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This Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, satellite image provided by NASA Worldview shows fires following Yemen's Houthi rebels claiming a drone attack on two major oil installations in eastern Saudi Arabia

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The Saudi-Oil Attacks Aren’t Game-Changing. They Show How the Game Has Changed

International norms and laws on proxy warfare encourage bad behavior. It’s time to change that.

BY C. Anthony Pfaff READ NOW»

In this photo released by the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019.

Everyone Is Getting Sucked Into the Iran Morass

BY Kathy Gilsinan READ NOW»

In this photo released by the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019.

Everyone Is Getting Sucked Into the Iran Morass

A Royal Saudi Air Force K-3 Tanker and Royal Saudi Air Force F-15C Eagles fly in formation with U.S. Air Force F-15Cs in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 2, 2019.

Key Republicans More Eager to Help Saudi Arabia Than Fight Iran

BY Katie Bo Williams READ NOW»

A Royal Saudi Air Force K-3 Tanker and Royal Saudi Air Force F-15C Eagles fly in formation with U.S. Air Force F-15Cs in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 2, 2019.

Key Republicans More Eager to Help Saudi Arabia Than Fight Iran

Why the 2020 Campaigns Are Still Soft Targets for Hackers

BY Uri Friedman READ NOW»

Why the 2020 Campaigns Are Still Soft Targets for Hackers

On Aug. 12, 2019, plumes of smoke rise after an explosion at a military base southwest of Baghdad, Iraq.

Alleged Israeli Strikes Bring US to Crossroads in Iraq

BY Katie Bo Williams READ NOW»

On Aug. 12, 2019, plumes of smoke rise after an explosion at a military base southwest of Baghdad, Iraq.

Alleged Israeli Strikes Bring US to Crossroads in Iraq

The USS Devastator, a Navy minesweeper, is pulled into position as it arrives in Bahrain in 2012.

Iran Has Hundreds of Naval Mines. The US Has a Handful of Old Minesweepers

BY Robert Faturechi Megan RoseT. Christian Miller READ NOW»

The USS Devastator, a Navy minesweeper, is pulled into position as it arrives in Bahrain in 2012.

Iran Has Hundreds of Naval Mines. The US Has a Handful of Old Minesweepers

President Donald Trump after signing an executive order to increase sanctions on Iran, in the Oval Office, Mon., June 24, 2019, in Washington. Trump is accompanied by Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, left, and Vice President Mike Pence.

About that Counter-Iran Coalition…

BY Jon B. Alterman READ NOW»

President Donald Trump after signing an executive order to increase sanctions on Iran, in the Oval Office, Mon., June 24, 2019, in Washington. Trump is accompanied by Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, left, and Vice President Mike Pence.

About that Counter-Iran Coalition…

In this Monday, March 18, 2019, photo, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter fire on Islamic State militant positions in Baghouz, Syria.

The Future of Conflict is Proxy Warfare, Again

BY Zack Gold William Rosenau READ NOW»

In this Monday, March 18, 2019, photo, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter fire on Islamic State militant positions in Baghouz, Syria.

The Future of Conflict is Proxy Warfare, Again

President Donald Trump looks to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper during a ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

New Defense Secretary Immediately Faced With Challenges In Iran, UK

BY Katie Bo Williams READ NOW»

President Donald Trump looks to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper during a ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

New Defense Secretary Immediately Faced With Challenges In Iran, UK

On July 21, 2019, a speedboat of Iran's Revolutionary Guard moving around the British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero which was seized in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday by the Guard, in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.

Iran Is Acting Like the International Villain of Trump’s Prophecy

BY Mike Giglio READ NOW»

On July 21, 2019, a speedboat of Iran's Revolutionary Guard moving around the British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero which was seized in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday by the Guard, in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.

Iran Is Acting Like the International Villain of Trump’s Prophecy

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