Capturing the Kharg, Qeshm, Abu Musa, and Tunb Islands would untangle Tehran’s stranglehold on the Persian Gulf.
In 2005, Congress canceled the RNEP nuclear bunker-buster bomb over fears that it might provoke China. Much has changed in the two decades since.
The turmoil in the Middle East is expected to impact supply chains and raise across-the-board costs for Boeing, as well as its competitors around the world.
Operation Epic Fury has exposed shortcomings with the US Army’s readiness for combat, particularly its lack of sufficient magazine depth.
Europe’s decline has been predicted many times before, and often too early. The continent has repeatedly found the institutional capacity to recover from deep crises. But reinvention now will be ...
Though the US Navy initially downplayed the severity of the fire, it appears to have disabled the Ford’s laundry facilities and some of its crew quarters.
The Arab nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council are realizing that Iran is not a true diplomatic partner, but a long-term strategic threat requiring closer coordination with America and Israel.
The lesson that Tehran will take away from this conflict is that it needs an ironclad deterrent in the form of a nuclear weapon.
For now, Pakistan has opted to remain aloof from the Iran War. However, its geographical proximity to the conflict and alliance obligations will make that difficult.
The US’ tactical successes against Iran would have a greater effect if they served broader objectives. The US military ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is reluctant to get involved in the Iran War, fearing it would hurt his party’s ...
In principle, the matter should not be elusive. Israel is not a distant acquaintance of the United States. It is an ally, a friend, and a democratic partner living under the permanent threat of a ...