InternationalAnalysis
The commander of the navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Gen. Alireza Tangsiri, warned on Monday that Iran maintained control of the Persian Gulf and that… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Pakistanis went to the polls last month for elections to choose their provincial and national leaders, and the results were disturbing. Imran Khan—a 65-year-old former… Read More
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SecurityNews
The first round of U.S. sanctions on Iran go into effect Tuesday, with another, more stinging round set to hit in November—reimposing restrictions that were… Read More
InternationalCommentary
While violent civil conflicts have prevailed elsewhere in the Middle East since the Arab Spring of 2011, Tunisia has pursued a transition to democracy without… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Pick up any newspaper and you might get the impression that Israel is being ruthless and aggressive when it comes to dealing militarily with the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a Reaganesque speech on Iran at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Sunday. The speech, titled “Supporting Iranian Voices,”… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
A Wisconsin woman, Waheba Issa Dais, was charged on June 13 with providing material support to the Islamic State terrorist group, also known as ISIS…. Read More
InternationalNews
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley slammed the U.N. resolution blaming Israel for recent violence at the Gaza border. “The nature of this… Read More
InternationalNews
The Obama administration secretly allowed Iran to access the U.S. financial system to convert assets to U.S. dollars, despite repeated assurances that it would not… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In 1841, Orson Hyde, an early Latter-day Saint and distant family relative of my wife, visited the Holy Land. He said a prayer on the… Read More
InternationalNews
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will present a “diplomatic road map” on Monday for pursuing a “new security architecture” for dealing with Tehran after the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Much of the news media’s coverage of Monday’s opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem linked the ceremony to Palestinian riots along Gaza’s border with… Read More
InternationalCommentary
May 8, 2018, is not just the date when President Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran deal. It will ultimately go down in history… Read More
InternationalCommentary
I was privileged to attend the dedication of the new American Embassy in Jerusalem on May 14—an event of enormous import that will remain with… Read More
InternationalCommentary
With each successful Taliban attack, the inevitable headlines appear about America’s failures in Afghanistan. That’s why, as President Donald Trump reviews his Afghan policy this… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Perhaps because they never were on board with President Donald Trump’s promise to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, some have unfairly… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
The Heritage Foundation’s Jim Phillips spoke to The Daily Signal’s Daniel Davis and Katrina Trinko for an interview for “The Daily Signal” podcast Monday. Below… Read More
InternationalNews
As tens of thousands of Palestinians protest, the U.S. opens its new embassy in Jerusalem. The Heritage Foundation’s Jim Phillips, a senior research fellow who… Read More
InternationalNews
While President Donald Trump said the United States would give Iran a shot at making a more effective nuclear deal, experts—even those who backed the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
President Donald Trump pulled the plug on the Iran nuclear deal Tuesday, taking it off life support after months of warning that the flawed 2015… Read More
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InternationalNews
Walking away from the Iran nuclear deal as a major deadline for a decision looms next week could strengthen President Donald Trump’s hand in negotiating… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
The Heritage Foundation’s Jim Phillips, an expert in Middle Eastern affairs, joins us today to discuss the revelations about Iran’s behavior and what President Donald… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Israeli government on Monday unloaded a massive intelligence data dump that demonstrated Iran’s efforts to hide its nuclear weapons program. The revelations come weeks… Read More
InternationalCommentary
As the territorial integrity of ISIS’ “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria erodes, the terror group now finds itself looking to its contingent group in Afghanistan,… Read More
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InternationalCommentary
No matter what President Donald Trump does, the Iran deal is likely dead on May 12. That’s the deadline by which the president must decide… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Last year, when the Assad regime in Syria gassed its own people, the Trump administration sent an unmistakable message: The unrestrained use of chemical weapons… Read More
SecurityNews
Explosions could be heard in the Syrian capital of Damascus just moments after President Donald Trump announced precision strikes on “targets associated with the chemical… Read More
