Middle East
History tells us coercion through airpower alone won’t work
Donald Trump won’t commit troops because he knows it would hurt him politically. But that’s what it would take if he wants Iran to capitulate.
February 24, 2026
Donald Trump won’t commit troops because he knows it would hurt him politically. But that’s what it would take if he wants Iran to capitulate.
The nation has fought bravely but will it have the support to keep going, externally and internally, for a fifth year?
They see the military build-up and know that bombing and regime change can have consequences, especially geopolitical ones
Today's Supreme Court decision only closes one avenue for the president to unilaterally impose tariffs
Trump withdrew his support for giving the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a Truth Social post
Trump wants to make a deal, plus the secretary may not want to be face of crisis if the government there collapses
