Open Search form

Iran

Apply for a Blog

Aug 18, 2026, 2:08 PM

In an Alternate Universe, Iran Hangs Mamdani as a Zionist

On February 28, the mayor of New York stood in front of a camera and called his own government’s war “a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression.” Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war....

Aug 18, 2026, 12:41 AM

Deterrence and the Lessons of the Iran War

Elli Lieberman’s work on deterrence provides a useful framework for assessing the strategic meaning of Israel’s war against Iran. In Reconceptualizing Deterrence, Lieberman moves beyond the traditional conception of deterrence as a relatively static relationship in which one state possesses...

Aug 17, 2026, 7:00 PM

Israel Will Price Riyadh’s Exit From the Dependence It Bought in Ankara and Islamabad

Riyadh bought protection from Ankara and Islamabad and imported their vetoes into its own security core. Neither will fight Saudi Arabia’s war with Iran; both need Tehran intact, while Turkey shields Hamas and profits when IMEC stalls. Jerusalem will...

Aug 17, 2026, 12:48 PM

The False Economy of Abandoning Israel

Vibrant American flag flying against a clear blue sky, symbolizing freedom and patriotism from the website Pexels, free download for non-commercial use (https://www.pexels.com/photo/us-a-flag-on-pole-under-blue-sky-7483195/).

What if the biggest misconception in America's debate over Israel is not political but economic? For decades, American politicians have argued about whether Washington gives Israel too much. They should ask a different question: how much would America have to...

David Rosenthal

Aug 17, 2026, 11:42 AM

From Petro to De la Espriella

Abelardo de la Espriella’s inauguration as president of Colombia, held on Friday the 7th in Cali, presented a scene that sums up the country’s change of course better than any speech: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, seated next to...

Aug 17, 2026, 10:19 AM

Iran’s Easier Nuclear Target Is Washington, Not Jerusalem

On November 5, 1979, Ruhollah Khomeini gave the United States a name that has outlived him: the Great Satan. Israel he called the Little Satan, a lesser devil chained to the greater one. For more than four decades the...

Aug 16, 2026, 6:02 PM

The Mecca Pact and India’s Third Front

Conceptual illustration: Three interlocking metallic arches looming over the Indian subcontinent symbolize the new trilateral defense compact between Pakistan, Türkiye, and Saudi Arabia, reflecting the emergence of a strategic 'third front' and the shifting geopolitical realities on New Delhi's western flank. Image: AI-generated (free for commercial use).

A new defense compact linking Pakistan, Türkiye, and Saudi Arabia may never place another army on India’s border. Its real power lies in the weapons, intelligence, and diplomatic pressure it could bring to Pakistan’s side during the next crisis. Twenty-four...

Aug 16, 2026, 11:31 AM

The Reluctant Fundamentalist and American Divide

Few novels offer insight not only into how America sees itself, but also into how it may be perceived by parts of the Muslim world. Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist, published in 2007, is one of them. Written in...

Andy Blumenthal

Aug 16, 2026, 7:18 AM

Israel Needs a Drone Army—Before the Next War

At the Combined Resolve exercise in Germany this spring, Ukrainian drone operators faced US forces and reportedly detected and simulated strikes against American troops and armored vehicles so effectively that exercise controllers had to return “destroyed” units to the...

Aug 15, 2026, 9:57 AM

Could Trump’s Iran Rhetoric Ever Turn Explicitly Nuclear?

Trump's threats against Iran already run near the ceiling of what a president can say out loud. In April, hours before a deadline he had set for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, he wrote that a whole...

Load more