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heritage. org > defense > report > the-security-environment-the-middle-east

The Security Environment in the Middle East

3+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1722+ words) U. S. interest in the Middle East derives from the region's importance as the world's primary source of energy and its role as a transit point for trade. The U. S. has a significant military presence in the region, with troops stationed in Kuwait,…...

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heritage. org > middle-east > commentary > iran-war-has-second-front-and-tehran-has-already-lost-it

Iran War Has a "Second Front'and Tehran Has Already Lost It

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (829+ words) Vice President, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute A few days ago, according to a leaked exchange, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told an Iranian military counterpart that their nation's economy will face collapse in three more weeks without an immediate…...

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heritage. org > middle-east > commentary > saudis-petroline-undercuts-irans-energy-blackmail-and-offers-lesson-america

Saudi's Petroline Undercuts Iran's Energy Blackmail and Offers a Lesson for America

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (711+ words) Vice President, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute Petroline can't make up for all the oil being bottled up by the Strait of Hormuz, but the supply has mitigated Iran's attempt to hold the world's energy hostage. It pays to…...

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heritage. org > progressivism > commentary > the-lefts-incurable-dei-addiction

The Left's Incurable DEI Addiction

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1166+ words) Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow The Left keeps finding ingenious ways to reintroduce racial discrimination. The Trump administration has approached racial discrimination by aggressively attacking racial preferences as violative of the Constitution and the Civil Rights Act. The…...

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heritage. org > global-politics > commentary > all-politics-local-even-war

All Politics Is Local'Even in War

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (1620+ words) Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow The adage is key to understanding much of the jockeying in Europe over the joint U. S. -Israeli attacks on Iran. The U. S. -Israeli war on Iran is unpopular everywhere in Europe, but a look under…...

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heritage. org > global-politics > commentary > saving-the-worlds-international-organizations

Saving the World's International Organizations

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (564+ words) Senior Counselor to the President and E. W. Richardson Fellow Like an unsupervised kindergarten class, the U. N. and many other international organizations have gotten off track. Fortunately, we now have an administration that's willing to push back against this sort of nonsense. Over…...

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heritage. org > abraham-accords > key-developments > october-december-2025

Key Abraham Accords Related Developments: October'December 2025

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (565+ words) In a Fox Business Network interview, President Trump stated, in response to a question regarding the Abraham Accords, "I hope to see Saudi Arabia go in, and I hope to see others go in." He noted that he had "some…...

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heritage. org > middle-east > commentary > iran-war-jeopardizes-trump-economic-boom-key-midterm-elections

Iran War Jeopardizes Trump Economic Boom Before Key Midterm Elections

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (759+ words) Will the Iran war turn President Donald Trump's 1980s boom into a 1970s stagflation? Only if it drags out, which the president says he plans to avoid. But the enemy gets a vote too, as the saying goes, so what if it's…...

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heritage. org > middle-east > commentary > all-4-iran-war-assumptions-dead-wrong-trump-proves-experts-got-fooled-again

All 4 Iran War Assumptions Dead Wrong'Trump Proves Experts Got Fooled Again

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (637+ words) Vice President, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute Traditionally, four things were assumed to be near inevitable if the United States and/or Israel were to take significant military action against Iran. In these early days of Operation Epic Fury,…...

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heritage. org > middle-east > commentary > are-the-iran-strikes-good-idea

Are the Iran Strikes a Good Idea?

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (167+ words) Visiting Fellow, Allison Center for National Security The Iranian regime is responsible for the deaths of many hundreds of Americans. The regime's rallying cry is "Death to America." Operation Epic Fury will go down in history not only as a…...