Daniel Larison

U.S. ​President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to “obliterate” Iran's power plants if Tehran does not fully reopen the Strait ‌of Hormuz within 48 hours, a dramatic escalation that came barely a day after he talked about “winding down” the war.

Calling on Congress to endorse a war that the people reject is about as undemocratic as it gets. by | Apr 1, 2026 | News |

The US president gave Iran until 8pm eastern time on Tuesday to reopen the crucial shipping lane after earlier threatening to unleash “hell” in an expletive-laden social media post.

Like every mindless hawk before them, they believe that they will win if they just inflict more pain. by | Apr 23, 2026 | News |

The U.S. and Israel started a senseless, criminal war of aggression against Iran two months ago, and that war set much of the rest of the region on fire. The aggressors failed to achieve anything beyond inflicting death and destruction while causing massive damage to the region and the global economy. The smart thing to do now would be for the U.S. and Israel to cut their losses and accept Iran's latest

Israel never joined the Non-Proliferation Treaty and over the decades it has developed a significant nuclear arsenal. by | May 5, 2026 | News |

Seth Cropsey makes another deranged appeal for escalation against Iran:

The Trump administration continues to threaten Oman over its role as a trusted mediator with Iran:

Matt Kroenig has wanted the U.S. to attack Iran for more than a decade. Now that he got the war he wanted and it failed, he is reduced to arguing this

Sen. Lindsey Graham, the arch-warmonger from South Carolina, has died. He leaves behind a legacy of death, destruction, and massive human suffering. Graham cheered on every foreign war and every sanctions regime for at least the last thirty years, and he was among the loudest advocates for the criminal attack on Iran. He finally got that one last evil war that he wanted before the end. In a city full of bloodthirsty militarists, Graham distinguished himself as one of the worst.