The Treaty
Trump has his signed Iran deal — but the political win isn't materializing. A new poll puts his approval at 36 percent, barely moved,...
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The Treaty
Trump may bomb Iran again — but the likelier outcome, this analysis argues, is that he takes a thin deal, calls it a win,...
The Treaty
A Lebanon Ceasefire is Just a Poison Pill: Having signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Iran, President Donald Trump is triumphant in rhetoric. While...
The Treaty
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...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Before the deal is even signed, Trump warned Iran: "We'll go right back to dropping bombs." He also denied the U.S. would fund Iran's...
The Treaty
Here's a telling sign about the Iran deal: hardliners in both Tehran and Washington hate it — which may mean it's a real compromise....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Iran's missiles may not have been destroyed so much as buried — and Western intelligence suggests Tehran dug much of its arsenal back out...
The Treaty
The conventional wisdom says ending the Iran war helps Trump politically. One analyst argues the reverse — noting that George H.W. Bush had 89%...
Dollars and Sense
The leaked Iran deal includes a $300 billion reconstruction fund — and one analyst says the optics could burn Trump, even though the White...