Is Israel still stuck in the strategies that failed on Oct. 7?
Israel, Hamas, and the US are all giving out vibes that talks are stalled over disarmament, withdrawals, and…
Israel’s next war cannot be led by yesterday’s leadership
Israel does not have the luxury of nostalgia. Not after October 7. Not after the most devastating security…
With the Ceasefire on the Brink, Gulf States Prepare
With the ceasefire between Iran and its adversaries hanging in the balance, a lack of substantial progress…
Avoid any temporary deal on Iran’s nukes
According to press reports, the Trump administration and surviving elements of Iran’s government disagreed last week over whether…
Iran and the Indispensable Broker: How Pakistan Outmaneuvers India on the World Stage
In Sept. 2025, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a mutual defense pact, formalizing what decades of quiet cooperation…
The Demise of Strategic Planning in Israel
What happens when a country at war stops seriously debating its own strategy and goals? In Israel today,…
Tactical Success, Strategic Failure? Washington Walks the Path to Defeat in Iran
Six weeks after the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran, what was the political object?…
Regime Change in Iran, Underpants Gnomes, and the Phase II Problem
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu started the Iran war off with a bang…
How We Keep Misreading Iran
Western analysis of Iran suffers from a persistent, almost comforting delusion: that the Islamic Republic is fundamentally irrational.…
Competing Strategies Emerge for Opening the Strait of Hormuz
A resumption of international freedom of movement through the Strait of Hormuz is clearly of vital importance…
Competing Strategies Emerge for Opening the Hormuz
A resumption of international freedom of movement through the Strait of Hormuz is clearly of vital importance…
Ramadan War, Iraq’s Golden Opportunity to Get Rid of US Occupation
Islam Times – Over the past three weeks since the American-Israeli aggression against Iran started, one of the…