The Decline of the Iranian Empire
In “The Decline of the Iranian Empire” in National Review magazine, I describe the major changes in the Middle East in the last two years and what the United States should now do.
Originally published at National Review
In my article “The Decline of the Iranian Empire” in the September issue of National Review magazine, I describe the major changes in the Middle East in the last two years and what the United States should now do.
The article begins this way:
The story of the Middle East in the last year might be summed up by the word “poof.” That is, after a decade in which Iran’s expanding power and influence seemed irreversible, they were in fact reversed by Israel — with last-minute help from American B-2 bombers. What’s left is a much weakened Hezbollah (Iran’s key proxy), Syria free of Assad (a Russian and Iranian ally), and an Iran without air defenses or an advanced nuclear-weapons program.
I discuss Iran and its nuclear program, Israel and Gaza, Syria and Lebanon, Iraq, and the Trump administration. The full article can be found here.