Trump needs decisive victory against Iran’s asymmetric forces, not premature ceasefire, to secure energy leverage before facing China.
Browsing: Michael Doran
Trump holds ceasefire power as Iran exploits energy leverage to force early end before regime change.
Khamenei interprets survival as victory; military pressure hardens resolve. To break the cycle, Trump must target not just the program, but the leader.
U.S. policy must prevent Syria’s fragmentation to diminish Russia’s strategic influence and stabilize the region as a neutral buffer.
Syria remains a key front in the U.S.-Russia rivalry; preventing its fragmentation is essential to blocking Moscow’s path back to regional influence.
Iran’s ethnic divisions risk violent fragmentation if the regime falls, challenging U.S. assumptions of a stable, centralized successor state.
Israeli missile defense technology, honed under real attack, accelerates U.S. homeland security and provides capabilities America cannot rapidly develop alone.