Policy in Motion
Legislation, designations, and policy moves on the Middle East as they happen.
Iran
+2
Aug 4, 2026
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12 min read
The Cost of Quiet
Bessent says a Hormuz deal may come today, Qatar says the drafts are circulating, a cargo ship was struck overnight, and Tehran says no talks are happening at all. Plus the war's rising cost on Israel's home front.
Iran
+2
Aug 3, 2026
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9 min read
The Cost of Waiting
The war's bill comes due at home: a third straight year of record Israeli emigration, a migration deficit, and a growing economic drag. Plus CENTCOM's suggestion box, a thank-you to Tehran, and the dangerous pause.
Iran
+3
Jul 31, 2026
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10 min read
Gaza Disarmament? Read The Small Print
Trump announces the complete disarmament of Hamas, Hamas attaches a Palestinian state to its heavy weapons, Riyadh launches a 14-nation fleet without the UAE, and the oil majors post the war's invoice.
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.
Iran
+3
Jul 26, 2026
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8 min read
Architecture Over Exchanges: A Five-Part Strategy to End the Iran War
A head for an eye is a price, not a plan. The Sunday Long View on what the next twenty-four months must build: five instruments to convert strike dominance into victory architecture.
Iran
+3
Jul 24, 2026
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15 min read
Bigger Than Epic Fury
Night 13 complete, 50,000 Americans in theater, B-1s tracked out of Fairford, 150 medics at Landstuhl, and the Forum's paper trail on the end of containment.
Iran
+5
Jul 23, 2026
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13 min read
$100 Oil, Red Sea Siege, and Trump’s Nuclear Pivot
First blood under the Houthi blockade, a $100 close, a "massive attack" weighed, a signed Saudi deal repriced by post, and the Forum's read of Iraq's $1.47 billion judgment against Turkey.
Iran
+3
Jul 22, 2026
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14 min read
Hidden Handouts, $10 Deeds, and Iran’s Red Line
MEF's new audit finds $79,045,396 in HHS money for the Islamist network, and CAIR's headquarters moves for a recited $10. Two investigations, one method: read the documents nobody else will.
Iran
+4
Jul 21, 2026
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15 min read
Tehran’s Fake Diplomacy and the 10-Day Reload
The regime scripted the Hormuz closure before the first shot, staged the talks "for closure," and now wants ten days. The confession, the invoice, and the $7.7 million file behind CAIR Plaza.
Iran
+4
Jul 6, 2026
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13 min read
The Mourning Machine
Iran buries a leader and rebuilds a war machine; Washington waits for the funeral to end.
Lebanon
+3
Jul 2, 2026
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8 min read
The Doha Progress Fiction
Two days in Doha ended with praise for "positive progress." It bought a shelved nuclear file, a $6 billion conversation, and a recess for Khamenei's funeral.
Iran
+5
Jun 22, 2026
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10 min read
Iran lost the war. Now it's charging admission.
A mined strait, a brand-new "Strait Authority," billions unfrozen — and a deal that rewards all of it.
