Iran's defiance and skirting around the peace deal that was talked up in recent weeks, and its firing on U.S. vessels in the strait is an outrage that must be answered with force.
Michael Brendan Dougherty is a Senior Writer at National Review and a William F. Buckley Senior Scholar at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. He covers a range of topics including regional interest and world news, religion and spirituality, as well as culture and society, with a focus on geopolitics and international affairs. His work has been featured in prominent publications such as The New York Times, The Irish Times, The Free Press, and UnHerd.















