National Security Briefs

National Security Briefs

Iran is Not Iraq

Click here to download this JINSA Insight. The irony is readily apparent: Donald Trump, who ran for president on the promise of ending America’s “forever” wars of Middle Eastern regime change, has just launched a war aimed at, seemingly, changing

Click here to download this JINSA Insight. President Trump’s historic decision to launch “major combat operations” against the vile Iranian regime rightfully seeks to ensure it can no longer threaten the United States, Israel, or the rest of the world.

Click here to download the JINSA Insight At its outset, the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran’s regime is entirely different than past rounds of conflict in terms of objectives, operations, and Iranian responses. In the face of unprecedentedly close coordination

Iran Summary – February 2026

After months of severed diplomatic channels, U.S. and Iranian negotiating teams held three rounds of Omani-mediated indirect nuclear talks. As the teams struggled to reach an agreement, Iranian officials continued to show military aggression, prompting a mass U.S. force buildup