Defense Priorities

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In the mediaIsrael‑Iran, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Nuclear weapons

What comes next in the Israeli-Iranian conflict?

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic and Jennifer Kavanagh

June 30, 2025

In the mediaIsrael‑Iran, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Nuclear weapons

Trump claims Iran nuclear sites ‘totally destroyed’—but that clashes with Vance and U.S. intelligence

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

June 23, 2025

In the mediaIsrael‑Iran, Iran, Middle East, Nuclear weapons

The US is debating using its ‘bunker-buster’ bomb on Iran: How the weapon works

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

June 19, 2025

In the mediaIsrael‑Iran, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Nuclear weapons

If Iran truly wanted nuclear weapons they would have pursued them already, analyst says

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

June 19, 2025

op-edIsrael‑Iran, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Nuclear weapons

If the war between Israel and Iran continues, the U.S. should stay out of it

By Daniel DePetris

June 17, 2025

op-edIran, Middle East, Nuclear weapons

The false binary at the heart of Trump’s Iran strategy

By Rosemary Kelanic

June 2, 2025