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The US-Iran deal isn't a breakthrough, this analysis argues — it's a mutual exit ramp both sides will spin as a win. Washington wants...
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‘You Close It, and You Won’t Have a Country’: Trump’s Warning to Iran After It Shut the Strait Again
Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again — though CENTCOM says it's still open, and the ship counts are murky. Trump's response was...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Fighting in Lebanon nearly blew up the Iran deal in a single afternoon. An Israeli tank strike that killed four soldiers triggered retaliatory airstrikes...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Trump says the Iran deal is done — and this time Iranian and Pakistani officials agree. But its biggest threat isn't Iran. Israel says...
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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...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Most commentary from Washington this month treats the Lebanon problem as a matter of persuasion. Lean on Israel hard enough, dangle a broad enough...
The Treaty
Diplomatic efforts in the Middle East continue to stall as Israel and Hezbollah continue to fight in the Southern region of Lebanon. Despite initial...
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The Biggest Threat to Trump’s Iran Deal Isn’t in Tehran — It’s Several Hundred Miles West, in Beirut
Summary and Key Points: For weeks, the story has been sanctions, enrichment, and inspections. But the thing most likely to sink Trump’s Iran diplomacy...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The last 48 hours in the Middle East have been a blur. Netanyahu threatened to bring the war to Beirut;...