Ideas

Fixing The Iranian Missile Problem

It won’t be easy, but Europe and Washington should pressure Iran into suspending missile flight-testing.

Ideas

Netanyahu and Iran's Atomic Archive: What's New and What's Not

Among the new bits: Tehran's nuclear planners envisioned an arsenal so small as to make Kim Jong Un giggle.

Ideas

The Iran Regime-Change Crew Is Back

That probably spells doom for the nuclear deal.

Policy

Macron Mic-Drops on Trump, Offers a New Call to Western Leadership

Defending multilateralism and democracy, the French president gave the best political speech America has seen in years.

Policy

What John Bolton's Appointment as National Security Adviser Means

Until today, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster was considered Trump's most militant adviser on North Korea.

Ideas

Don’t Let Trump Turn Iran into North Korea

Unless Congress, Europe, and other parties step up to protect the West’s nuclear deal with Iran, it will collapse, unshackling Tehran’s nuclear efforts.

Ideas

Will the Israeli-Iranian Showdown Be in Syria — or New York?

Iran's various rivals and opponents are seeking a UN resolution that would return Tehran to pariah status and undermine its regional gains.

Science & Tech

Iran’s Cyber War on Dissidents Could Infiltrate Your Mailbox

Tehran’s agents are busily working against the protesters — and anyone who may have contacted them from abroad.

Ideas

Why the Iran Uprising Matters

Change will not come easily, peacefully, or soon.

Ideas

Improving on the Iran Deal

Today is the nominal deadline for Congress to decide what it intends to do — and then there’s Europe to woo.

Ideas

An Afghan Army Aviator Describes Iran’s Threats — and How to Meet Them

Beyond its support for the Taliban, Tehran is exploiting refugee flows and cultural ties between the countries.

Ideas

Did the Saudis Shoot Down a Houthi Missile on Nov. 4? It Doesn’t Much Matter

The Patriot has proven itself with dozens of successful intercepts. Moreover, it’s just one part of a solid anti-missile defense strategy.

Ideas

America Shouldn’t Take Sides in the 1,400-Year-Old Sunni-Shia Conflict

The Iran-vs.-Saudi Arabia proxy war isn’t worth getting our military involved.

Ideas

Washington Still Doesn’t Understand Iraq

The U.S. dream of a democratic and federal Iraq is over. Appointing Iran the next boogeyman won’t help.

Ideas

Trump’s Iran Strategy Is No Strategy At All

It's a laundry list of grievances, some get-tough rhetoric, and a quixotic retreat from diplomacy that ties one hand behind the president's back.

Ideas

Donald Trump, Dealbreaker

The president's America First policy is causing the U.S. to withdraw from the world.

Policy

The Questions Raised By Trump's Iran Deal Decision

The U.S. will stick to the nuclear agreement—for now.

Threats

Trump Administration Gambles On Iran Nuclear Deal

White House staffers say the president will decertify the 2015 seven-party agreement, introducing uncertainty and worrying arms control watchers.

Ideas

Ending America's Paralyzed Iran Policy

Decertifying the nuclear deal without walking away gives the Trump administration an opening to confront the Islamic Republic’s foreign meddling.

Ideas

Two Nuclear Deals, Two Countries, Three Decades Apart

Does the failed nuclear agreement with North Korea have lessons for the Iran deal?