Middle East
Trump bombing US-Arab relations back to the 70s
Two weeks of escalation have all but eliminated the possibility of a detente in the Persian Gulf
March 17, 2026
iran
Global Crises
Trump's ill-fated attempt to copy Israel's 'mowing the grass' strategy
From Venezuela to Iran, the president thinks he can avoid 'the forever war trap' but that is exactly what we're going to get
March 16, 2026
QiOSK
Hegseth lauds Iran campaign but ignores shrinking US stockpiles
Washington burned through $5.6 billion in munitions in first two days of war, according to the Pentagon’s own estimates
March 13, 2026
Middle East
Trump's war is a gift to Iran’s hardliners
Conflict risks strengthening the country's most confrontational actors while narrowing the space for reformists
March 13, 2026
QiOSK
Most Iranian Americans want diplomacy with Iran: poll
A new survey shows that the country's diaspora in the US is deeply divided over the ongoing war
March 12, 2026
Military Industrial Complex
The Iran war's early lessons
This week in The Bunker: Every war is instructive in its own way, and the U.S. war on Iran is already offering up 'lessons learned' for future conflicts; and more.
March 12, 2026
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