The US naval blockade of Iran is a good policy, but its potential effectiveness appears overstated and its purpose misguided. Rather than back down from efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz (as the Trump administration appears to be doing), the United States needs to double…
As a former deputy commander of U.S. Central Command, a Navy SEAL and a member of the National Security Council under former President George W. Bush, I spent decades helping oversee U.S. military operations across the Middle East under leaders…
For almost half a century, the Islamic Republic of Iran has fused revolutionary ideology, clerical authority, and modern statecraft into a system that reshaped the Middle East. With the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the severe damage the Islamic…
As the United States and Israel continue to decimate Iran’s conventional capabilities, it becomes clearer that their campaign cannot stop until at least one of two objectives is achieved: the collapse of the Tehran regime, or the end of its…
Just over a month ago, in the opening hours of Operation Epic Fury, President Donald Trump offered a theory of victory premised on ending Iran’s military and nuclear threats and enabling the Iranian people to rise up. For all the U.S.-Israeli…
For weeks, Operation Epic Fury showcased the breathtaking reach, precision, and persistence of American air and space power: more than 13,000 combat sorties and more than 12,300 targets struck by April 1. The striking figures speak to extraordinary military capability, global reach,…
Whether the U.S. Air Force (USAF) requires a larger, modern fighter force is no longer an open question—it does. China’s military is on track to have the largest fighter force in the world, surpassing the United States in comparative numbers within this…
The latest U.S. military attacks against Iran have been criticized by several members of Congress — including Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia), Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) and Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia) — who argue the Iranian threat, nuclear or otherwise, was insufficiently imminent to justify self-defense.…
For nearly half a century, the Islamic Republic has been preparing a war to destroy the State of Israel. The regime in Iran has invested hundreds of billions of dollars, primarily in three major efforts to realise that ambition: the…
The joint U.S.-Israeli operation that began over the weekend is notching significant victories against Iran’s regime. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is gone, along with key government and military officials, in a surprisingly effective decapitation campaign echoing Israel’s opening strikes last…