Robert Silverman on President Trump’s Postwar Gaza Remarks

On April 7, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, during which the two countries have used Iran’s ten-point peace plan as a starting point for negotiations to end the conflict. One wedge issue in this peace plan is Iran’s demand to control the Strait of Hormuz and establish a $2 million […]

As the United States moves to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore freedom of navigation, Washington must not lose sight of the larger strategic reality: Hormuz is not the core issue. It is the latest instrument of Iranian blackmail. The Islamic Republic of Iran has long mastered the politics of manipulation. It uses propaganda […]

As long as Iran remains non-nuclear, an Israel-Iran nuclear exchange is out of the question. Nonetheless, even if Israel is able to maintain its asymmetrical nuclear advantage, a one-sided nuclear war would still be possible. In essence, circumstances could arise in which Israel felt compelled to launch selective portions of its “ambiguous” nuclear arsenal.  The […]