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August 6, 2025 Justice Department Seeking Death Penalty for Shooter of Israeli Embassy Staffers in DC Death Penalty Sought: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will seek to indict Elias Rodriguez — accused of murdering two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, DC, in May —... August 6, 2025 Sanctioning One of Lebanon’s Largest Banks Hizbullah has long treated Lebanon’s financial system as its personal bank vault — laundering funds, moving money through shell companies, and using quasi-banks like Al-Qard al-Hasan, a US-sanctioned... August 6, 2025 Israel’s security cabinet to convene on expanding military campaign against Hamas Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his security cabinet are expected to meet on August 7 to discuss and possibly approve expanding the war against Hamas and its allies in the Gaza Strip. If... August 6, 2025 White House’s AI Action Plan Fails to Say Who Will Do the Work The new White House roadmap for US leadership in artificial intelligence is ambitious and sometimes admirably thoughtful. It’s also vague, contradictory, and at odds with reality... August 6, 2025 Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Polysilicon and Its Derivatives August 6, 2025 Vladimir the Terrible President Trump is now seeing Vladimir Putin through clearer eyes. I suspect Melania deserves much of the credit. August 6, 2025 Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Their Parts and Components August 5, 2025 Lebanese Government Instructs Army to Develop Plan for State Monopoly on Weapons as Hezbollah Refuses to Disarm ‘Strengthening the Authority of the State’: Lebanon’s cabinet on August 5 tasked the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) with developing a plan by the end of 2025 to consolidate all... August 5, 2025 Clashes erupt in Syria’s Suwayda following US-brokered ceasefire On August 3, clashes between local Druze militias, Sunni Arab tribal forces, and Syrian government troops in Syria’s Suwayda Governorate reignited after a two-week hiatus following a US-brokered... August 5, 2025 Qatar Is Powering Syria For Syria, Qatar’s money is power. On July 31, the Qatar Fund for Development announced plans to fund a surge of natural gas deliveries to Syria. Deliveries began on August 2. The gas, which is flowing... August 5, 2025 7 UN Organizations That Undermine Israel and the U.S. The Trump administration announced on July 22 its departure from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by the end of 2026. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce... August 5, 2025 ‘They Don’t Care How Many People in Ukraine Are Being Killed’: Trump Threatens Increased Tariffs on Buyers of Russian Oil ... August 5, 2025 UN Reports 88 Percent of Aid Trucks Slated for Delivery in Gaza Since May Looted Along Routes Aid Trucks Looted: Data from the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) showed that between May 19 and August 5, more than 2,600 trucks carrying humanitarian aid crossed... August 5, 2025 Afghans in Iran have significant national security implications for the Tehran regime The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has reportedly asked the Taliban for access to a leaked list of Afghan nationals who assisted the United Kingdom, aiming to identify individuals affiliated... August 5, 2025 Lebanon’s Death by a Thousand Hezbollah Cuts It took Lebanon’s cabinet six months to even begin discussing the fate of Hezbollah’s arsenal. Whatever decision emerges will go to the Higher Defense Council for further deliberation and planning,... August 5, 2025 U.S. Cancellation of Sudan Talks Was a Mistake The United States unwisely cancelled a key meeting on Sudan’s civil war. The State Department called off a gathering with the Sudan Quad — Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates — scheduled... August 4, 2025 Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: July 28–August 3, 2025 The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between July 21 and August 3, 2025. The IDF executed fewer operations than usual this week, with its activity... August 4, 2025 Violence Resurges in Syria After Armed Groups, Kurdish-Led SDF, Clash With Government Forces SDF Clashes With Troops: The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) claimed on August 4 to have repelled an “attack” by “factions affiliated with the Syrian Transitional... August 4, 2025 ‘Irredeemably Compromised’: UNRWA Sued by Terror Victims as U.S. Calls for Agency’s Dismantlement UNRWA Aids and Fuels Terrorism: American victims of Hamas and Hezbollah terrorism are suing the UN agency UNRWA for aiding the terrorist organizations and fueling their terrorism.... August 4, 2025 We must loosen China’s chokehold on battery supply chains A ceasefire in the U.S.-China trade war doesn’t change the fact that Americans are subject to Beijing’s whims when it comes to critical supplies of everything from magnets to minerals. This is not an accident but is the result of decades of Beijing’s deliberate practices to build monopolies, dominate supply chains, stifle competition, and foster resource dependencies. August 4, 2025 Can Iraq Stop the Iranian-Backed Drone Attacks? On July 30, a kamikaze drone crashed near the town of Makhmour in northern Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan Region. Kurdish counter-terrorism forces said that there were no casualties in the drone... August 3, 2025 ‘Palestinian State is One of the Fruits of October 7’: Emboldened Hamas Credits Its Violence for Gains as Released Hostage Video Spurs Outcry Latest Developments Hamas Official Praises October 7 Atrocities: Qatar-based senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad claimed that Hamas’s October 7, 2023, atrocities in Israel spurred Western nations to... August 3, 2025 Born dead: The New York Declaration for two states Seventeen countries, the European Union, and the Arab League last week endorsed the New York Declaration, a 17-page document outlining “tangible, time-bound, and irreversible steps” to implement... August 3, 2025 Naim Qassem commemorates Fuad Shukr’s death, rejects Hezbollah disarmament Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem delivered his latest speech on July 30, commemorating the first anniversary of Israel assassinating the group’s then-chief of staff, Fuad Shukr. Amidst... August 2, 2025 The Houthis Are Breaking into the Drug Trade The ouster of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria left a void in the regional narcotics trade. But the exile of the king of captagon has not led to the end of the drug itself, nor its manufacture,... August 2, 2025 France Halts Gaza Evacuations After Antisemitic Posts by Gazan Student Halt to Gaza Evacuations: France will deport a Palestinian student from Gaza and halt all further evacuations from the war-torn enclave after she allegedly posted antisemitic content... August 1, 2025 Ukraine reports new Russian glide bomb Russia has started employing a new guided glide bomb in Ukraine called the UMPB-5, according to Ukrainian authorities. It appears to be a more powerful derivative of a bomb introduced last year, reflecting the Russian Air Force’s efforts to develop a growing variety of cheap standoff guided munitions. August 1, 2025 Russian Cyber Threat Group Uses AI-Guided Malware Hackers are now using AI to guide attacks in real time. In a statement that initially attracted little attention among Western analysts, Ukraine’s national cybersecurity agency warned on July 17 that... August 1, 2025 ‘Violations of Sovereignty’: Western Nations Issue Joint Statement Condemning Iranian Intelligence Threats Joint Statement Issued: The United States and 13 NATO allies — the United Kingdom, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,... August 1, 2025 Palestinian Terror Organizations Release Videos of Emaciated Israeli Hostages as Witkoff, Huckabee Visit Gaza PIJ Hostage Video Released: The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist organization published a video on July 31 showing Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski, who is still being held... August 1, 2025 Slovenia Announces Arms Embargo as Pressure Builds Within EU for Punitive Action Against Israel Latest Developments Israel Dismisses Slovene Announcement: Slovenia has trumpeted its decision to become the first EU member state to impose an arms embargo on Israel, even as an Israeli spokesperson... August 1, 2025 US, UK, EU allies condemn Iranian terror plots The United States, the United Kingdom, and a dozen other European countries issued a statement on July 31, condemning Iran’s escalating extraterritorial intelligence operations across Western... August 1, 2025 10 Iranian Jails the Regime Uses To Brutalize Political Prisoners Iran routinely detains and imprisons citizens who publicly question the regime. The suffering of these political prisoners is immense: Inmates have reported pervasive sexual assault, beatings, sleep deprivation,... August 1, 2025 UN report shows Islamic State and Al Qaeda exploiting post-Assad chaos in Syria On July 29, the United Nations Security Council Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team released its latest report detailing terrorist group activities around the world. The section... July 31, 2025 SOS — Save Our Shipping: Trump must break China’s chokehold on global trade A high-stakes deal that would give an American company a major role in running dozens of strategically crucial global ports is now in limbo — as China aggressively demands a stake. The United... July 31, 2025 Keir Starmer’s empty threat won’t save Gaza, it will reward the terrorists The U.K.’s Prime Minister tried to make a splash in the Middle East with his announcement that he will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire and commits to a... July 31, 2025 Tehran’s Wake‑Up Call for Beijing Israel’s air campaign against Iran did more than degrade Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities—it forced every regional actor to show its proverbial hand. Israel went all-in... July 31, 2025 IDF clears Beit Hanoun, completes several operations in northern Gaza The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) completed several operations in northern Gaza in July. However, one operation in Beit Hanoun, a town near the Israeli border, is estimated to take another week. On July... July 31, 2025 Trump Warns That Canadian Recognition of Palestinian Statehood May Derail Trade Deal Negotiations Palestine Recognition Makes Trade Deal ‘Very Hard’: President Donald Trump declared that Canada’s announcement that it plans to recognize a Palestinian state would affect... July 31, 2025 A Thirsty Iran Provides an Opening for the U.S. Rivers are running dry, cities are shutting down, and Iranians know who to blame for their parched land: the tyrants in Tehran. From July 25-29, protests erupted across towns in Iran’s northern, northeastern,... July 31, 2025 The UNIFIL Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon Is a Failure; the UN Should Disband It The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stretches the meaning of the word “interim.” Deployed in 1978 as a peacekeeping force, its “temporary” mandate has persisted for 47 years. During... July 31, 2025 Lebanese President Aoun Reiterates Calls for Hezbollah Disarmament ‘Exclusivity of Weapons’: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has urged Iran’s terrorist proxy Hezbollah to disarm following increasing U.S. pressure on his government to fulfill... July 31, 2025 What it means for Russia’s fight in Ukraine to be a ‘holy war’ Excerpt The Russian Orthodox Church is supposed to bring people closer to God, not to Russian President Vladimir Putin. And yet, that seems to be just what the ROC is doing under Patriarch... July 31, 2025 Putin tries to use Moldova to undermine Ukraine and NATO Russia’s foreign intelligence agency recently accused NATO of drawing Moldova into “armed conflict with Russia.” Moscow has also claimed that the tiny nation’s intelligence... July 31, 2025 Did Qatar Just Take a Step Back From Hamas? This week’s UN conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resulted in a rare moment of international unity. On July 29, 17 countries, the European Union, and the Arab League, signed a declaration... July 30, 2025 Cyberattack by Pro-Ukraine Hackers on Russian Airline Aeroflot Grounds Flights Major Flight Disruptions: More than 100 flights on Russia’s national airline Aeroflot were canceled, and others were delayed, due to outages from a cyberattack on July 28. A pro-Ukrainian... July 30, 2025 U.S. Sanctions Extensive Shipping Network in Largest Iran-Related Action Since 2018 Latest Developments Massive Iran Sanctions: The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the State Department have designated over 50 individuals and entities, as well as... July 30, 2025 Post-War Pathway: Principles for U.S.-Russia Relations After Ukraine Russia poses an enduring threat to vital U.S. national security interests, American allies, and the U.S.-led international order. Regardless of the outcome of the Ukraine war, Russia will remain a great power adversary of the United States. July 30, 2025 House Committee Moves to Overhaul U.S.-South Africa Relationship Ahead of Potential FATF Delisting U.S. pressure is mounting on Pretoria. The House Foreign Affairs Committee cleared a consequential piece of legislation on July 22 aimed at reevaluating America’s longstanding relationship with South... July 30, 2025 Critical Orbit: The Case for Designating Space as National Infrastructure in the Cyber Age The United States has sixteen designated critical infrastructure sectors, including water, healthcare, finance, and the defense industrial base. These sectors provide “the essential services that underpin American society.” The Patriot Act of 2001 defines critical infrastructure as “Systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.”

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