Tension in the Middle East
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April 1st, 2026
The Two Wars for Iran
The rare quick and total victory over an enemy at little cost often ensures unquestioned political support in modern consensual societies. In most cases, however, especially in the Western world…
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April 1st, 2026
Lessons of Vietnam for Iran
Insights from the Vietnam War offer lessons on public opinion and conflict duration relevant to the Iran War.
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March 26th, 2026
Iran and Diego Garcia
That Iran is trying to strike the British-American strategic outpost in the Indian Ocean is a testament to the threat. For all the derision about “a war of choice,” Mr. Trump was correct to act before Iranian missiles grow in number, range and accuracy.
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March 26th, 2026
Iran War Successes
The media’s dour outlook seems wholly divorced from an objective appraisal of the war in its fourth week.
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March 26th, 2026
The War is Going Better Than You Think
How the fight in Iran compares to past conflicts.
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March 25th, 2026
Cost to Win a War
Republicans backed Biden on Ukraine, but Democrats balk on Iran.
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March 23rd, 2026
Iran: ‘Tis But a Flesh Wound
Delusion, thy name is Iran. Or maybe it’s The Economist magazine, a mouthpiece of the Mullahs. A day or two back, an inadvertently comical, Baghdad Bob-like Iranian spokesman took to the airwaves to…
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March 23rd, 2026
The Enemy in Iran
The regime resumes hanging protesters, including a national team wrestler.
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March 18th, 2026
Why Attack Iran Now?
President Trump views the threat of future Iranian attacks as existential, and believes that further delay is no longer acceptable.
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March 18th, 2026
How the Iran War Goes Global
As Trump sends the Marines to the Strait of Hormuz, he is opening strategic opportunities for China and Russia, writes Niall Ferguson. Other choke points may soon be at risk.
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