Click here to download the JINSA Insight Turkey’s normally spirited President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been uncharacteristically reserved in response to the war in Iran. This reflects Erdoğan’s focus on maintaining good relations with the Trump administration, but also a…

Click here to download the JINSA Insight In justifying Operation Epic Fury, President Trump warned that Iran’s “menacing activities” threaten “the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world,” pointing in particular to Tehran’s nuclear…

Click here to download the JINSA Insight. Executive Summary Without actually closing the Strait of Hormuz or denying the sea to the U.S. Navy, Iran has brought Gulf shipping nearly to a halt and upended the global economy. Despite President…

Click here to download the JINSA Insight Washington appears to have decided, at least for now, against formally partnering with Iran’s Kurdish opposition. Early reports of preliminary U.S. intelligence contact with Iranian Kurdish groups have gone quiet. No formal engagement…