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Iran

April 9, 2026

Iran's Next Move Is the Bomb—If the Regime Survives

As the United States and Israel continue to decimate Iran’s conventional capabilities, it becomes clearer that their campaign cannot stop until at...

Jonathan Ruhe • RealClearDefense
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Iran

November 3, 2025

America and Israel Won the Battle—But Iran Is Already Plotting the Next War

Decades of tensions with Iran culminated in the short but sharp 12-Day War in June. The United States and Israel won the battle, but this is just one...

Jonathan Ruhe • RealClearDefense
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Iran

September 4, 2025

Europe Started Snapback. The U.S. Must See It Through.

Our European allies just took the first big step to “snap back” tough UN sanctions on Iran. Their ultimate success can help stabilize the Middle East,...

Jonathan Ruhe • RealClearDefense
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Iran

September 12, 2024

What Will Trump or Harris Do if Iran Goes Nuclear?

America’s intelligence chief recently warned that Iran is preparing to take the final steps to produce a nuclear weapon, making it now mostly a matter...

Jonathan Ruhe • RealClearDefense
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Iran

July 6, 2024

A Peace to Delay War: How Diplomacy Can End Hezbollah's War of Choice

An Israeli flag flutters next to a fire burning in an area near the border with Lebanon, northern Israel in Safed, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Scores of...

Jonathan Ruhe • RealClearDefense
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Iran

May 12, 2023

Israel's Multifront Escalation

This week’s Israeli operation in response to Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) attacks from Gaza, called Shield and Arrow, seeks to enforce redlines and...

Jonathan Ruhe • RealClearDefense

Middle East

October 2, 2020

Bringing the Yemen Conflict to an End

While developed nations are busy struggling to contain coronavirus, it is easily forgotten how countries devastated by conflict have fragile systems...

Jonathan Ruhe • RealClearDefense
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Iran

October 2, 2020

Contesting Iran's Gray Zone Strategy

While international attention has shifted to the Syrian-Turkish border this past week, Friday's attack on an Iranian oil tanker offshore of Saudi...

Jonathan Ruhe • RealClearDefense

Air Warfare

October 2, 2020

Syria's S-300 Gift From Russia

Recently satellite imagery revealed what Russia is calling a “radical change” in its Syria policy: delivering the S-300 to bolster Bashar al-Assad’s...

Jonathan Ruhe • RealClearDefense
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Iran

October 3, 2020

Time to Seize the High Ground on Nuclear Weapons

In his recent speech at Hiroshima, President Obama said the use of atomic weapons should serve as a “moral awakening” to pursue his vision for a...

Jonathan Ruhe • RealClearPolitics

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