President Bush’s 2003 invasion delivered Iraq to Iranian hands. The post The Iraq War’s Disastrous Legacy Rears Its Head appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The Iraq War’s Disastrous Legacy Rears Its Head President Bush’s 2003 invasion delivered Iraq to Iranian hands. (Photo by Gilles BASSIGNAC/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) Last Thursday, President Donald Trump gave a phone call to new Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi to congratulate him on his nomination for the post—a call that came after Trump had publicly opposed former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s bid in objection to the close ties that he enjoyed with Iran. In a Truth Social post following the call, Trump said he wished Zaidi success in forming “a new Government free from…Open
It’s good for the U.S., and for them too The post Keep the Kurds Out of the Iran War appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Iran War Keep the Kurds Out of the Iran War It’s good for the U.S., and for them too. (Ismael Adnan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) In early March 2026, mere days into the United States and Israel’s latest war against Iran, various news outlets reported that President Donald Trump had engaged directly with Iraqi and Iranian Kurdish leaders to promote an uprising spearheaded by Iran’s Kurdish minority against the Iranian regime. The White House denied these assertions. On March 6, a Reuters exclusive reported that Israel, which has its own contacts with Iranian Kurds, was backing their plans to…Open
While there is a real risk of lone-wolf attacks, Iran has few incentives to orchestrate organized terrorism. The post Right-Sizing the ‘Iran-Linked’ Terror Threat to the U.S. appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Right-Sizing the ‘Iran-Linked’ Terror Threat to the U.S. While there is a real risk of lone-wolf attacks, Iran has few incentives to orchestrate organized terrorism. As the war with Iran rages on, much is being said about Iranian-linked acts of terrorism in the United States. While there is indeed a possibility that the Iran war could instigate violence in the American homeland—as it appears to already have done—the severity with which the situation is being described is probably overblown. This owes to the existence of restraints that are likely to prevent “Iranian-linked terrorism” from becoming a top…Open
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has announced “the immediate ban of all Hezbollah security and military activities… considering them illegal.”WHO WAS INVOLVED: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Hezbollah, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Hezbollah leader Mohammad Raad, and Iran’s deceased Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.WHEN & WHERE: The announcement was made on Monday, March 2, 2026.KEY […] The post Lebanon Bans Hezbollah, Demands Iranian Terror Proxy Surrender to Military. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has announced “the immediate ban of all Hezbollah security and military activities… considering them illegal .” WHO WAS INVOLVED: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Hezbollah, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Hezbollah leader Mohammad Raad, and Iran’s deceased Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. WHEN & WHERE: The announcement was made on Monday, March 2, 2026 . KEY QUOTE: Salam says the Lebanese government is enforcing “the immediate ban of all Hezbollah security and military activities… considering them illegal.” IMPACT: The move against Hezbollah could trigger violent internal conflict in Lebanon. The country is nearly evenly split into sectarian thirds,…Open
Strategy in the Middle East emanates not from Western concepts or culture, but from a mastery of manipulation, even irrespective of balance of power. U.S. President Donald Trump has done much to stabilize the Middle East and support Israel, but as during the Iran-Israel 12-day war in June 2025, it is imperative that Israel should once again do this operation as much alone as it can. Not only should it initiate and go first, but it must also remain the heavy-lifter and guide this through. In retrospect, one can argue that it would have been better last summer to avoid having “Operation Rising Lion” become “Operation Midnight Hammer,” although managing American pressure to intervene was complicated. And yet, had the war required…Open