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July 30, 2026 Iran Strikes Jordan To Probe Washington’s Escalation Limits Despite a lull in fighting between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran broke with its established pattern of portraying direct missile attacks against U.S. forces as retaliation. On... July 30, 2026 Zelensky Warns of Another North Korean Troop Deployment to Russia Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow wants around 30,000 more North Korean troops, and they could soon arrive in Russia. These troops will almost certainly support Putin’s war effort... July 30, 2026 Iran thinks it won the war with US — now Christians are paying the price Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) published a list of “hostile” media organizations on July 14, including multiple Christian evangelical broadcasters based outside of Iran. Those Tehran finds... July 30, 2026 Protecting Texas Critical Infrastructure July 30, 2026 As Iran batters the Gulf states, Trump’s course is beyond clear President Donald Trump says he has “plenty of time” for talks with Iran. That works because Washington, DC, is 7,000 miles away from the Strait of Hormuz. But if you are in Dubai,... July 30, 2026 Former Israeli prime minister says Qatar funded Iran’s IRGC Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on July 27 that he will “declare Qatar an enemy state” if re-elected to lead the government. Bennett, who is running in the October 2026... July 29, 2026 Lebanese security forces incidentally discover Hezbollah weapons cache during raid On July 29, Lebanese media reported that the Information Branch of the Internal Security Forces (ISF), Lebanon’s national police and internal security services, conducted a dawn raid on the home of a... July 29, 2026 The State Department’s $500 Million Bet To Beat China on African Minerals Trade over aid is Washington’s newest old idea for Africa. On July 24, the State Department launched the U.S.-Africa Strategic Investment Program — a $500 million effort and... July 29, 2026 FCC Confronts Chinese-Produced Power Inverters and Robots The United States is pushing China out of its domestic critical infrastructure, one bolt at a time. On July 28, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the addition of all foreign-produced... July 29, 2026 US, Saudi Arabia strike Iranian-backed militias in Iraq after militia attacks US Central Command (CENTCOM) and Saudi Arabia’s Armed Forces carried out strikes on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq on the evening of July 28 after several days of escalating attacks by... July 29, 2026 The Houthis Are Hitting Saudi Arabia’s Energy Pipeline — and Here’s Why That Matters Saudi Arabia has weathered Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz by relying on its east-west pipeline to send crude from the kingdom’s energy-rich eastern province to the Red Sea terminal... July 29, 2026 When Paris Celebrates the Bankruptcy of Human Rights On Monday, July 27, at the United Nations Security Council, American diplomats stood up and walked out as the French ambassador began to speak. Ukraine was the item on the agenda that day. In Moscow and... July 29, 2026 Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack pledged allegiance to Islamic State, prosecutors say On July 25, 2026, Abdul Rahman Ballout, a 21-year-old German citizen of Lebanese descent who had recently been released from prison after being convicted of attempting to join the Islamic State, allegedly... July 29, 2026 Erdogan’s rivalry with Israel has a new front: Africa There is a temptation to read a deepening Turkey-South Africa relationship as a story about trade diversification and multipolar hedging – two “middle powers” finding common cause in a post-Western... July 29, 2026 Russia’s Command and Control of Cognitive Warfare ... July 29, 2026 How to break Iran’s terrorist regime President Trump has stated repeatedly that Iran’s rulers must never be permitted to obtain nuclear weapons. But he hasn’t clearly explained why, so let me put it bluntly: They would use them. Iran’s... July 28, 2026 Treasury Moves Against Tehran’s Recycled Sanctions Evader As U.S. bombs struck Iran’s military, Treasury targeted the financier who helped keep it funded. The U.S. Treasury Department on July 24 sanctioned four individuals and nine entities sustaining... July 28, 2026 New Taiwanese Drills Seek To Enhance Maritime Resilience Against Chinese Coercion Taiwan is stepping up its preparations to counter a possible Chinese sea-based blockade. On July 28, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense announced that it would integrate counter-blockade... July 28, 2026 Israel approves entry of International Stabilization Force into Gaza On July 26, the Israeli government’s cabinet approved the entry of forces from the International Stabilization Force (ISF) into Gaza in the near future. The development envisions an... July 28, 2026 ICC at Crossroads Following Prosecutor Khan’s Removal Karim Khan, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, was removed from his position on July 24 following allegations that he repeatedly raped a female subordinate. Khan’s... July 28, 2026 Christian Persecution in Nigeria Divides Pastors Last October, the Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, regional chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations denomination in Nigeria’s Plateau State, stood in front of a mass grave in Rachas, Nigeria, and begged those... July 28, 2026 Russia continues to aid Iran in war with US, Ukraine says Russia is still providing satellite imagery to aid Iran in its war against the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged on July 25. That same day, Kyiv said it had targeted cargo... July 28, 2026 The UN’s new blood libel: How genocide accusations echo centuries-old antisemitism Excerpt In early 1991, at a session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, the Syrian delegate, Nabila Shaalan, delivered a blistering attack upon Israel during which... July 28, 2026 Countering Hezbollah Could Bring Syria and Israel Closer “Syria is seeking a security agreement with Israel,” Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said in an interview with the Qatari-owned Al Jazeera on July 26. A successful agreement, he added, could... July 28, 2026 EU’s New Russia Sanctions Target Evasion Mechanisms, But Enforcement Challenges Remain The European Union continues to tailor its sanctions net around Russia’s war effort. On July 23, Brussels rolled out its 21st package of economic sanctions targeting Russia. This package, the... July 28, 2026 Cutting AIDS relief hands South Africa to Russia, China Excerpt If the COVID-19 pandemic taught the world anything, it is that vaccines, medicines, and health systems are not merely instruments of public health — they are also powerful tools of diplomacy. Unfortunately,... July 27, 2026 The Middle East Moves Toward a Multifront Maritime War Yemen’s Houthis have brought the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait into the conflict between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran — blocking millions more barrels of oil from easily... July 27, 2026 The US military must RACE to rebuild its supply of munitions The United States produces the most technologically advanced weapons in the world, but that’s not enough to deter and win future conflicts. The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are demonstrating... July 27, 2026 US Treasury sanctions Turkish Hamas financiers as Erdogan presses for F-35s On July 23, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a Turkey-based Hamas money exchange alongside a senior Muslim Brotherhood official. Treasury said... July 27, 2026 Turkey’s Cautious Bid for Regional Power At the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey presented itself to its allies as a mediator, stabilizer, and regional peacemaker. But Ankara’s grand strategy is more complicated. Its conduct... July 27, 2026 Trump’s unpredictability and China’s bullying force a reaction in Asia Excerpt For decades, stability in the Indo-Pacific rested on a simple assumption: If the regional balance came under serious strain, the United States would lead the response. Choices in Beijing and... July 24, 2026 Trump Throws Cold Water on U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Following the announcement of a U.S.-Saudi nuclear cooperation agreement, President Donald Trump is now raising doubts over it. In a Truth Social post on July 23, one day after news of the agreement,... July 24, 2026 Treasury Extends Its Muslim Brotherhood Campaign to Europe Pressure is ratcheting up on the Muslim Brotherhood. Months after targeting several of the Islamist organization’s chapters, Washington is now taking the fight to the group’s support infrastructure... July 24, 2026 U.S. Must Oppose Outgoing UN Secretary General’s Efforts To Renew Human Rights Commissioner Interviewed by the left-leaning Guardian newspaper shortly after his appointment as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2022, Volker Turk effusively praised the UN’s Universal Declaration... July 24, 2026 The Rise of North Korea’s Nuclear-Armed Navy Excerpt Nuclear-capable cruise missiles rose from the soon-to-be commissioned North Korean guided missile destroyer, Kang Kon (52), as Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un watched on July... July 24, 2026 Syria focuses on energy deals, works to revive infrastructure and institutions Syria is positioning itself as an alternative route for oil exports from Iraq amid the Iran conflict and its disruption of oil exports via the Strait of Hormuz. On July 17 in Washington, DC,... July 24, 2026 Hezbollah’s Financing Strategies: Recovering From War With Israel Iran has spent more than four decades building Hezbollah into a force capable of making war against Israel in hopes of one day destroying the Jewish state. Israeli forces have inflicted tremendous damage on Hezbollah’s leadership, arsenal, and manpower, yet the terror group is rebuilding, thanks in no small part to its globe-spanning illicit finance network. To shed greater light on this crucial subject, FDD has invited Israeli expert Dr. Iftah Burman to provide a robust overview of the transnational web of enterprises, stretching across the Middle East — and from Latin America to West Africa and into cyberspace — that sustains Hezbollah’s aggression. This work provides information essential to intelligence and law enforcement agencies in every country, including the United States, that recognizes the severity of Hezbollah’s threat to peace, stability, and prosperity in the Middle East. July 24, 2026 How to Get the Other Half of US Economic Statecraft Right A recent survey of historians conducted by the Council on Foreign Relations ranked the Marshall Plan—a historic investment that rebuilt Western Europe—as America’s most successful... July 24, 2026 We paid $3 billion for Lebanon’s army to make excuses for Hezbollah This week, the president of Lebanon met at the White House with President Donald Trump to discuss the June security framework intended to systematically address Hezbollah’s military... July 23, 2026 Why Hasn’t Washington Pressed Qatar To Extradite Terrorists? A Texan’s time on the run came to an end this month when the FBI extradited him from Qatar to the United States. FBI Dallas coordinated with Qatari authorities to apprehend the suspect, a 28-year-old... July 23, 2026 China’s Support for Russia’s Arctic Energy Buildout Complicated by Sanctions — But Not Prevented China and Russia purport to have a “no limits” partnership, but recent developments in the Arctic suggest otherwise. Citing a Russian government presentation originally reported by Russia’s Vedomosti... July 23, 2026 Ukraine’s defense leadership crisis becomes blessing in disguise “You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing after they’ve tried everything else,” goes an aphorism often apocryphally attributed to Winston Churchill. Much the same can be said for... July 23, 2026 Don’t wire foreign enemies into America’s power grid Excerpt The U.S. is racing to build infrastructure that will power artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing and the next generation of economic growth. Electricity demand is surging for... July 23, 2026 Mr. Aoun Came To Washington. Lebanon Now Owes Results. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s July 21 meeting with President Donald Trump clarified the terms of the U.S.-Lebanese relationship but did not resolve Lebanon’s central problem: Hezbollah’s weapons... July 23, 2026 China’s Expanding Presence in Kyrgyzstan Undermines Human Rights, U.S. Strategic Interests In Kyrgyzstan, criticism of Chinese influence can end in public shaming or an arrest warrant. On July 20, a Kyrgyz presidential administration official published photographs, names, birth dates, and social... July 23, 2026 China Is Helping Erdogan Build a Surveillance State Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is no stranger to the machinery of repression. He has throttled internet providers, monitored political opponents, and folded once-independent media into a loyalist... July 22, 2026 Houthis announce blockade of Saudi Arabia, ships reroute to avoid Bab al Mandeb Strait The Houthis announced a complete maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia on July 20. In response, a growing number of vessels are rerouting to avoid the Bab al Mandeb Strait, the southern... July 22, 2026 Somalia claims it killed senior Shabaab leader Somalia’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced yesterday that its forces, alongside “international partners,” killed Maalin Jinow Ibrahim, a reported co-founder of Shabaab and a member of its central... July 22, 2026 Why the Houthis Declared a Blockade on Saudi Arabia Missiles could soon be flying over the Red Sea again. On Monday, Yemen’s Houthis declared a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia, which threatens vital oil shipped... July 21, 2026 New Law Would Help Taiwan’s Communications Sector Work Around Chinese Cable Slicing Taiwan is increasingly looking abroad to strengthen its domestic communications resilience. On July 21, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan unanimously passed a bill that eases restrictions on foreign firms...

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