American military forces began blockading all traffic attempting to enter and leave Iranian ports on Monday, setting up a risky new showdown after peace talks in Pakistan collapsed this past weekend. With enough warships, a blockade could intimidate many tankers attempting to…

Former Israeli National Security Council head Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, a distinguished fellow at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) and a senior fellow at the JISS think tank, spoke to Ron Kaufman of Maariv. He…

The U.S. has destroyed most of Iran’s navy. But not the one Tehran uses to control the Strait of Hormuz. The regular navy operated Iran’s big battleships largely for prestige and occasional long-range deployments. The paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,…

It is unclear whether the fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran and the failed attempts to reach an agreement in Islamabad are signs that Washington is seeking to retreat from the conflict, according to two experts who spoke with The…