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For decades, Washington has sought to punish Iran for rejecting its political order. This has once again become apparent in recent weeks, with carrier groups steaming toward the Persian Gulf, Israel’s ...

As Iran teeters either on the brink of a war with a vastly superior power or the risk of making a peace deal on extremely unfavorable terms, it is worth looking for comparison’s sake at the ...

From a realist perspective, a U.S. war with Iran seems not merely unnecessary, but obviously foolish. Realists believe that the U.S. should—and does—intervene abroad when necessary to prevent the rise ...