Iran Policy

President Trump is about to make a monumental decision — whether to strike Iran’s nuclear program or not. It is a decision as critical to his presidency, popularity and party, as well as our nation and the world, as President George W. Bush’s decision to invade Iraq to destroy the threat of Saddam Hussein’s weapons of

President Donald Trump may be the only person standing between Iran, Israel and an apocalyptic war of biblical proportions. At the outset of such a war, strikes on nuclear facilities would expose entire populations to toxic chemical plumes and radioactive materials. Nuclear disasters know no boundaries: think Chernobyl and Fukushima on steroids. At a press conference in

In his Christmas message last year, Pope Francis spoke of how the eyes and hearts of Christians throughout the world turn during the holidays to Bethlehem, where “amid the deep shadows covering the land, an undying flame has been lighted.” Lamenting the killing of innocents in war, Francis spoke of children whose lives have been devastated by

With the Iran nuclear deal on the verge of collapse, it is lethal for diplomats gathering in Vienna to entertain illusions about Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s worldview. Rather than assume that the only alternative to diplomacy is the military option—with strikes against Iran’s nuclear program raising the risk of an Iran war—it is time for a

The United States faces a strategic adversary in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that is challenging our political, economic, industrial, and educational systems. In response, Congress and the administration have taken steps toward adopting Made in America policies to reduce U.S. dependence on Chinese manufacturing and rebuild our competitive edge. We must ensure that these

Former Vice President Joe Biden is universally respected for his compassion and humanity—a capacity to stand with people in their darkest moments of personal grief and collective suffering. With the Coronavirus pandemic devastating the Iranian people, Biden has made the question of providing humanitarian relief to the Iranian people a test of American leadership. In an April

By Khosrow B. Semnani, For the Deseret News. Published Sep 20, 2019, 7:00am MDT Fortunately, President Donald Trump is taking a measured approach to a most difficult situation. It was an audacious assault on the world’s largest oil production plant. The Sept. 14 attack on Saudi Arabia at Abqaiq and Khurais, the world’s largest processing