1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (250+ words) There are, however, two major obstacles to any military operation focused on Kharg Island. First, destroying Iranian oil infrastructure on the island would lead to Iran's unrestrained escalation against U. S. and allied targets across the Middle East. That would be bad…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago  (159+ words) President Donald Trump announced that negotiations with Iran have restarted, but reiterated his stance that the memorandum of understanding that paused hostilities between the nations is still "over." "The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue "talks." We…...

17+ hour, 38+ min ago  (344+ words) The United States is continuing diplomatic talks with Iran, despite President Donald Trump saying the ceasefire was "over" during the NATO summit this week. The U. S. is engaging in "technical talks" with the Iranian regime, according to various media reports. "The…...

21+ hour, 17+ min ago  (423+ words) Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's funeral on Thursday attracted large crowds of mourners wishing death upon President Donald Trump, after he launched the war that killed the Islamist figure in February. Attendees also led chants of "Death to America." The…...

23+ hour, 55+ min ago  (1574+ words) History repeats itself," Karl Marx famously observed, first as tragedy, second as farce." When it comes to American presidents and Iran, someone has been holding the repeat button. In his remarks prior to signing a memorandum of understanding with Iran,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (406+ words) We hear a great deal about allyship today. Too often, however, it is defined by shared politics, shared experiences, or shared identity. Genuine allyship asks something harder: to stand beside people whose stories are not our own simply because it…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (665+ words) President Donald Trump's latest turn on Iran suggests how an alleged Iranian assassination plot has added a personal dimension to what allies describe as his yearslong determination to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Trump was in Turkey on…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (370+ words) If Iran has ever done a great service to the United States, it came over the last month. In essentially disregarding the memorandum of understanding, the Islamic Republic has provoked President Donald Trump to declare the deal "over." To put…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (341+ words) The Joint Maritime Information Center raised the threat level in the Strait of Hormuz to "Severe" as the U. S. -Iran memorandum of understanding deteriorates. The most recent moving of the needle from the JMIC came from the Iranian strikes that precipitated…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (777+ words) Washington Examiner The Committee to Protect Journalists recently voted not to exclude from its list of journalists those who are either in militant groups or backed by state-sponsored media. The question of trust and reliability when it comes to news…...