Houthis
Iran
+14
Oct 23, 2026
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8 min read
The Quiet Channels
Kushner denies a book's claim about Gulf money; the private meetings among Jerusalem, Washington and the Arab capitals go back to 1947. Then the Hebron attack, Israel's vote at four days, the strait, the Gulf, Gaza, Lebanon and France.
Iran
+11
Oct 22, 2026
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8 min read
Not a Single Gram
The last American troops left Iraq for Jordan three weeks ago; two carrier groups are in the Arabian Sea with a third on the way; the embassy in Riyadh is sending its families home; and after a week of mediation, Tehran's answer is "not a single gram [of nuclear material]."
Iran
+10
Oct 21, 2026
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6 min read
The Mosque on Tireman Avenue
The Forum publishes three years of prayers for killing from the Islamic Center of Detroit, and federal spending records list the mosque as the recipient of about $45 million since 2017, $31 million of it in a single Agriculture Department entry.
Iran
+10
Oct 20, 2026
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8 min read
Tehran Waits for November
Three Iranian officials tell Reuters that Tehran is prolonging the talks to deny President Trump a win before November 3; Hegseth meets Netanyahu and Katz at Ovda; the Guards claim an MQ-9 shot down over the strait; Lavrov sits with Araghchi in Tehran; and the Tehran daily Kayhan calls for strikes on Israel’s nuclear sites.
Iran
+9
Oct 19, 2026
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6 min read
The Endorsement
President Trump gives Netanyahu his “Complete and Total Endorsement” and says the United States will “soon finish the job” in Iran; Netanyahu says “listen to him,” Eisenkot says Israelis “are the only ones who will decide,” Araghchi says “Be our guest,” and Gantz leaves the race.
Iran
+7
Oct 16, 2026
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8 min read
The President's Friday
The President says Israel has "been very helpful to Saudi Arabia" and the Accords are possible "maybe more than ever," rules out nuclear weapons and ground troops in Iran, and Treasury cuts an Iraqi bank out of the dollar.
Iran
+7
Oct 15, 2026
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7 min read
The Missile over Medina
The coalition reports a Houthi missile over Medina and Aramco's top floors are gutted, two ships go down in the strait, and the President says of Iran: "that's going to end very soon."
Iran
+7
Oct 14, 2026
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6 min read
The Hit on Aramco
A Houthi missile strikes Aramco’s headquarters complex in Dhahran, four are wounded in Riyadh by debris from intercepted missiles, Iranian officials tell Reuters the aim in Hormuz is to keep oil high until the American vote, and the President says of Iran: “We’ve had it”
Iran
+7
Oct 13, 2026
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7 min read
The Warning to the Houthis
The President says the Houthis are hitting Saudi Arabia at Iran’s behest to drive up oil prices before the elections and promises a decision on Iran “very soon,” as the Saudi coalition strikes Sanaa and the Houthis fire missiles at Riyadh and Dhahran
Iran
+6
Oct 12, 2026
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6 min read
The Strikes on Riyadh’s Airport
A Houthi missile kills 13 at Riyadh’s main airport, one of them an American, the President says the United States may join Saudi Arabia’s strikes, and Tehran calls Washington’s reply on Hormuz insufficient
Iran
+10
Oct 6, 2026
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6 min read
CAIR Wrote It. San Diego Passed It, 8 to 0.
City records show CAIR drafted the definition of “Islamophobia” that San Diego adopted, the Mecca pact orders forces to Saudi Arabia, and Yemen’s government says it has retaken the coast at Bab el-Mandeb
Iran
+8
Oct 2, 2026
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8 min read
The Third Carrier
U.S. officials say the Roosevelt is bound for the Middle East, Axios reports two more Patriot batteries at Saudi and Qatari energy sites, and the President says new strikes on Iran are possible after November 3
Iran
+6
Sep 28, 2026
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4 min read
Riyadh Under Alert
Two drones at the Saudi capital, schools online for the week, the foreign minister with Rubio, and the mediators back at work after the President said no
Iran
+6
Sep 25, 2026
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7 min read
Nothing New
Araghchi's seven-day plan is the June memorandum on a stopwatch, Saudi Arabia's allies convene the Mecca pact, and Brent holds above $105
Iran
+6
Sep 24, 2026
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24 min read
Four to Five Days
Tehran puts a clock on the President's big decision, negotiators sketch a phased Hormuz swap, and Netanyahu speaks to an emptied hall
Iran
+6
Sep 20, 2026
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15 min read
Will Washington Strike Iran Again?
The President is weighing whether to “go in and annihilate” Iran’s regime. Tehran has sent its conditions through Doha. How the Forum sets the odds of renewed American and Israeli strikes, and what would move them.
Iran
+3
Aug 6, 2026
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13 min read
Iran's Shakedown and America's Empty Quiver
Iran draws the Hormuz route through its own waters, threatens to black out the Gulf, and Washington discovers its quiver is nearly empty. Plus first Israeli deaths in Lebanon since the June truce, and your poll verdict.
Iran
+2
Jul 30, 2026
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13 min read
Pricing the Perimeter
CENTCOM answers the barrage with dozens of targets, an Iranian strike kills a worker in Kuwait, a drone reaches the Mediterranean, the Houthis draft their toll, and Khoshnood's featured piece on what relief would refinance.
Iran
+5
Jul 29, 2026
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13 min read
What the Silence Was For
The IRGC fires on Jordan hours after the Oval Office meeting, American and Saudi jets answer in Iraq, Iran rejects Oman's plan, and the fall briefing tour opens for bookings.
