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March 1, 2026 Houthis express solidarity with Iran but do not launch retaliatory attacks—yet The Houthis have issued statements in support of the Islamic Republic of Iran since the start of the US-Israeli military campaign, but have not officially announced military action—instead primarily mobilizing demonstrations... March 1, 2026 US-Israeli campaign hits Iranian regime’s military and repression apparatus, regime forms leadership council (March 1 updates) The joint US and Israeli operation entered its second day, with American forces targeting command-and-control centers, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) headquarters, air defense systems, ballistic... March 1, 2026 Iraqi Shiite militias join the war between Israel, the US, and Iran with drone attacks Iraqi militias claimed 16 drone attacks against “enemy bases in Iraq and the region” following American and Israeli airstrikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United States and Israel launched a... February 28, 2026 I fled Iran’s terror — Trump’s courage is an answer to my prayers The strikes President Donald Trump launched against Iran Saturday are not just military operations — they are the answer to decades of prayers by Iranians who have suffered under tyranny. And... February 28, 2026 Regime change in Iran is underway — and it won’t be easy It’s rare that the citizens of a country under attack venture into the streets to cheer the enemy’s bombs, but that’s what happened in Iran in the hours after the United States and Israel launched a... February 28, 2026 Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei Eliminated During Combined U.S.-Israeli Strikes Khamenei Aide Threatens Revenge: President Donald Trump confirmed on February 28 that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been eliminated as the U.S. and Israel... February 28, 2026 What ballistic missiles does Iran have in its arsenal? ... February 28, 2026 Trump’s real endgame isn’t what he said on TV Excerpt After launching a massive military operation against Iran last night, Operation Epic Fury, President Trump delivered a message to Americans that wasn’t merely a regime change... February 28, 2026 US and Israel launch military campaign against Iran, Supreme Leader Khamenei reportedly killed The United States and Israel launched a coordinated military campaign against multiple targets in the Islamic Republic of Iran early on February 28. The Pentagon designated the American... February 28, 2026 First Day of U.S.-Israeli Combined Attack on Iran Signals Regime Change Is the Goal Americans went to bed on Friday, February 27, anticipating continued nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran in Vienna next week. Instead, they woke to a conflict spanning the... February 28, 2026 Joint Attack on Iran Launched by U.S. and Israel Daytime Opening Strikes: The United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran on February 28, after negotiations over the regime’s nuclear program failed to yield progress.... February 28, 2026 Russia Should End It’s War To Attend the Next Olympics While the Milano Olympic Games have now reached their end, Putin is celebrating the acquisition of countless new victims in his international influence campaigns. The Kremlin has taken advantage of the... February 27, 2026 What It Will Take to Change the Regime in Iran Excerpt The Islamic Republic of Iran is, quite possibly, at its weakest point since its founding, in 1979. In June, Israeli and U.S. attacks destroyed its uranium enrichment capacity and many of its... February 27, 2026 U.S. Deploys F-22s to Israel as Iran Tries To Intimidate Washington’s Arab Partners In an extraordinary development, the United States deployed up to 12 F-22 fighter aircraft to Israel’s southern Ovda airbase this week after several of America’s Arab partners suggested they would... February 27, 2026 Pakistan, Afghan Taliban move toward ‘open war’ after fighting escalates Heavy clashes between Pakistan and the Taliban-led Afghan government broke out on February 27, with hundreds of casualties reported on both sides of their contested border. The fighting between the two... February 27, 2026 U.S. Prosecution of Chinese Scientists May Have Been Abandoned in Negotiations With Beijing After uncovering Chinese efforts to smuggle biological samples into the country, Washington may have negotiated with Beijing to drop the charges against those allegedly responsible. On February 25,... February 27, 2026 ‘Patience Has Now Run Out’: Pakistan Says It Has Entered ‘Open War’ With Afghan Taliban Border War Between Pakistan and Taliban: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) carried out retaliatory airstrikes in Kabul and other Afghan provinces on February 26, targeting the Taliban... February 27, 2026 Four Years After Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion, Peace Requires Leverage — Not Capitulation Four years ago, Russian armored columns pushed toward Kyiv, expecting a swift collapse of the Ukrainian state. That collapse never came. Russia failed in its central objective. Kyiv did not... February 27, 2026 Prisoner Exchange Between Central Government and Druze Factions is an Opportunity To Cement Stability in Syria After the July 2025 Syrian government offensive in the south of the country that resulted in the deaths of at least 1,000 members of the Druze minority, reconciliation between Damascus and the Druze appeared... February 27, 2026 Trump Touts ‘Peace Through Strength’ in State of the Union, but Results Are Mixed “Peace through strength” is a foreign policy motto that has served President Donald Trump well — when he has adhered to it. In his hyper-partisan State of the Union address on Tuesday, there was... February 27, 2026 Iranian Kurdish groups unite against Tehran regime, Iraqi militias threaten Kurdistan Region Five Kurdish Iranian groups announced the formation of a united coalition against the Tehran regime in a joint press conference on February 22. The press conference was held by leaders... February 27, 2026 How the White House Is Keeping Russia out of the South Caucasus Excerpt Vice President JD Vance’s historic visit to the South Caucasus ended in controversy. Vance deleted a post on X that showed him paying respects at the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan,... February 27, 2026 How Turkey’s Aggression in the Horn of Africa Could Benefit Al-Shabaab Israel’s recognition of Somaliland’s independence generated Turkish outrage and condemnation. While official press from Ankara objected to the Israeli decision on the grounds that... February 26, 2026 Gambling Is an Intelligence Asset Excerpt America’s adversaries are always searching for an edge—advance warning of a military strike, a window into classified decision-making, a tool to sow panic in financial markets. They may... February 26, 2026 Reported U.S. Demands on Iran Fall Short of Eliminating Tehran’s Threat During the latest round of indirect talks in Geneva, the United States reportedly presented Iran with demands that fall short of eliminating the Islamic Republic’s nuclear threat. According... February 26, 2026 Negotiations Between U.S. and Iran Fail To Yield Conclusive Result Amid Growing Crisis No Breakthrough: As the United States continued building up the largest force of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades, American and Iranian negotiators convened for... February 26, 2026 Treasury Moves To Cut Off Swiss Bank for Aiding America’s Adversaries An opaque Swiss bank may soon lose its access to the U.S. dollar — and the story of how it got there runs through Venezuela, Russia, and Iran. The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement... February 26, 2026 A Framework for Syria’s Religious Minorities Excerpt ... February 26, 2026 Georgia is becoming Iran’s sanctions evasion hub Tbilisi’s TV Tower lit up in the colors of the Islamic Republic on Feb. 11 to mark the anniversary of the 1979 revolution that brought Iran’s theocratic rulers to power. The streets... February 26, 2026 Total nuclear dismantlement is Iran’s only option to stop an American attack A crucial meeting took place in Geneva in what is being described as the ayatollah regime’s last opportunity to accept US President Donald Trump’s terms – or bear the consequences. The... February 26, 2026 Russia to supply Iran with shoulder-fired air defense system Iran is looking to Russia to bolster its depleted air defenses after Iran’s June 2025 war with Israel and as it faces the largest US military buildup in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.... February 26, 2026 Hamas Turns to Seaborne Arms Smuggling Hamas has increased the scope of its tactics to rearm in Gaza, using the Mediterranean Sea’s undertow as its instrument. Israeli media have reported that Hamas is using drift-containers that float... February 26, 2026 Turkey Negotiates Repatriation of ISIS Detainees It Once Enabled After years of serving as a key transit hub for foreign fighters and an enabler of the Islamic State’s (ISIS’s) campaign to establish a caliphate, Turkey is now in negotiations to repatriate its own... February 26, 2026 Chinese Online Influence Operation Spreads Anti-American Conspiracy Claims President Donald Trump is to blame for the worsening fentanyl crisis in the United States. The U.S. manipulated the elections in Honduras last November. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a corrupt... February 25, 2026 Burhan Rejects President Trump’s Plan to End the War in Sudan The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, have rejected President Donald Trump’s proposed plan to end Sudan’s devastating civil war. Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs... February 25, 2026 How Russia Used Influence Operations To Undermine U.S. Interests in Africa Two years ago, the West African nation of Niger dismissed U.S. troops and welcomed Russian ones. A new report documents how Russian information operations exploited preexisting vulnerabilities that facilitated... February 25, 2026 Saving the European-American marriage One of the most popular magazines in the years following World War II was the Ladies’ Home Journal. One of its most popular features was “Can this marriage be saved?” Why am I dredging up... February 25, 2026 Leaked Documents Highlight China’s Role in New Belarusian Ammo Plant A new report has revealed critical details regarding China’s role in establishing a new Belarussian factory that is expected to supply artillery ammunition to the Russian military. The February 23 report... February 25, 2026 Hezbollah Puts the U.S. Embassy in Beirut in Its Sights The safety of U.S. governmental assets and personnel in Lebanon cannot be taken for granted. Underscoring that concern, the State Department ordered the departure of all non-emergency government personnel... February 25, 2026 How US Strikes on Iran Can Aid the Protest Movement As the United States’ efforts at diplomacy with Iran stall, the US military is moving additional assets into the Middle East in preparation for war. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei refuses to dismantle... February 25, 2026 Houthis escalate attacks against Yemeni government-aligned forces The Houthis are redeploying forces along major frontlines in Hodeidah and Marib Governorates and have increased attacks on the coalition of anti-Houthi groups aligned with the Yemeni... February 25, 2026 The US should stop indulging Hungary and Slovakia In 2019, the then-Sen. Marco Rubio co-wrote an open letter to President Donald Trump, warning him about “the steady erosion of freedom, the rule of law and quality of governance”... February 24, 2026 Countering Iran’s Covert Chemical Weapons Program February 24, 2026 Killing ‘El Mencho’ was just Step One in taking down the Mexican terror cartels The death of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes decapitated the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación, one of the most dangerous drug organizations in North America. There’s no denying... February 24, 2026 Washington Must Not Relax Nonproliferation Standards for Saudi Arabia Will a forthcoming nuclear deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia ease Riyadh’s path to attaining a nuclear weapon? Current indications suggest that, worryingly, the answer is yes. The United States... February 24, 2026 Four Years Into Russia’s Invasion, U.S. Course Correction Needed To End War in Ukraine Exactly four years since launching its full-scale invasion, Russia has still failed to subjugate Ukraine. Yet Russian President Vladimir Putin has not abandoned that goal. He now aims to achieve at the... February 24, 2026 U.S. State Department orders non-emergency personnel to depart from Beirut embassy On February 23, the US State Department ordered the departure of all non-emergency government personnel from the US Embassy in Beirut, along with their family members. A State Department... February 24, 2026 Former Iraq PM Maliki vows to pursue a return to office despite US opposition Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki has said he will continue seeking to become the next prime minister of the country. In an interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP) published... February 24, 2026 How Did the United States End Up on the Same Side as the Muslim Brotherhood in Yemen? Extremism in Yemen has never solely been a Yemeni problem. Terror organizations with global ambitions have long operated from the country. Civil war has drawn in neighbors and regional powers like Iran,... February 24, 2026 Lebanon Is the Second Front in a Looming Iran War Tensions between Washington and Tehran are rising by the day. But while much of the commentary focuses on what might happen inside Iran, more immediate danger likely lies to Israel’s north. Lebanon is...

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