Officials keep channels open even as rhetoric expands targets and consequences, turning uncertainty into a strategic tool while publicly conditioning audiences for escalation Since the public protests that began in Iran in late December 2025, the confrontation between the United States and Iran has unfolded along two parallel and carefully …

How much aid has the United States provided Ukraine? As of December 31, 2025, the U.S. Congress had made available $188 billion in spending related to the war in Ukraine, according to the U.S. Special Inspector General for Operation Atlantic Resolve. Of the $188 billion, $164 billion comes from five …

The majority of Lebanese oppose peace with Israel, and elected officials who pursue normalization with the Jewish state risk political suicide. Nevertheless, popular rejection of peace does not justify censoring its proponents. The very purpose of open public debate is to allow minority positions to argue their case, sway doubters, …