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My take: “Positioning themselves as the party trying to save the regime strikes me as a losing political strategy [for Democrats] ahead of the 2028 presidential campaign,” said Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies @FDD, a think tank that has helped shape the Trump team’s thinking on Tehran.”
From @nahaltoosi: “And what if Trump keeps the military and economic pressure going and — hear me out — the effort works? What if the regime somehow melts away during his final years in office? Will Democrats look like they were on the wrong side of history? I can imagine the Democrats’ press releases now: “The Iranian regime was always a blight upon the world …”
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Naval mines are a persistent threat that are sometimes easy to employ but hard to destroy.
New tech needs to be disseminated to the wider fleet time NOW
Read mine, @RyanBrobst_ , and Jordan Ross' recent piece in the Center for Maritime Strategy's The MOC for more
Link below⬇️
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Behind the scenes of U.S. midterm races, another campaign is quietly taking shape. Congress is poised to vote on the Trump administration’s proposed nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia.
The agreement would open the door to exporting U.S. uranium enrichment technology for the first time since the Manhattan Project. That marks a dangerous break with eight decades of bipartisan American nonproliferation policy — and with numerous statutes Congress itself has written.
Lawmakers should oppose the agreement in its current form.
My latest for @dcexaminer:
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Got to hand it to Qatar: when it comes to buying influence and corrupting democracies, they’re impressively nonpartisan. Left, right, radical left, radical right — no ideology is off-limits, no political camp beyond reach. Their only loyalty: their own interests and the advancement of Islamism. Their greatest success is eroding public trust in our democratic institutions from every direction.
RT @therealBehnamBT: Well said indeed!
A quiet part out loud here though is that beleaguered democracies may also need to take cues from h…
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I will be testifying before @USCIRF on religious freedom conditions in Egypt next week. Join us!
Reminder:
Hearing on Freedom of Religion or Belief in Egypt
Thursday, November 5, 2026 10:00 - 11:30 am ET Virtual
Register: uscirf.gov/events/hearings/f…
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My piece with Catarina Buchatskiy from Serpens Center. Beleaguered democracies like Ukraine & Taiwan need to work together to defeat aggressors like Russia, China, North Korea & Iran. And the US should be helping these countries not hindering them
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The Islamic Republic only survives on war — don’t give Tehran what it craves trib.al/r2QE1s1
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Is Canada really ripping off America? Elaine tells Tony it's not helpful rhetoric, and the real threat is Chinese overproduction.
#Trump #CanadaUS #USMCA #China @TonyclementCPC #thenewsforumca #boomandbust
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My new @nypost op-ed: The Islamic Republic only survives on war. Don't give the regime what it craves.
I spent years at @USTreasury squeezing this regime and I want it gone. That's exactly why the next round of bombs should stay in the racks.
This regime is built to fight, not to govern. A blackout in wartime is a sacrifice the IRGC can police; in a cease-fire, it's a failure the regime must explain.
Hold the blockade. Make them run the country they broke.
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On Oct 23, @SecWar announced the Pentagon dismantled Confucius Institute “sleeper organizations” at U.S. universities. Applause earned. But this story has a K-12 chapter that almost nobody is reading. 🧵
#ConfuciusInstitutes #ForeignInfluence
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“Nothing is guaranteed. When you're seeing what's happening in Paris and what has been happening in countries like France over the last couple of decades, I mean, people just generally speaking have very short memories. It's just part of our culture. It's part of who we are. We want what's next, what's around the corner,” says MLI’s Director of the Promised Land project @DrCaseyBabb on @FDD with @CliffordDMay.
Full episode here⬇️
macdonaldlaurier.ca/canadas-…
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U.S. and Israeli Strikes Accomplished
What the JCPOA Failed To Do
@FDD Iran nuclear expert @StrickerNonpro with the facts on where we would be if the JCPOA had been allowed to run its course — and where we are now thanks to military strikes. fdd.org/analysis/u-s-and-isr…
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The U.S., Canada, and Mexico have spent three decades building North American manufacturing and co-production — that integration delivers value to all three economies. American prosperity is bolstered through deeper trade alliances with the right partners and harmonized rules to protect free markets.
Thank you to @TonyclementCPC and @TheNewsForum_ for the great conversation.
Trade rupture or trade impasse? Elaine tells Tony why the 30-year Canada-U.S. economic relationship isn't going away overnight.
#CanadaUS #USMCA #Trade @TonyclementCPC #thenewsforumca #boomandbust
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America’s Military Presence Reshapes Hormuz
The U.S. military is performing two tough tasks superbly and simultaneously: implementing a naval blockade of Iran and facilitating the export of non-Iran oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran's attacks on commercial vessels will continue. Tough days ahead. But progress is undeniable.
So, next time you see an American service member, tell them “thank you.”
Then go home and call Congress and ask what they are doing to ensure our troops have the resources they require.
My @WSJopinion letter to the editor with @L_Rolleigh
wsj.com/opinion/americas-mil…
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My thoughts to @axios @demarest_colin on the potential for a trilateral U.S.-Russia-China nuclear arms control pact: axios.com/2026/10/27/trump-d…
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Grateful to @JenGriffinFNC for including my analysis on Treasury's proposed rules for expanding outbound investment restrictions. As competition with China increases, the U.S. is moving to ensure U.S. capital investments don't ultimately support our adversaries' military capabilities.
The clip appeared on @FoxNews @AmericaRpts yesterday.
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What does Iran’s regime fear most? Its own people.
@FDD_Iran’s @therealBehnamBT joins @smartinezamir on JCFA’s East to West to discuss the regime’s vulnerability at home.
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Actions by private companies and researchers are important, but the federal government’s silence is deafening. Private researchers attributed the operation to #Russia within a day.
My latest with @FDD
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“Battles against the terrorist regime in Iran and its proxies will continue, as will the fight against disinformation and blind hate that unfairly targets Israel. But that does not absolve Israel from making some crucial decisions about its own conduct. The fate of the US-Israel alliance could hang in the balance.”
Israel's Moment of Truth
Decisions in the coming days will prove pivotal in determining whether the erosion in support for Israel in the United States is reversed or devolves further into a full rupture that makes both Americans and Israelis less secure.
My latest in the @Jerusalem_Post with my @FDD colleague @JSchanzer
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