Tag: Iran

JD Vance and Gorbachev

JD Vance is the Gorbachev of our time

Jose Lev Alvarez · June 26, 2026 6:00 am

Graphic of Trump with Strait of Hormuz map behind him along with ships in the water. (Graphic by Christine Valora/Washington Examiner; photos by AP)

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Trump has bigger problems than Iran

Brady Leonard · June 26, 2026 6:00 am

City worker Terrance Bryant pressure washes a rainbow-painted crosswalk.

FIFA allows LGBT pride flags at Egypt-Iran match despite ban on ‘political’ items

Claire Carter · June 25, 2026 5:21 pm

U.S. Army's armored vehicles move during a joint river-crossing exercise.

Fund defense now or watch Democrats gut it later

Henry Olsen · June 25, 2026 5:00 pm

President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 21, 2025, after the U.S. military struck three Iranian nuclear and military sites, directly joining Israel's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program, as Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP)

Beltway Confidential

In the Middle East, Vance speaks softly, but Rubio carries a big stick

Sam Korkus · June 25, 2026 3:47 pm

Iran attacked a cargo ship traveling through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, potentially upending President Donald Trump's diplomatic end to the war with Iran. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

Iran strikes cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, endangering Trump’s peace

Christian Datoc, Mike Brest · June 25, 2026 3:24 pm

Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT).

Beltway Confidential

What Tim Sheehy gets right and wrong about Iran’s threat

Tom Rogan · June 25, 2026 1:55 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Behind Israel’s furious reaction to Trump Iran deal

Emzari Gelashvili · June 25, 2026 9:39 am

People shop for clothing at a Sam's Club, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Bentonville, Ark.

Inflation rose to 4.1% in May in Fed’s preferred gauge

Zach Halaschak · June 25, 2026 8:38 am

Tankers and cargo vessels

Can the US cancel Iran’s Hormuz get-out-of-jail-free card?

Tom Rogan · June 25, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at an event about maternal healthcare, Monday, May 11, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

What went wrong in Iran?

John M. Ellis · June 25, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office.

GOP senators switch votes to reject measure curbing Trump’s war powers

Washington Examiner Staff · June 25, 2026 1:00 am