U.S. Central Command launched a second round of strikes against Iranian military targets on June 27 after a drone launched by Iranian forces struck a Panama-flagged crude tanker near the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes represent a second day in a row of ceasefire breaks for both parties. The vessel hit was M/T Kiku, struck […]
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The Islamic Republic may be in a stronger position than ever before.
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Iran’s attack on a commercial cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz triggered U.S. military strikes on June 26, marking a significant escalation that CENTCOM said amounted to a clear violation of the existing ceasefire agreement. A Singapore-flagged cargo vessel, M/V Ever Lovely, was hit by a one-way attack drone on June 25 as it […]
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State of the Union: The index rose as the Iran War paused last week.
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It’s too early to see through the fog, but J.D. Vance’s stock is rising—with Trump’s backing.
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Now that the 2026 U.S.-Iran War appears to be winding down, it is a good time to revisit the role Christian voices played in the debate over the war. Drawing on the just war tradition, many critics of the conflict such as my colleague Brad East raised important questions for how Christians ought to regard the tension between national security and just conduct in conflict. While their points are…
The Senate passed a war powers resolution on Iran for the first time in nearly four months of conflict. Under the 1973 law, it may already be legally binding on Trump.
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State of the Union: This resolution comes as the Trump administration negotiates an end to the Iran War.
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Vice President JD Vance on Monday said his lengthy talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland created “a good foundation” for an end to the Iran War.
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Iran on Saturday announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, citing alleged violations of a recently signed ceasefire memorandum with the United States and continued Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon. Tehran described the move as an initial response to what it called a breach of trust, warning of further measures if the situation persists. The development has raised concerns over…
Abu Dhabi, despite its previous Iran hawkism, appears to have facilitated peace between Washington and Tehran.
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Iran’s newly created Persian Gulf Strait Authority has imposed mandatory insurance requirements on all vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, demanding that ships carry a coverage policy approved by Tehran before receiving a passage permit. The insurance carries no charge during an initial 60-day window, but Tehran has explicitly reserved the right to introduce fees […]
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A campaign spokesperson for Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) confirmed Thursday that the two-term senator who has developed an increasingly high national profile is “kicking the tires” on a potential run in 2028 for the U.S. presidency.
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, the Mississippi Republican who leads the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, said he fears Trump’s deal to end the U.S. war with Iran “negotiates away the victories of Operation Epic Fury in ways that are completely out of step with the President’s goals.”
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_“Every war is going to astonish you…” … Dwight Eisenhower_
The Iran War fell considerably short of its advocates’ aspirations. There is no “unconditional surrender,” the regime is not overthrown, or arguably even much weakened, and the future of its nuclear and missile programs remains unclear, along with its support for regional proxies.
It can be hoped that, perhaps, the nuclear program has…
Iran has released what it says is the executed Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding with the US, a document that moves the conflict into a narrow 60-day implementation window before the hardest terms are settled. IRNA, Iran’s state news agency, published the full text of the MoU. Reuters reported that the White House submitted the interim […]
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State of the Union: The country sources around 90 percent of its oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Washington and Tehran need not be enemies forever.
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The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement Monday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but significant challenges remain to ending the war, including whether Israel will continue its offensive in Lebanon.
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Iran will not charge transit tolls for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, but it will charge fees, and the distinction matters enormously for global energy markets. Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei confirmed Monday that under the newly finalized memorandum of understanding with the United States, Tehran plans to collect fees covering navigation services, […]
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NCRI President-elect says Tehran relies on war, repression, and regional destabilization to survive, while peace would strip the regime of its last shield against popular uprising. The Iranian regime’s response to the current regional crisis has once again exposed a fundamental reality that many observers have long recognized: Tehran’s survival depends not on stability or […]
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Iran's state-affiliated Mehr News Agency published what it described as a 14-point draft agreement stipulating $12 billion in frozen assets released to Tehran before formal negotiations begin — a claim a senior US official called "completely not true," while a separate official told Axios it amounted to "spin."
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The United States and Iran have reached a peace deal to end their war, with an official signing ceremony scheduled for Friday in Switzerland. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the agreement on social media Sunday, saying both sides had declared “the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.” […]
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration still needs to determine how it will remove nuclear materials from Iran after officials from both countries sign documents to end the war, a senior official said Friday. “This is very combustible stuff, very volatile stuff. We’re not just going to, like, go down there with a backhoe and a […]
As regional tensions escalate and the specter of war looms over Iran, history reminds us that foreign military intervention cannot deliver freedom. Lasting democratic change can only be achieved through the organized struggle and determination of the Iranian people. The Iranian regime’s decision on June 9 to launch dozens of missiles and ignite yet another […]
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President Donald Trump announced late Thursday that he has called off a planned military strike against Iran after diplomatic discussions reportedly reached the highest levels of Iranian leadership and received approval from multiple regional states. In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote, “Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have […]
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Iran has formally designated Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Starlink facilities across the Middle East as military targets, according to state-run Fars News Agency, escalating tensions that now extend directly into the commercial space and satellite communications sectors. Fars reported that “all interests related to economic holdings managed by Elon Musk in West Asia, including Arab […]
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The US launched another wave of strikes against targets in Iran overnight Thursday, just minutes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened that "if we have to negotiate through bombs, we will." Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed Thursday morning that, in response, it had launched 12 ballistic missiles at the US Air Force's al-Azraq base […]
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The Houthis announced they would close the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait to Israeli ships.
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State of the Union: The U.S. bombed Iran on Tuesday, and Iran hit U.S. bases in Bahrain and Jordan.
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