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op-edIran, Middle East, Nuclear weapons

Maximalism will doom diplomacy with Iran

By Rosemary Kelanic

May 8, 2025

op-edYemen, Air power, Houthis, Iran, Middle East

In Yemen, Trump risks falling into an ‘airpower trap’ that has drawn past US presidents into costly wars

By William Walldorf

May 5, 2025

op-edIran, Middle East

Trump needs his team on the same Iran page

By Daniel DePetris

May 5, 2025

op-edIran, Middle East, Nuclear weapons

A Less Maximalist Approach To Get a Deal With Iran

By William Walldorf

April 30, 2025

op-edIran, Diplomacy, Middle East

Iran: deal or devastation?

By Daniel DePetris

April 25, 2025

op-edIran, Middle East

War with Iran isn’t an option — Trump must make a deal

By Scott Strgacich

April 24, 2025

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