Dollars and Sense The Strait of Hormuz Is Closed Again: Iran Just Went ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Donald Trump and Israel Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed on Saturday over Israel's war in Lebanon, even as Vice President JD Vance insisted oil was still... Harry J. KazianisJune 20, 2026
Dollars and Sense Iran Now Sees the Strait of Hormuz as a Cash Cow — and the Toll-Free Deal May Not Last Iran now sees the Strait of Hormuz as a cash cow, one scholar argues — and the real danger of Trump's toll-free deal is... Michael RubinJune 20, 2026
The Treaty Donald Trump Isn’t Looking for the Perfect Iran Deal. He’s Looking for an Exit He Can Sell Trump may bomb Iran again — but the likelier outcome, this analysis argues, is that he takes a thin deal, calls it a win,... Andrew LathamJune 19, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More After the Iran Deal: Why U.S. Central Command Must Keep Its Forces in Place This Summer The United States and Iran have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to end the war — but the agreement depends on enforcement. National security... Rebecca GrantJune 18, 2026
The Treaty The Poison Pill Inside Trump’s Iran Deal: a Lebanon Ceasefire in a War America Isn’t Even Part Of A Lebanon Ceasefire is Just a Poison Pill: Having signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Iran, President Donald Trump is triumphant in rhetoric. While... Michael RubinJune 18, 2026
The Treaty Running Out of Oil and Missiles: Why Donald Trump Had to Take the Iran Deal The Iran deal will be sold as peace through strength, but two numbers tell a different story: America's strategic oil reserve has fallen to... Harry J. KazianisJune 17, 2026
The Treaty Donald Trump’s Iran Deal Looks Like a Giant Mistake The conventional wisdom says ending the Iran war helps Trump politically. One analyst argues the reverse — noting that George H.W. Bush had 89%... Michael RubinJune 17, 2026
Ukraine War A Ukraine Victory Could Mean the End of Putin — and Possibly Russia As We Know It Kyiv was supposed to fall in three days. It didn't. The war wasn't supposed to last four years. It has. That record, this analysis... Alexander MotylJune 17, 2026
The Treaty Europe Refuses to Spend on Defense. That Means America Needs to Stop Defending Europe Rather than telling Europe how much to spend on its defense, the Trump administration should begin a phased military disengagement from the continent. Doug BandowJune 16, 2026