US Policy
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 30, 2026
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4 min read
Eight Hours in Tabuk
A co-pilot stabs his captain on the Dubai to Tel Aviv flight, the plane lands in Saudi Arabia with its Israeli passengers, and Tehran's cabinet reads Washington's reply
Iran
+6
Sep 29, 2026
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4 min read
Baghdad's Last American Day
The coalition leaves Iraq tomorrow, the militias say what comes next, the Treasury writes a pilgrims-only license for Najaf, and the crown prince receives Mansour bin Zayed
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
+4
Aug 31, 2026
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14 min read
The Empire That Isn't
Five years after Kabul, the Times says the lesson is learning how to quit. The evidence reads the other way: America does not police an empire, it preempts chaos, and every time it stops, the bill arrives.
Iran
+5
Aug 28, 2026
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18 min read
The Next Six Months
Six months in, the shock is over and the attrition has begun. Twenty-five fronts the coalition has to manage between now and February.
Iran
+5
Aug 28, 2026
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19 min read
The Gulf at Six Months
Six months of Iranian fire on five capitals, state by state; CENTCOM says the lanes are clear; Doha's premier leaves Tehran with a list of conditions.
Iran
+3
Aug 17, 2026
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11 min read
Tehran's War on American Morale
It is a military operation. Treat it like one. Plus: the file on Tehran Trita. Free for every reader.
Iran
+4
Aug 11, 2026
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14 min read
The Blockade Shoots Back
CENTCOM puts two Hellfires into a blockade runner's engine room while Trump plays banker to a failing regime. Plus: Damascus sentences the Assads to death, Beirut retires the gallows over Hezbollah's objection, first blood on the water at Bab el-Mandeb, and six ships through Hormuz in a day.
