Israeli Defense Force launches Gaza op with multiple strikes
Israel announced the start of a Gaza-based military operation yesterday, commencing with multiple airstrikes targeting members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)...
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Iran building new nuclear research reactor in Isfahan
This week, the head of Tehran’s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) said that the country was set to begin constructing a...
How Iraq’s political turmoil could embolden Iran
Over the weekend, hundreds of thousands of Iraqi citizens swept the streets of Baghdad in support of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. The Shiite...
Iron Dome: Coming soon to the US Marine Corps?
Israel’s Defense Ministry announced that the U.S. Marine Corp completed a successful live test of an air-defense prototype derived from the Israeli...
Iran is close to a nuclear bomb, and it’s time to decide what to do
Iran owns the technical capacity to make a nuclear bomb at any time, a senior regime official boasted this weekend. According to Kamal Kharrazi, a former foreign minister...
Lebanon needs a hero to save it from Hezbollah
The leader of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, last week issued new warnings to the US and its...
Situation Report: Joe Biden’s Middle East trip
President Biden spent almost a week in the Middle East recently, during a period of critical regional importance, and manages...
Israel won’t send Ukraine weapons. The reason: Syria
Since the onset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Israel has towed the diplomatic line as it tries to avoid provoking tensions with...
Cultural foundations in the Middle East
Originally published by Jewish Policy Center While Americans and Israelis are most unnerved by the weakness and ineffectiveness of the...
Israel shoots down Hezbollah drones over Mediterranean
Originally published in 1945 Over the weekend, the Israeli military said that it had intercepted three unarmed reconnaissance drones launched...
State-based counterintelligence services: Time to combat foreign threats by new means
It’s time to re-think how states defend themselves against relentless foreign espionage, terrorism, subversion, and other threats from foreign state...
Russia and Iran: A new economic alliance brewing?
Russia and Iran signed a mutual trade agreement this week, establishing trade centers in Saint Petersburg and Tehran. The “memorandum of understanding”...
Are the US Navy and Iran headed for a showdown?
U.S. Navy officials reported that three Iranian attack craft harassed two U.S. ships in the Strait of Hormuz on June 20. In...
Why Iran is selling China huge amounts of cheap oil
Lots of Oil and Lots of Bullets – This week, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi announced his government’s desire to form closer military ties...
Iraq at deadly crossroads following Sadrists’ resignations
Since the downfall of Baghdad’s totalitarian Baathist regime in 2003, Iraq has not seen political and security stability. The Iraqi...
How fast could Iran build a nuclear weapon?
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s proximity to acquiring a nuclear weapon appears to be looming closer. Last week, Iran shared its intention...