What deal are the Americans and Saudis negotiating?
Under the headline, “U.S.-Saudi Deal Sets Path to Normalize Kingdom’s Ties with Israel,” on Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal published a detailed...
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Why does Israel need nuclear weapons?
Born out of the Holocaust and surrounded by hostile neighbors, Israel’s self-preservation has always depended on a robust security apparatus....
Iran says it made a hypersonic missile
Iran unveiled a new hypersonic missile this week, claiming the weapon is capable of traveling at 15 times the speed...
Iran successfully tests new missile, concerning Israel
The Islamic Republic of Iran successfully test-launched a ballistic missile last week, according to state-media sources. Iranian officials debuted the Khoramshahr-4 weapon,...
Can the Abraham Accords transform the Middle East?
The third anniversary of landmark agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, known as the Abraham Accords, is approaching. Joint...
Iranian drones fighting in Ukraine have US DNA
The budding Iranian-Russian defense partnership has been amplified by recent military equipment exchanges. The two rogue allies, largely isolated from the international...
Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
The Iranian Navy seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman last week, the latest in a string of incidents involving the strategic...
Is the Iran Nuclear Deal truly dead now?
Iran’s willingness and determination to conduct brazen acts of terror in America strongly indicates that the regime’s seriousness regarding a...
Webinar: US policy toward the unrest in Israel and Saudi Arabia’s rapprochement with Iran
In the last two months, the U.S. has faced three challenges to its position in the Middle East: Dramatic unrest...
China brokers Iran-Saudi Arabia rapprochement
After more than seven years of estrangement, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran have agreed...
Is Iran close to building a nuclear weapon?
It is believed that Iran could produce enough fissile material for one nuclear bomb in under two weeks, according to senior U.S. defense...
Where are Iran’s kamikaze drones in Ukraine?
A lack of Iranian-made kamikaze drones has been spotted in Ukraine since mid-February, the UK Defense Ministry assessed this week. Russian Forces have blown through...
Iran’s drones are fueling Putin’s evil war in Ukraine
Iran is continuing to exploit Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine to position itself as the world’s leading manufacturer of cheap and lethal drones. A recent report published...
Biden should refocus on IRGC threat
The US decided to designate the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, as a “significant transnational criminal organization” for...
Does Iran have its own supercavitating torpedo?
What is a Supercavitating Torpedo? Originally designed as a countermeasure to NATO nuclear missile submarines, the Soviet-era VA-111 Shkval supercavitating (SC) torpedo remains a...
Because we don’t get Iran, we don’t understand what is happening
Editor's Note: This piece was prepared with advice and input from Damon Golriz, a lecturer and researcher at the research...