Iran is feeling emboldened
Ayatollah Khamenei suspects that the US and Israel are not seeing eye to eye
Iran
Thursday
Tuesday
Trump has no appetite for a second-term war
In Riyadh he channeled his inner Lord Palmerston
Tuesday
A mammoth 100 days of Trump’s America First foreign policy
It’s clear his promise to restore American strength may be even harder than his supporters imagined
Thursday
What’s going on in the Pentagon?
Insiders have joined the dots between a clear-out of Hegseth’s top team and internal struggles vis-à-vis Iran
Wednesday
Donald Trump, Putin and the Concert of Arabia
The subject of Iran appears to have been just as important as Ukraine
Sunday
Trump has elevated the Houthis as an opponent
The cold, hard truth is that air strikes have seldom proven lethal enough to decapitate rebel movements and regimes in the Middle East
Friday
Trump is already the diplomat-in-chief
He is using the two-and-a-half months between Election Day and Inauguration Day to re-plunge himself into the world of international diplomacy
Thursday
The Exchange will delight anyone seeking an impossible story made possible
This bizarre story would teeter on the incredible if it weren’t wholly true
Tuesday
Trump’s very catholic cabinet
He is bringing in qualified grown-ups, not just listening to whoever will be his biggest fanboy in the moment
Wednesday
What comes after Trump’s decisive victory?
A big agenda, replete with lessons from the first term
Thursday
What follows Sinwar’s death in Israel’s war in Gaza and beyond
Nearly all Hamas’s senior leaders are dead. What comes next?
Wednesday
Kamala creaks in hard-hitting Fox News interview
Bret Baier politely took no prisoners
Friday
Where conflict in the Middle East goes from here
The region may once again be at one of those forks in the road that dictate the fate of nations for years to come
Wednesday
Biden-Harris should help destroy Iran’s nuclear and missile infrastructure
Biden and Harris reportedly want credit for Israel’s success, but an arsonist playing firefighter deserves no applause
Tuesday
Iran attacks Israel: what does it mean and what happens next?
Right now, the attack looks constrained
With Israel, the US is caught in a world of contradictions
It wants Israel to de-escalate but backs Israel up when it chooses to escalate
Thursday
Inside the unlikely success of Patrick Bet-David
The YouTuber and entrepreneur has improbably emerged as one of the most prominent voices in right-wing media
Monday
A brief history of parties
The political implications of soirées
Tuesday
Is Venezuela preparing for war?
Iran, Russia and China have ensured their proxy is ready to start the first inter-state war in Latin America since 1941
Monday
Will Iran’s foreign policy change after Raisi’s death?
There is no Iranian version of Mikhail Gorbachev set to rise to his office
