The Treaty
For decades the U.S.-Israel bond was called unbreakable. Trump's Iran deal is testing it. Israel asked to see the agreement; Washington said no. Trump...
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The Treaty
The Iran deal hinges on something Washington can't control: whether Israel stops fighting in Lebanon. Netanyahu says the "struggle is not over"; his security...
The Treaty
Rather than telling Europe how much to spend on its defense, the Trump administration should begin a phased military disengagement from the continent.
The Treaty
"The object in war is to obtain a better peace," one scholar writes — "and a better peace has not been obtained." By his...
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The US-Iran memorandum signed Monday isn't peace — it's a 60-day framework. And the biggest threat to it isn't at the table: Israel says...
The Treaty
Washington says Hormuz is permanently toll-free. Iran says 60 days, then come the fees. Those positions can't both be true — and normally that...
The Treaty
Whatever gets signed in Switzerland on Friday, the war's most consequential outcome may be a conclusion forming in Tehran that no agreement can undo:...
The Treaty
Less than a day after President Trump declared the Iran war over and the deal "complete," Iranian state-affiliated media published what it says are...
The Treaty
The deal fixes the crisis the Iran war created — Hormuz, the blockade — and barely touches the three problems Washington started with: nuclear,...