- "In Iran’s water crisis, Tehran sows the seeds of its own decline," Tzvi Kahn, The Hill
- An Israeli Maritime Strategy Benefits the U.S. by Seth Cropsey
By Nicholas Hargreaves-Heald, Small Wars Journal: “Over the past thirty-six years, Iran has sought to accomplish two integrally linked strategic goals: weaken Western, Israeli, and Saudi influence in the region, and improve Iranian influence across the globe.