Iran isn’t powerful because it’s rich — it’s powerful because it’s strategic. This video breaks down how geography, proxy ...

Geography is destiny, but when it comes to U.S. bases in the Middle East, it needn’t be. Our current basing structure detracts from our ability to deter Iran — the core threat — because it reduces our ...

As Israeli and US officials trade signals about next steps on Iran in late December 2025—including discussion of a possible ...

WASHINGTON — Step over to your globe of the world, or get out your atlas, and look up Iran. You will find it to be a huge blob deep in the Middle East, bordered by Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, ...

Iran’s direct access to the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman gives the country significant potential for a maritime-based economy, a capacity that has long remained underutilized. Yet many of Iran’s ...

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor arrives at Al Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Feb. 12, 2022. In this op-ed, Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. (ret.) argues the U.S. must develop basing ...