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“Critics of administration have predictably dismissed the reverse blockade move as a desperate effort to regain leverage over Tehran. In truth, the strategy is anything but spontaneous”

FORBES Trump’s Hormuz Blockade Has Been Planned For Years Ilan Berman April 15, 2026 …A decade-and-a-half ago, while on a visit to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) in Tampa, Florida, I had a candid exchange with a senior military official deeply … Continue reading

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“Why so many, on both the left and the right, keep getting Trump wrong”

TABLET MAG Seven Myths About the Iran War Michael Doran April 14, 2026 Donald Trump’s actions in the Middle East continually surprise the foreign-policy establishment and the media elite. According to commentators on both the right and the left, the … Continue reading

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“The mullahs believed they held all the cards when the ceasefire was called. But no permanent stoppage was possible without meeting U.S. demands”

FREE PRESS How Iran Wasted the Ceasefire Eli Lake April 12, 2026 The cliché about the Islamic Republic of Iran is that it has never won a war, but never lost a negotiation. Over the weekend in Pakistan, that diplomatic … Continue reading

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“The allies dismantled Iran’s military infrastructure, but left untouched the narrative engine designed to end wars by breaking democracies from within”

FUTURE OF JEWISH Iran’s deadliest weapon was never on the target list Guy Goldstein April 10, 2026 The allied campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran mapped air defenses, missile batteries, nuclear facilities, and command nodes. It has been called … Continue reading

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Segal: “If Iran maintains the ceasefire while Israel continues to strike Lebanon, then it is a sign that the terror proxy has been thrown to the wolves”

FREE PRESS This Ceasefire Could Mark the Death of Iran’s Axis of Resistance Amit Segal April 9, 2026 …Iranian negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has already declared negotiations “unreasonable” under the current conditions. Furthermore, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have claimed that shipping … Continue reading

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From its beginnings, Hezbollah served as an extension of Iran’s revolution, a reality reflected in its early slogans such as “No East Beirut, No West Beirut—an Islamic Republic”

THIS IS BEIRUT Hezbollah Emerged from Iran’s Revolution, Not “Resistance” to Israel Hussain Abdul-Hussain April 7, 2026 A false claim, now common in Western media and academia, portrays Hezbollah as having emerged in response to Israel’s 1982 invasion and subsequent … Continue reading

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“US first sought to seize the 650 Fifth Avenue skyscraper in 2008, after learning of the Iranian government-owned bank’s secret interest in the property”

JPOST Israeli victims of Iranian terrorism among those to be compensated after sale of NYC skyscraper Danielle Greyman-Kennard March 26, 2026 Victims of Iranian-sponsored terrorism are finally set to be compensated to the tune of $318 million after the sale … Continue reading

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“Al Jazeera publishes op-ed speaking positively of American and Israeli strategy — a remarkable shift in tone from a state-owned outlet that has historically promoted the terrorist group Hamas”

FDD Has Al Jazeera Changed Its Editorial Direction? Ahmad Sharawi and Natalie Ecanow April 2, 2026 Veteran Al Jazeera analyst Leqaa Makki threw viewers a curveball during a recent news segment. He advocated for an escalation against Iran. A familiar … Continue reading

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“Systems that Russia marketed for years as nearly impenetrable have proven vulnerable to coordinated strikes, electronic warfare, and modern precision weapons”

URBAN WARFARE War Reveals the Truth: Russian and Chinese Weapons Are Outmatched John Spencer March 13, 2026 Wars do more than determine political outcomes or redraw borders. They also test weapons. Every conflict becomes a brutal proving ground where military … Continue reading

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I rarely post Al Jazeera, but this is worth a read: “Every aspect of Iran’s ability to project regional power is being successfully degraded”

AL JAZEERA The US-Israeli strategy against Iran is working. Here is why. Muhanad Seloom March 16, 2026 Two weeks into Operation Epic Fury, the dominant narrative has settled into a comfortable groove: The United States and Israel stumbled into a … Continue reading

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