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By Seth Cropsey and Dr. Avi Davidi US-Iran MOU and the Strait of Hormuz On June 17, 2026, the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), establishing a framework for ending hostilities, restoring maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, and launching

In a Middle East shaken by the confrontation among the United States, Israel, and Iran, Italy must do its part to preserve its national interest. Marco Rubio’s visit reopened for Rome the possibility of presenting itself as diplomatic ground for the crisis: not as an alternative to Washington, but as

Yorktown President Seth Cropsey and Senior Fellow Shay Khatiri appeared on Andrew Cuomo’s The Pulse of the People to discuss the conflict in Iran and the evolving dynamics of the conflict over the Strait of Hormuz. Andrew Cuomo interviews experts Seth Cropsey and Shay Khatiri regarding the geopolitical crisis involving

In March 1783 Gen. George Washington put down a conspiracy among some of his officers who wanted to mutiny against Congress. During the War of Independence, he agreed with his officers’ discontent with Congress but equated rebellion against Congress with treason: “This dreadful alternative of either deserting our country .

Yorktown Institute Senior Fellow Shay Khatiri spoke with Fox News Digital’s Preston Mizell about Trita Parsi, “a controversial figure among the Iranian American community, [who] will be speaking at an event hosted by the John Quincy Adams Society at Yale University on Thursday.” “[Parsi] founded this group called the National Iranian

Addressing the Palestinian issue today while avoiding sterile rhetoric is an almost impossible task. Not only because the conflict is intrinsically unresolved, and perhaps irresolvable, but also because public opinion tends to reduce it to slogans, one-day protests, or superficial political statements, only to quickly return to daily routines as

On June, 24th, Yorktown Institute Senior Fellow, Rebecca Burgess, testified before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs during their oversight hearing, “Strengthening the Transition Assistance Program: Exploring Outcomes to Improve the Transition to Civilian Life.”  Witten testimony  

Monograph PDF Summary of Recommendations: To rebuild the US’ logistics system and revitalize the US Merchant Marine, the US should: Modernize the US Ready Reserve Force and increase its size by a third, and modernize the National Defense Reserve Fleet, over the next five years. This can be done quickly