4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (751+ words) The Free Press Donald Trump’s blockade of Iran, announced after the breakdown of ceasefire negotiations in Pakistan last weekend, has begun, and early reports suggest it is working. But its strategic goal is to bring Iran to a more serious…...

5+ mon, 12+ hour ago   (576+ words) Besides the moral failure, Israel’s institutional failure to crack down on violent settlers is damaging its ability to fight for its survival, writes Haviv Rettig Gur. If you’ve been following the news out of the Middle East, you’ve likely noticed…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (411+ words) The Free Press Well, there is a ceasefire. Or perhaps not. It includes Lebanon. Or it doesn’t. Iran’s 10-point plan is an acceptable working document for the United States. Or it isn’t the one U.S. negotiators saw. The Strait…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (581+ words) The Free Press On Easter Sunday, Leo XIV urged world leaders to lay down weapons and choose peace—to drop the “desire to dominate others.” It was the culmination of a rhetorical escalation against the Iran war that grew in…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (634+ words) thefp.com Donald Trump says he wants to make a deal—but the Battle of Hormuz may be coming whether he wants to fight it or not. Over the last 24 hours, the president’s rhetoric has alternated between bullishness on the…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (370+ words) The Free Press Before President Donald Trump pulled the trigger on Operation Epic Fury, the restrainers in his administration were fighting a losing battle. This faction wanted to prevent the war for Iran that America and Israel are now waging....

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (26+ words) Israelis are targeting the security forces that recently murdered protesters en masse. And they may provide air cover when the next uprising begins, writes Eli Lake....

6+ mon, 2+ day ago   (372+ words) The Free Press In one weekend, the U.S. used Anthropic’s AI to fight a war—and blacklisted it from any further government work. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has borne the brunt of the blame for starting a conflict between the military…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (176+ words) A new media company built on the ideals that were once the bedrock of American journalism. “A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel,” the Israeli military said on…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (144+ words) Israel says the ayatollah is dead, and a source with intimate knowledge of the operation says that plans for the ‘day after’ have long been in the works, writes Michael Doran. Black smoke rises from the rubble of Ali Khamenei’s…...