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Interceptor Math: How Iran’s Drone Swarms Strain U.S. Defenses

Interceptor Math: How Iran’s Drone Swarms Strain U.S. Defenses

Western intelligence assessments indicate that Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal has been cut in half - from roughly 2,500 projectiles down to [...] More

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Military and Political Dynamics in the Gulf

Bottom Line Up FrontThe Persian Gulf remains a potential flashpoint as the United States and its allies increase their deployments and Iran [...] More

Downing of Iranian Drone Reignites Tensions between Tehran and Washington

Bottom Line Up FrontPresident Trump’s revelation that the U.S. shot down an Iranian drone on July 18 suggests that tensions in the Gulf will not [...] More

America’s Middle East Policy: A Force for Good or A Recipe for Chaos?

Bottom Line Up FrontOn January 10, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a speech in Cairo, Egypt that portrayed the U.S. as a force for good [...] More