November 3, 2025

The 12-Day War: Iran's Leaders Face Narrowing Choices

The 12-day conflict with Israel was brief, yet it left a scar. It was a war marked by unprecedented strikes deep inside Iranian territory that jolted the leadership in Tehran into confronting realities they had long sought to avoid.

Read more
Sep 3, 2021

Raisi and the Revolutionary Guards

Sep 1, 2021

The CIA Is Better Than the U.S. Military at Creating Foreign Armies

Aug 30, 2021

Monday Briefing: Afghanistan: Herculean efforts and new threats