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Trump is doing the right thing for the U.S., and we Democrats should judge the war on the merits. WSJ Opinion: Trump’s War in Iran. Is It Justified? And Is It Wise? An Editor at Large: Gerard Baker looks at previous Republican incursions in the Middle East before …

Beneath the visible theater of warfare, a more consequential dynamic appears to be unfolding. It is one that suggests the United States may have misjudged not merely Iran’s capabilities but the nature of the war itself. The assumption was that a few days into the war, especially after …

North Korea launched over 10 ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday while U. S. and South Korean forces conducted military drills. Japan’s coast guard indicated that a missile might have fallen into the sea, but outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone. The missiles were fired from near Pyongyang …

Dr. Nadya Hilmi China has not officially announced a detailed position on the United States’ designation of the Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan as a terrorist organization. However, Chinese intelligence circles view it with suspicion, seeing it as a tool for American pressure to increase influence. China is focused …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh On Friday afternoon, I attended a closed-door meeting with a senior investment adviser in Washington whose career spans multiple U.S. administrations and institutions. Over the past four decades, he served in roles connected to the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, …

The world is watching oil prices. Traders are watching tanker traffic. But inside global insurance companies right now, something else is quietly breaking. Brent crude has surged above $89 per barrel as geopolitical conflict disrupts shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz – a chokepoint carrying roughly one-fifth …

The United States is back, enforcing military power jointly with Israel. In front of the global audience, word combinations and special phrases were raised in support for the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Arab world. An undeniable military action, killing the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic …

After the Trump administration’s actions against oil tankers in international waters, there is a strong possibility that the global shadow fleet is at a tipping point. After the Trump administration’s actions against oil tankers in international waters, there is a strong possibility that the global shadow fleet is …

The war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump and backed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against Iran is often framed as a military confrontation or a strategic gamble in the Middle East. But its most immediate battlefield may not be Tehran or the Gulf. It is the …