Ideas
Two Nuclear Deals, Two Countries, Three Decades Apart
Does the failed nuclear agreement with North Korea have lessons for the Iran deal?
Ideas
Ending the Iran Deal is An Invitation to War
Two former Pentagon officials game out the dangerous consequences of de-certifying the agreement.
Business
With Iran Deal in Jeopardy, US Clears Missile Interceptor Sale to Saudi Arabia
The timing of THAAD sale is reminiscent of Patriot interceptor sale approved two weeks after Iran deal signed in 2015.
Ideas
Waltzing Toward a Two-Front Global War
The U.S. just might be one step away from a war with North Korea, and two from a fight with Iran.
Ideas
Trump Is Trying to Hoodwink Us into War with Iran
We’ve seen this movie before, complete with trumped-up charges of WMD. Americans must speak out now to head off another disastrous military adventure.
Ideas
Memorandum to President Trump on the Iran Nuclear Deal
Here's what the U.S. president should know going into his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who wants to scuttle the agreement.
Threats
US Military Leaders Worry About Iran’s Media Operations
Forget Russian fake news. Iranian media and messaging are thwarting U.S. efforts across the Middle East.
Ideas
What the Iran Deal Can Teach America About North Korea
If credibility depends in part on a country’s willingness to follow through on military threats, surely it also depends on whether it abides by diplomatic commitments.
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Cyberwar on Iran Won't Work. Here's Why.
A renewed campaign of covert network attacks is more likely to spur Tehran’s nuclear efforts than hinder them.
Ideas
If Trump Undermines the Iran Deal
A report suggests the president is looking for ways to get out of the accord. It says a lot about how he views the world.
Ideas
Two Years on, the Iran Deal is Working
It is true that Tehran’s behavior in the region has not improved, but the agreement has kept the regime from going nuclear.
Ideas
Cherry Picking Intelligence For War in the Middle East? Here We Go Again
Will Trump follow the Bush playbook and start a war with Iran?
Threats
As ISIS Shrinks in Syria, the US and Iran Draw Closer to Conflict
Even if the Pentagon may not want to directly engage Syrian forces or their Russian and Iranian-backed allies, there’s a danger of accidental escalation.
Ideas
Don’t Label Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps a Terror Group
The IRGC is key to the ‘US-led’ coalition fighting to oust ISIS from Mosul.
Ideas
The Right Way to Confront Iran in Syria
A careful diplomatic approach to Russia’s safe-zone plan is less risky, and more promising, than direct action
Ideas
The US Just Bombed Pro-Assad Troops in Syria. What’s Next?
This could be the start of a larger escalation that includes direct military clashes with Iran or Iranian-backed proxies.
Ideas
Scuttle the Iran Nuke Deal? That Approach Didn’t Stop North Korea
The Trump administration should learn from George W. Bush’s 2002 decision to tear up an intact, if imperfect, nuclear agreement.
Policy
With Mattis Visiting, Netanyahu Applauds Trump’s Military Strikes
Israeli security leaders and U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis blamed Iran for backing an “axis of evil” from Hezbollah to Pyongyang.
Ideas