terrorism Erdogan's alignment with Hamas seems rooted in his broader ideological affinity with the Muslim Brotherhood movement and other Islamist groups. May 11, 2026
The United Arab Emirates should lead backing regime change in Iran – opinion During Operation Epic Fury, the Islamic Republic launched more weapons at the United Arab Emirates than it did against Israel. May 11, 2026
Iranian media reinforce narrative of Mojtaba Khamenei’s leadership The effort to portray the new supreme leader as being in control follows growing reports of internal rivalries among the Islamic Republic’s remaining power centers. May 10, 2026
Why do terrorists define narratives better than democracies? Western audiences hear claims about civilian suffering, while regional audiences hear defiance and resistance, and supporters hear calls of martyrdom. May 10, 2026
Weekend at Mojtaba’s Mojtaba has become Schrödinger’s ayatollah; his power comes from the uncertainty about whether he is alive or dead. May 9, 2026
AIPAC at the frontier: A stronger alliance in the post-aid era – opinion AIPAC has long understood that the most durable case for the alliance is the case rooted in shared American interests, and the post-aid framework makes that case more concretely than the aid model ever did. May 5, 2026
Iran: Four illusions of a 60-day war – analysis Assured by Trump that he isn't after regime change, those fighting over power in Tehran feel no need to surrender in order to survive. May 4, 2026
Iran, despite its own economic strain, says US is cornered The Iranian currency—now among the weakest in the world—fell to around 1,850,000 to the U.S. dollar on May 2. May 3, 2026
Why Israel struggles to stop Hezbollah’s new drone threat Hezbollah frequently launches drones—both radio‑controlled and fiber‑optic—from positions only a few hundred meters from the border, often concealed behind ridgelines, trees, or buildings. May 1, 2026
Khamenei message frames Hormuz control as Iran’s strategic leverage Iran openly says that Hormuz is its main leverage against further attacks and uses it in negotiations with Washington to end the conflict. May 1, 2026
The world’s shameful silence on Hamas The failure to address these vile allegations amounts to a betrayal of the very people these organizations claim to defend. April 30, 2026
Are the US and Israel still allies? – analysis It actually can be helpful that extremists have shown their true colors by spewing wildly inaccurate and false accusations about Israel and its alliance with the United States. April 29, 2026
Iran feels squeeze as blockade, failed talks take toll Every month, Iran needs to import around $1.3 billion of essential commodities in a situation where Iranian ports are blockaded. April 27, 2026
Trump’s dream team in Tehran – analysis By most accounts, the targeted killing of the Tehran leadership eliminated 168 top figures of a regime dominated by a clan that numbers a few hundred. April 26, 2026
Why Israel keeps getting dragged into the Lebanese ‘mud’ Governments in Beirut lost the crucial monopoly over the means of violence in the country as early as 1969. April 26, 2026
Trump’s Iran doctrine: A strategy for the history books Trump's 'little excursion' has been one of the fastest, most effective, least costly military operations in modern history. April 26, 2026
Iran’s leadership claims unity while Revolutionary Guard controls the state Some within the political system may favor concessions to reach a deal, but the central question remains whether the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is prepared to make them. April 25, 2026
