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December 4, 2024 China Retaliates Against U.S. Semiconductor Restrictions by Banning Critical Mineral Exports In the latest sign of its growing efforts to cut off American access to crucial inputs for advanced technologies, China introduced new export controls on several critical minerals used in both civilian... December 4, 2024 America Must Stand with Syria’s Kurds Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan is playing with and stoking fires in Syria. Following the major military offensive mounted by the Salafi-jihadist forces of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in... December 4, 2024 IDF uncovers munitions and explosives in northern Gaza The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) 401st Armored Brigade located an explosives lab in a residential area of northern Gaza, the IDF said on December 4. The 401st Armored Brigade has been involved... December 4, 2024 Israel’s Gift Do you recall the Cedar Revolution? Almost 20 years ago, the Lebanese rose against Syria’s domination of their country, including an occupation force of roughly 14,000 Syrian troops and a government... December 4, 2024 Trump Should Make Putin Wince Before They Sit Down to Talk Excerpt Amid rising expectations of a negotiated end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladmir Putin declared last week that “nothing has changed.” He reiterated his maximalist demands for... December 4, 2024 US forces in Syria at frontline of Iran, regime threats US forces deployed to Syria to support the Syrian Democratic Forces’s fight against ISIS are now finding themselves at flashpoints near the Euphrates River as fighting escalates in Syria. The... December 4, 2024 Iran faces setbacks in Syria as proxies weaken, struggles to support Assad regime Iran has admitted that the current setbacks to the Syrian regime are a challenge for its regional “axis of resistance,” which consists of Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, Iraqi militias, the Syrian... December 4, 2024 Trump added pressure on Hamas to release the hostages. Good. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday demanded that the Hamas terrorist group immediately release the Israeli hostages it holds in Gaza, warning on his Truth Social platform... December 3, 2024 ‘All Hell to Pay’: President-elect Trump Issues Strident Demand to Release Hostages in Gaza A Change in Rhetoric: President-elect Donald Trump issued a forthright statement on December 2, warning that “there will be all hell to pay” if the remaining Israeli hostages... December 3, 2024 What’s next for Syria? Assad, Jihadist terrorist groups, and chemical weapons December 3, 2024 Biden’s Radical Reading A photo of outgoing President Joe Biden made the rounds over the Thanksgiving holiday. The octogenarian lame-duck president was spotted leaving a Nantucket bookstore carrying a copy of The... December 3, 2024 To defend Taiwan tomorrow, we must prepare to sanction China today Excerpt Taiwan is reportedly considering a $15 billion military package as an overture to President-elect Trump. This comes just as the island nation agreed to spend over $2 billion... December 3, 2024 Palestinian Rivals Hamas and Fatah Near Agreement For Post-War Gaza Governance Plans for Technocratic Governing Committee: Representatives of Hamas and Palestinian Authority (PA) officials affiliated with the rival Fatah faction are reportedly getting... December 3, 2024 Jihadi Rebel Surge Disrupts White House Plans for Syria The Syrian civil war has cost half a million lives while forcing millions to seek refuge abroad, yet the Biden administration has continually sought to ease American pressure on the regime in Damascus... December 3, 2024 ‘We Will Go Deeper’: Israel Warns Lebanon of Consequences Should Ceasefire With Hezbollah Collapse Ceasefire in Jeopardy: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that Israel would “act with strength and go deeper” if the ceasefire agreed with Hezbollah on November 26 collapses.... December 3, 2024 Biden Administration Hits China With New Limits on Access to Advanced U.S. Semiconductors In a bid to block China from acquiring cutting-edge technology that would accelerate Beijing’s military modernization, the Biden administration imposed further limits on the export of semiconductors... December 3, 2024 AQAP praises Shabaab’s activities in East Africa In the latest issue of its Sada al-Malahem magazine, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) heaped significant praise on recent operations conducted by Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch in East... December 3, 2024 Gulf countries talk like Iran, act like Israel The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held its annual summit in Kuwait on Sunday and issued a statement that sounded like Iran in thrashing Israel, but that aligned with the Jewish state in opposing... December 2, 2024 How to Beat China in the Quest for AI Dominance In August 2023, the Biden administration restricted investments in countries of concern and cracked down on illegal trade to stop U.S. emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI)... December 2, 2024 Natural allies: Iranians reject regime’s anti-Israel policies In the annals of history, few relationships are as paradoxical today as that between Iran and Israel. Once natural allies bound by a rich tapestry of shared history and mutual respect, the two countries... December 2, 2024 A ‘Medieval Law’: Iran’s New Hijab Bill Cracks Down on Women Iran Unveils New Hijab Law: Tehran on November 30 released the full text of a new bill that would increase punishments on women who refuse to wear the mandatory hijab, or headscarf,... December 2, 2024 ‘Fell In A Heroic Battle’: IDF Announces American Hostage Died on October 7 The IDF confirmed that one of seven Americans who was previously thought to be alive as a Hamas hostage in Gaza was killed during the terrorist group’s October 7, 2023, massacre... December 2, 2024 UNRWA Pauses Aid into Gaza as Looting Problems Continue UN Agency Halts Aid Shipments through Kerem Shalom Crossing: United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philipe Lazzarini announced on December 1 that the... December 2, 2024 Hochstein’s Lebanon Deal Guarantees Another Israel-Hezbollah War for Future Generations Master deal-maker Amos Hochstein has done it again, producing a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Lebanon ending the year-long war that Hezbollah sparked on October 8 last year. December 2, 2024 ‘Gross Ceasefire Violation’: Hezbollah Launches Mortar Rounds at Har Dov Israel Vows Forceful Retaliation: Five days into the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon, Hezbollah terrorists launched mortar rounds at Har Dov — an Israeli position near the border between the... December 2, 2024 Israel SitRep: December 2, 2024 Today’s Issue: | Alma: Hezbollah Violating Ceasefire, Encouraging Residents of Southern Lebanon to Return Home | IDF Spokesman: Israel Closely Following Syria and Lebanon Situation, Will Act to Prevent... December 2, 2024 Tehran on the back foot: Proxy struggles and Assad’s dilemma Just a year ago, the Islamic Republic was on the offensive as it used its proxies to launch coordinated attacks on Israel from six fronts to demonstrate the extent of its regional influence. Now, the momentum... December 2, 2024 Hezbollah and Israel conduct attacks as ceasefire at risk Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on December 2 that Hezbollah had carried out an attack in the area of Mount Dov in northern Israel. Netanyahu said that Hezbollah’s attack, which consisted... December 2, 2024 The IDF is in Jabalia again, but this time there is nowhere for Hamas to run The Israel Defense Forces are fighting in Jabalia for the third time, confronting yet another Hamas resurgence in the northern Gazan terror stronghold and taking losses in... December 2, 2024 Hamas is not invincible It has become conventional wisdom in Washington that Hamas will survive no matter how hard it is pummelled by Israel. Leaders will fall; new leaders will rise. Hamas’s ties to the Palestinian people... December 2, 2024 Laser Focus: Countering China’s LiDAR Threat to U.S. Critical Infrastructure and Military Systems ... December 1, 2024 ‘Barbarity and Brutality’: Hamas Releases Video of Israeli American Hostage Hamas Hostage Video A Cruel Example of Psychological Warfare: A Hamas video released November 30 via Telegram depicts Israeli American hostage Edan Alexander as he appeals to... December 1, 2024 Iran scrambles to blame US, Israel for Syria’s troubles Iran is scrambling to back its ally in Syria. The Assad regime is a key friend of Tehran, and Syria acts as a conduit for Iranian arms trafficking to Hezbollah in Lebanon. December 1, 2024 Syria shores up support from Iran, Iraq, and UAE as Assad loses Aleppo The Syrian regime is seeking to shore up support in the region as it faces a major advance of opposition groups in northern Syria. The regime lost the northern city of Aleppo over the weekend... December 1, 2024 Are Kurds under threat amid civil war resurgence in Syria? Over the past several days, a group called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has carried out a lightning-fast offensive, pushing the Syrian regime out of Aleppo in northern Syria. This surprise attack... December 1, 2024 Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah holds over first 5 days The ceasefire signed by Israel and Lebanon, which saw fighting cease with Hezbollah, began on Wednesday, November 27. It seems to have held for the first five days, during which there continued to be tensions... November 30, 2024 Syrian Rebel Forces Take Aleppo in Lightning Offensive Anti-Assad Islamists Launch Massive Operation: Thousands of fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Sunni Islamist group previously known as Jabhat al-Nusra, Al Qaeda’s... November 30, 2024 Syrian regime may lose Aleppo due to Iran’s failures Syria’s regime is on the verge of losing its northern city of Aleppo to rebel groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) due to both its weakness and that of Iran’s backing, which has been lessened by... November 29, 2024 Trump Can — and Should — Fully Fund Our Military For almost twenty years we had all of the time and almost none of the money; today we have all of the money and no time.” That was then–Army Chief of Staff General George Marshall’s warning on... November 28, 2024 The returning threat: How the IDF disabled Hezbollah’s ability to rearm One of the last acts of the third Lebanon war, which appears to have ended with a ceasefire on November 27, was an IAF strike on a Hezbollah precision-guided missile production site. This... November 28, 2024 The economic silver lining of disarming Hezbollah It’s not just Israel that wants to see Hezbollah disarmed. After a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect on November 27, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is expected to hold its... November 28, 2024 Why Isn’t Moscow Celebrating Trump’s Re-election? Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory caused the Russian establishment to erupt in cheers as Russian parliamentarians raised toasts of celebration. This time around the Kremlin’s... November 28, 2024 After COP29, Israel and the Region Can Reaffirm the Abraham Accords Vision COP29, the global climate conference, wrapped up in Azerbaijan last week. For twelve days, diplomats, innovators, and activists gathered in Baku to wrestle with the challenges facing our planet. An Israeli... November 27, 2024 ‘Now Hamas Has A Choice to Make’: After Lebanon Truce, Hamas Indicates Openness to Deal in Gaza Biden Signals Renewed Push for Gaza Deal in Coming Days: Following Israel’s truce with Hezbollah on November 27, Hamas officials expressed willingness to revive ceasefire and... November 27, 2024 House Select Committee Shines Light on Hong Kong’s Role in Sanctions Evasion U.S. legislators are increasingly concerned that Hong Kong is becoming a key hub for bypassing sanctions against Russia, Iran, China, North Korea, and other authoritarian regimes. Accordingly, the House... November 27, 2024 Ceasefire Holds on Day One in Lebanon as Evacuees — and Hezbollah — Head South Lebanese Evacuees Attempt Return: Jubilant Lebanese civilians clogged roads in a bid to reach their homes in southern Lebanon on November 27 — the first day of a U.S.- and... November 27, 2024 Israel Seizes Deadly Iranian Weapons Destined for West Bank Terrorists Iranian Weapons Seized by Israeli Forces: The IDF and the Shin Bet intelligence agency announced on November 27 that they had seized weapons from Iran destined for terrorists... November 27, 2024 U.S. Should Expand Its Sanctions Against Tehran’s Industrial Metals Industry President Donald Trump designed his first term “Maximum Pressure” campaign to constrain both Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and its regional destabilization efforts. It worked. Enrichment remained... November 27, 2024 The IDF seized masses of Hezbollah weapons. What do they tell us? The IDF has seized masses of weapons from Hezbollah in almost two months of fighting on the ground in Lebanon, including rocket launchers, vehicles with mounted machine guns, anti-tank missiles,... November 27, 2024 Why is Iran’s FM talking about ‘advanced centrifuges’? Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke with his Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares Bueno, and bragged about Iran starting to use advanced centrifuges as part of its nuclear program. The...

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