For nearly three years, the operative word in the Biden administration’s approach to Iran has been “de-escalation.” In public statements and private briefings, top advisers to President Joe Biden used the term both descriptively—to characterize the administration’s posture toward the…

The recent decision to unfreeze $6 billion in overseas assets to facilitate a prisoner swap with the Islamic regime in Iran has amplified concerns over how to effectively engage with a state that sponsors more terrorism than any other. Michael…

A Biden administration proposal to deploy Marines on board foreign commercial ships in the Persian Gulf to protect naval traffic against Iranian hostilities is drawing skepticism from some military analysts who say the plan is as likely to cause conflict…