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Op-Ed
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February 17, 2026
How to Lead on Iran Through the America First Playbook
Most Americans can feel it: the world is on edge. Things are moving fast, and actions carry real consequences. This is one of those moments when leadership matters — not flashy speeches or empty promises, but steady hands and clear judgment. That’s what people expect from a president, and it’s what President Donald Trump has shown he understands.
Speech
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February 14, 2026
The Trump Doctrine and Global Security
Remarks as prepared by Fred Fleitz to the German-American Institute Heidelberg (Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut, (DAI) in Heidelberg, Germany, on February 4, 2026.
Op-Ed
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February 13, 2026
Action in Iran would be a global game changer
There is no better opportunity to deliver a death blow to this most malevolent of regimes. Nothing screams more America First than eliminating a force that tells us each day it wants to kill us.
Op-Ed
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February 6, 2026
Trump’s Iran Conundrum: Navigating Talks Amid Tensions and Turmoil
As year two of the Trump 2.0 presidency begins, President Trump faces a pivotal decision on Iran: pursue a grand bargain with the Iranian regime through negotiations or leverage military might to undermine the regime and bolster efforts by the Iranian people to oust their murderous government.
Issue Brief
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January 23, 2026
The Axis Across the Atlantic: Iran’s Influence in the Western Hemisphere
Appearing on CBS News hours after the extradition of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio explained that one of the goals of Operation Absolute Resolve is to make sure that “[in] the 21st century, under the Trump administration, we are not going to have a country like Venezuela in our own hemisphere, in the sphere of control and the crossroads for Hezbollah, for Iran and for every other malign influence in the world. That's just not gonna exist” (Weinthal, 2026).
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