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December 8, 2023 Expand existing task force to protect Red Sea from Houthi attacks The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen struck three commercial vessels with missiles in the southern Red Sea on Dec. 3, according to U.S. Central Command. In response, Washington is working... December 8, 2023 Defend Democracy or Prepare to Relive the 1930s Excerpt The 21st century will challenge democracy. Climate change, excessive wealth gaps, the impact of artificial intelligence, cyber attacks, misinformation, disinformation and, ultimately, domestic... December 7, 2023 Israel suffers losses in Gaza and Lebanon border area amid fighting on multiple fronts Hezbollah attacks in northern Israel killed an Israeli civilian on Thursday, December 7. Additionally, the son of the former IDF Chief of Staff, Gadi Eisenkot, was killed in action... December 7, 2023 Punish Chinese money-launderers and banks who finance the trade in fentanyl Excerpt As Americans gather for the holiday season, there will be thousands of empty chairs at dinner tables signifying the victims of the Chinese-backed fentanyl trade, the leading cause of death for... December 7, 2023 Iran foreign minister warns of ‘terrible’ days ahead for Israel Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian warned of “terrible” days to come for Israel in a call with his Qatar counterpart, according to Iranian pro-regime media. The two men discussed... December 7, 2023 Iranian President Raisi heads to Moscow Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi is heading to Moscow on Thursday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting comes in the wake of Putin’s trip to the UAE and Saudi Arabia this week.... December 7, 2023 IDF trains with infantry and tanks in Golan Israel Defense Forces reserve soldiers from the Alexandroni and 8th Armored brigades trained in the Golan Heights this week alongside engineering forces. Taking place in an open area between several hills,... December 7, 2023 The North remembers: The long-term Hezbollah challenge Israel is focused on defeating Hamas in Gaza. The Hamas threat has to be defeated due to the extensive crimes the group committed on October 7. Leaving any part of Hamas intact would send a message... December 7, 2023 The Palestinian Authority Can’t Govern Gaza After the War Haunted by a chaotic post-Saddam Iraq, the U.S. is scrambling to plan for Gaza after Hamas, even as Israel’s victory over the militant group is far from complete (or certain).... December 6, 2023 Russia’s Vladimir Putin arrives in UAE, first stop on Middle East trip Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday for an important visit. He is meeting with the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Russian state... December 6, 2023 New Houthi threats to ships in Red Sea, Eilat The Iran-backed Houthis have threatened ships in the Red Sea and Israel again on Wednesday, December 6. The UK’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said that it had “received a report of an... December 6, 2023 It’s Time to Reconsider Turkey’s NATO Membership Excerpt Joining NATO was the best foreign-policy pursuit that Turkey ever initiated in its existence as a republic. During the Cold War, its membership in the alliance kept Turkey from being overrun... December 6, 2023 Iran-backed Houthis brag of Hamas, Islamic Jihad support The Iran-backed Houthis are seeking legitimacy for their increased attacks on ships in the Red Sea. On Tuesday their media arm, Al-Masirah, published several articles trying to highlight their... December 6, 2023 Iran’s ‘Commercial’ Airline Sector Continues to flout U.S. Sanctions The record is clear: Iran uses murder as a weapon of statecraft — and it does so, in part, via its commercial aviation sector, which Tehran has suborned to its goals of exporting revolution and sowing... December 6, 2023 Israel targets Hamas leader’s house while eliminating seven Hamas battalion commanders The IDF continued to eliminate Hamas commanders in northern Gaza and increased operations in Khan Yunis on Wednesday. After 60 days of war, the IDF is also succeeding in a rapidly expanding offensive... December 6, 2023 The speech Biden should make now My fellow Americans, as you know, the war between Israel and Hamas has resumed. That’s because Hamas broke the humanitarian ceasefire that my administration worked so hard to arrange. Hamas fired... December 5, 2023 Zelenskyy Orders Ukrainian Forces to Dig In Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week that he had ordered an expansion of defensive fortifications across the battlefield. Following the failure of Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive,... December 5, 2023 Erdogan Does Not Care About the Palestinians James Carville coined one of the most quoted phrases in political discourse when he stated, “it’s the economy, stupid”—a reference to George Bush’s loss of the 1992 U.S. presidential election... December 5, 2023 IDF expands operations into southern Gaza On December 5 as Hamas continued to fire rockets at Israeli cities, the IDF expanded operations in Gaza to include Khan Younis, the hometown of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. The day, which included extreme... December 5, 2023 Iran, Cuba Presidents meet to discuss deepening ties Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi praised Cuba on Monday amid expanding ties between the two countries. Raiai was meeting with his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel. Iran and Cuba signed... December 5, 2023 Egyptian Defense Minister discusses Gaza at Egypt Defense Expo Egypt’s Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki issued a warning about escalation in Gaza on Monday during the opening of the Egypt Defense Expo. Zaki discussed the “extremely dangerous and sensitive curve... December 5, 2023 Hamas Remains Intact, Yet Blinken Hedges on Support for Israeli War Effort Fighting between Israel and Hamas, the Iran-backed terror group, resumed on Dec. 1. The pause ended after Hamas failed to provide a list of hostages it was prepared to exchange with Israel and... December 4, 2023 Venezuela seeks to channel Moscow, Tehran and Hamas wars Venezuela is risking a new war in South America. The country, run by the authoritarian regime of Nicolas Maduro, pushed a referendum on Sunday calling for Caracas to launch a war against its neighbor... December 4, 2023 Iran attacks US, seeks release of $6 billion from Qatar Iran’s foreign ministry slammed the US in a series of statements on Monday. The Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani claimed the US is now a party to the war in Gaza because the US... December 4, 2023 Israel expands offensive into southern Gaza Israel expanded operations into the southern Gaza Strip in the days after a pause in fighting ended on December 1. On Monday, December 4, residents in Gaza reported seeing Israeli tanks heading... December 3, 2023 President Biden must face reality: It’s time to act vs. Iran The American warship USS Carney and multiple commercial ships came under attack Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 in the Red Sea. AP A US Navy destroyer and three commercial vessels came under attack Sunday from... December 3, 2023 Houthis target U.S. warship, commercial vessels in the Red Sea Note: This article was updated to include CENTCOM’s statement on the attacks, and the attack on the Sophie II. The Iranian-backed Houthis fired missiles and drones at three commercial vessels and... December 3, 2023 Fourth group of Gazans arrive in UAE for treatment The fourth group of Gazans being aided by medical treatment by the United Arab Emirates arrived in the country on Saturday, according to a report in the UAE’s The National. “The group... December 3, 2023 Israel identifies Hezbollah’s Ibrahim Aqil as head of the deadly Radwan unit Over the weekend, KAN News identified the man responsible for Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force – Ibrahim Aqil, a Hezbollah terrorist who has been sanctioned in the past by the US. The report... December 3, 2023 Qatar to host foreign ministers from Gulf on Sunday Qatar was expected to host foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries on Sunday. The meeting, reported in Saudi daily Arab News, is expected to take place ahead of the 44th Gulf Cooperation... December 3, 2023 Stop With the Nice Words on Qatar David Barnea, the head of Israel’s Mossad, announced Saturday that he was withdrawing the Israeli negotiating team from the Gulf Arab emirate of Qatar. The announcement signaled the end of the hostage... December 2, 2023 Latin America’s Hezbollah Problem n November 8, Brazilian authorities detained two suspected Hezbollah agents in Sao Paulo on the suspicion they sought to attack Jewish targets in Brazil. The plot embarrasses Brazil,... December 1, 2023 Revitalizing America’s North Korea Policy urt Campbell has been nominated as the next Deputy Secretary of State. Here are five recommendations for his possible successor, assuming the President wants another Asia Czar. While the United... December 1, 2023 Hamas renews rocket fire, Israel responds as pause in fighting ends Hamas renewed rocket fire on Israel just before 06:00 local time on Friday, December 1, ending a pause in fighting that had held for one week. The Israel Defense Forces said the Iron Dome air... December 1, 2023 Targeting FBI Budget Makes Us More Vulnerable on Cyber The House Appropriations Committee is proposing significant cuts to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) budget, a move at odds with the appropriators’ stated commitment to... December 1, 2023 55 days of war: The Israel-Gaza conflict by the numbers JERUSALEM — The tenuous ceasefire expired today, as Israel resumed its aggressive counter-attack on Hamas in Gaza. But for several days there was relative peace, offering a rare window to... December 1, 2023 Key Precision-Strike System for Ukraine Delayed Until 2024 The much-anticipated Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb, or GLSDB, will not arrive in Ukraine until early next year, Reuters reported yesterday. Delays in contracting the system’s production... November 30, 2023 Biden’s Imaginary Iran Hours before nearly 300,000 Americans gathered on the National Mall to show solidarity with Israel and condemn Hamas terrorism, the Biden administration sent a notification to Capitol Hill that upwards... November 30, 2023 Deploy the Precision Strike Missile to the Middle East A crisis in the Middle East is once again dragging the US military’s attention away from the Pacific. In this op-ed, FDD analysts Bradley Bowman and Ryan Brobst peer through the Army’s PrSM and see... November 30, 2023 U.S. destroyer shoots down Iranian-built drone over the Red Sea The USS Carney, a U.S. warship that has been at the center of several engagements with the Houthis, has shot down an Iranian-built drone over the Red Sea on Nov. 29. While Iran’s proxies in... November 30, 2023 Terror attacks amid continued ‘pause’ in Gaza fighting On the morning of Thursday, November 30, two terrorists attacked a bus stop at the entrance to Jerusalem, killing three Israelis and wounding several others. The two terrorists, brothers from... November 30, 2023 US International energy policy toward the 2024 elections While international energy policy is not on the ballot in the 2024 US elections, the election outcome will profoundly impact the U.S. role in international energy developments. Current U.S. energy policies have determined new rules of American engagement in the international arena. ... November 30, 2023 The Gray Lady Quietly Retracts Yet Another Slander Against Israel A newspaper can hide substantial reporting failures by describing a story as “updated” rather than admitting to malpractice by printing a correction. A headline on the front page of... November 30, 2023 Iran-backed Houthis claim Red Sea only safe if Gaza war ends The Iranian-supported Houthis continue to threaten shipping in the Red Sea. A warning message from the group arrived after the USS Carney, a US Navy destroyer, downed a drone threat on November 29. In... November 30, 2023 Terror in Jerusalem shows spillover from Gaza threat The attack on Thursday morning in Jerusalem is a reminder of the serious threat of illegal weapons in east Jerusalem and the West Bank. There are small arms and rifles in the hands of terrorists. The... November 30, 2023 Iran continues to use drones in its shadow war against Israel Amid a temporary cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, an Israeli-owned vessel, while in the Indian Ocean, was struck late last week by a Delta Wing Drone. According to an unnamed US defense... November 29, 2023 How dare these Western pro-Hamas liberals say they speak for me, an Arab who has suffered from Islamic terror I often ignore conspiracy theories and their peddlers, going by George Bernard Shaw’s advice “Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty, and the pig likes it.” That’s why when watching a short... November 29, 2023 Khamenei promises ‘de-Americanization’ of Mideast Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called for “de-Americanization’ of the Middle East, speaking to members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Basij militia in Iran. According... November 29, 2023 How Hamas is showcasing Islamic Jihad’s Gaza role Video footage released on Tuesday evening of Hamas handing over hostages as part of the deal that has seen a pause in fighting in Gaza, revealed the clear presence of Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives... November 29, 2023 Houthis slam G7, say hijacked ship linked to war The Iranian-backed Houthis slammed the G7 on Wednesday and said that the Galaxy Leader ship the Houthis hijacked on November 19 is being held due to the war in Gaza. Foreign ministers from the G7...

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