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February 1, 2024
IDF contends with threats in northern Gaza
Israel Defense Forces eliminated fifteen Hamas terrorists in northern Gaza, the IDF said on January 31. In addition, two IDF soldiers — one of them from the elite air force Shaldag unit and...
January 31, 2024
Biden needs to follow Trump’s lead on Iran
The death of three US service members in Jordan Sunday, along with more than 40 injured, is just the latest – and deadliest – example of Iranian-backed militias targeting American forces in the Middle...
January 31, 2024
Iran’s ‘Khaybar Shekan’: The missile used by Tehran to attack in Syria
Iran showcased its Kheibar Shekan ballistic missile on Wednesday in an event in Tehran near the Azadi Sports Complex, Iranian pro-government media reported. The missile is now the pride of Tehran because...
January 31, 2024
Iran’s ‘attack and demand ceasefire’ doctrine plays out in Iraq
The Iranian-backed terrorist group Kataib Hezbollah allegedly was behind the drone attack that killed three US service members in Jordan on Saturday. The US is expected to respond. On Tuesday,...
January 30, 2024
How to hold Iran accountable for killing US troops
The death of three service members in the Jordanian desert Sunday night was inevitable. The Biden administration relied on fortune, not fortitude, and three families will bear the consequences...
January 30, 2024
Biden won’t acknowledge the failure of Obama’s Iran strategy
Three years into President Biden‘s presidency, the continuation of the Obama administration’s Iran policy — getting money to the mullahs and relaxing sanctions in hopes of friendship — has resulted...
January 30, 2024
Does Iran expect US retaliation for drone killing in Jordan?
US media are being very transparent in discussions about how America might respond to the Iranian-backed militia attack that killed three US soldiers in Jordan over the weekend. CNN reported...
January 30, 2024
Why pro-Iran media is worried about Israel and Gaza’s Philadelphi Corridor
Two articles at the pro-Iranian al-Mayadeen media point to growing concern among Iran and its proxies about potential Israeli operations around Rafah and the Egyptian border – the Philadelphi Corridor. The...
January 30, 2024
The Israel Air Force bombed a Hezbollah’s airstrip in Lebanon. Here’s what’s known about it.
On January 24, the Israel Defense Forces announced that Israeli warplanes had struck – among other targets, as part of the clashes ongoing between Israel and Hezbollah since October 8 – “a...
January 30, 2024
Gaza War: Israel’s Next Choice Could Be Its Hardest Yet
Israel’s Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant met with members of the Israeli Artillery Corps near the Gaza border on Monday, January 29. He shared coffee with them, brewed in a metal tin, and poured into...
January 30, 2024
Israel faces Hezbollah threats amid success on other fronts
Hezbollah in Lebanon continued to carry out attacks against Israel, even as Israel has sought a diplomatic solution via mediation from countries including the US and France. The IDF said on Tuesday that...
January 30, 2024
Iranian reactions to the Islamic State’s suicide bombings in Kerman
On the anniversary of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Commander Lt. General Qassaem Soleimani’s death on January 3rd, 2024, two explosions occurred in proximity of the Kerman Martyrs...
January 29, 2024
Don’t Punish Israeli Athletes for Receiving Death Threats
Instead of protecting Israeli athletes facing threats of violence, some sporting bodies have rewarded terrorism by banning Israeli competitors, often while insisting the exclusion is for the athletes’...
January 29, 2024
The drone wars of Iran’s militias are becoming more deadly
Over the last decade, Iran has been increasingly exporting drones to its proxies throughout the Middle East. The drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are playing a gradually larger role in Iran’s...
January 29, 2024
Jordan in spotlight over killing of US service members
The Iranian-backed killing of three American service members in Jordan has brought a spotlight on northeast Jordan and the US role in the Jordan-Syria-Iraq border region. Iran denied any involvement...
January 29, 2024
IDF consolidates gains in Khan Younis
The Israel Defense Forces have degraded Hamas battalions in the southern city of Khan Younis, a process that has taken two months of complex fighting. The IDF’s 98th division has spearheaded this...
January 28, 2024
President Joe Biden’s got blood on hands after appeasing Iran for years
President Joe Biden has rewarded the ayatollah $100 billion — including revenue from the non-enforcement of US oil sanctions over three years, a $6 billion ransom payment and a $10 billion sanctions...
January 28, 2024
Iran escalates proxy war with US in killing of American service members
Three American service members were killed on Saturday in a drone attack in Jordan, the White House said in a statement. The soldiers were killed near the Syrian border. The US is continuing to gather...
January 28, 2024
Three U.S. service members in Jordan killed by Iran-backed militias
Iran-backed militias killed three U.S. service members and injured 25 in a drone attack on a base in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. It’s the single worst incident of deaths and injuries of...
January 27, 2024
New tools of war: How the IDF uses drones to fight Hamas in Gaza
An officer in Israel’s 14th Armored Reserve Brigade recalls October 7. As for many Israelis, that day has become a defining line between the past and the present. The officer, whose full...
January 26, 2024
Ronald Reagan Would Never Betray Ukraine
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January 26, 2024
Israel seeks to secure borders amid multi-front conflict
A key priority for Israel in the wake of October 7 has been re-establishing security along its border with Gaza. When Hezbollah began attacks against Israel on October 8, the issue of border security in...
January 26, 2024
Houthis attack U.S. warship, strike British tanker
The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen continue to launch strikes against U.S. warships and commercial vessels in the Red Sea, Bab Al Mandeb Strait, and the Gulf of Aden despite American and British efforts...
January 25, 2024
Moscow seeks to exploit Houthi attacks
Russian state media on Wednesday highlighted Houthi attacks on the US, and it seems that Moscow is seeking to exploit the tensions in the Red Sea. The Houthis have carried out attacks...
January 25, 2024
Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah vows to continue fight against US
The US on Wednesday carried out airstrikes against Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah, which says it will continue to fight until the US leaves Iraq, Iran’s Fars News Agency reported. The Iraqi...
January 25, 2024
Israeli strikes in Lebanon deepen after Hezbollah drone attack
The Israel Defense Forces carried out strikes deeper than usual inside Lebanon following a Hezbollah drones attack on Israel on January 25. One Hezbollah UAV fell near Kfar Blum in northern Israel, southeast...
January 24, 2024
Cut funding to organizations that are empowering Hamas
As Congress mulls its next moves on big federal spending bills, members of both political parties are refusing to confront an elephant in the room: Billions of taxpayer dollars are being sent to international...
January 24, 2024
Why Iran Doesn’t Want U.S. Forces Out of Iraq
In response to a Kataib Hezbollah attack Saturday on Ain Al-Asad Airbase that houses Iraqi and American troops, U.S. fighter jets on Wednesday bombed three facilities used by Iranian-backed...
January 24, 2024
No better enemy
Seven years ago this month, then-Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged that the $150 billion in sanctions relief the Obama administration was providing Iran’s rulers would – to a greater or lesser...
January 24, 2024
Comparing Gaza with Mosul
When the war broke out in Gaza, observers made a number of comparisons to the challenges faced by the US-backed anti-ISIS coalition in the battle of Mosul. I was in northern Iraq when it began in October...
January 24, 2024
Unprecedented calm along border amidst reduction in rocket fire from Gaza
Israel has seen a significant reduction in rocket fire from Hamas and other terrorist groups inside Gaza over a 72-hour period. Sirens sounded on the border of Gaza on January 21 in the afternoon, but...
January 23, 2024
Sanction the Hamas nongovernmental organization in Turkey
The United States government has intensified its efforts to counter Hamas worldwide. Recently, that has included sanctions on entities based in Turkey. The focus is warranted. The government in Ankara...
January 23, 2024
U.S. carries out strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq
The U.S. military struck three “facilities” run by the Iran-backed Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq in response to militia attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria, including a ballistic missile attack over...
January 23, 2024
US launches first drone strike of the year in Somalia
The United States launched its first drone strike in Somalia this year on Sunday, reportedly killing three Shabaab members. Neither Africa Command (AFRICOM), the U.S. military command responsible for such...
January 23, 2024
Israel suffers historic loss with most soldiers killed in single day since onset of Gaza ground operations
24 Israeli soldiers were killed in Gaza during a 24-hour period, the worst for Israel since ground operations began on October 27. Most of these casualties resulted from an explosion amidst buildings...
January 23, 2024
U.S. and United Kingdom forces jointly strike 8 Houthi targets in attempt to halt ship attacks
The United States and the United Kingdom, backed by four other countries, struck eight Houthi targets as part of an effort to “degrade Houthi capability” to attack ships in the Red Sea, Bab Al Mandeb...
January 23, 2024
US, allies’ strikes on Houthis show West means business in Red Sea
US and UK armed forces carried out airstrikes on eight sites in Yemen on Monday night, an important symbol of the decision by the US and allied countries to show that they mean business when it comes to...
January 23, 2024
Son of Filipino immigrants among 21 fallen IDF soldiers on Monday
Cydrick Garin, 23, one of the 21 soldiers who was killed in Gaza on Monday, struggled as a young man as the son of immigrants from the Philippines. He received an award from Southern Command...
January 22, 2024
The Hamas numbers game: Recruiting new terrorists
IDF estimates published earlier this month claim that Hamas has lost 9,000 terrorists so far in this war. As of January 9, Hamas had also lost two brigade commanders, 19 battalion commanders, and 50 company...
January 22, 2024
Freeing Gaza from Hamas is a priority, but very complex
The war in Gaza has proceeded in phases since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. In the wake of the devastating massacre, Israel launched an aerial bombing campaign. In late October, it began...
January 22, 2024
After Israel-Hamas war, Egyptian Copts face ambiguous future
For almost a decade, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi has wanted to curb religious extremism and enhance the status of Christians in his country. In the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7th attacks...
January 22, 2024
Iran regime media faked photo with rabbi to justify killing
Iranian pro-government Tasnim News created a fake image of a Kurdish businessman with a rabbi, to justify killing the businessman. The image, posted to social media, began in Farsi media in pro-government...
January 22, 2024
Iran’s Leaders Say They Don’t Want a War. Should We Believe Them?
The war in Gaza has now gone where many feared it would, expanding into conflict in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and the Red Sea. With America’s repeated strikes against the Houthis in Yemen this...
January 22, 2024
Iran-backed narco-terrorists are making billions and widening the war in the Middle East
Secretary of State Antony Blinken toured the Middle East this month in an effort to prevent a wider regional war. But while Blinken was there, Jordanian jet fighters struck Iran-backed militias...
January 21, 2024
Iran considering next steps against Israel, US amid strikes
Iran was active in the region over the weekend, continuing to increase its threats to Israel and US forces. For instance, Iranian proxies in Iraq used ballistic missiles and rockets to attack...
January 21, 2024
Iranian media falsely claims to have ‘injured’ Israeli in Iraq attacks
Iranian pro-government media have spread images of an alleged “Israeli” they claimed to have injured in their attacks against Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The article was posted...
January 20, 2024
U.S. targets Houthi anti-ship missiles in “self-defense” strikes
The U.S. military continues to target Houthi anti-ship missiles that are poised to strike shipping in the Red Sea and the Bab Al Mandeb Strait. The attacks against Houthi missiles are no longer being conducted...
January 20, 2024
IRGC intelligence advisor killed by airstrike in Syria
An airstrike in the Syrian capital of Damascus that is thought to have been carried out by Israel, killed at least five officers from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) – Qods...
January 20, 2024
Iran-backed militias attack U.S. forces in western Iraq
Iraqi militias backed by Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles and rockets targeting Ain al-Assad airbase in western Iraq on Saturday evening. The Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have targeted U.S....
January 19, 2024
The US is failing to quickly field hypersonic missile defense
The Pentagon warned in its annual report to Congress last year that China already possesses “the world’s leading hypersonic arsenal” and is sprinting to field even more advanced offensive...
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