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April 15, 2026 The U.S. military can clear mines but not minds After the Twelve-Day War of June 2025, President Trump probably thought something along these lines: “We gave those guys a good thrashing. They won’t want to repeat the experience anytime soon.” If... April 14, 2026 Israel and Lebanon Hold Direct Talks in Washington as War With Hezbollah Continues Talks Held in D.C.: Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted talks between delegations from Israel and Lebanon in Washington on April 14 — the first time the two countries had engaged... April 14, 2026 Iraq focuses on political appointees, economic challenges amid Iran ceasefire On April 14, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani met with French Ambassador to Iraq Patrick Durrel. “Mr. Al-Sudani emphasized the necessity for major powers to exert utmost efforts to curb escalation... April 14, 2026 Iran at a crossroads: Australia’s opportunities and pitfalls Over the last few weeks, the Islamist regime in Tehran has expanded the scope of its hostage-taking operation. Not satisfied with only taking Western citizens hostage and then extorting their governments,... April 14, 2026 Plot to Kill Damascus Rabbi Highlights Hezbollah’s Goal To Destabilize Syria During former dictator Bashar al-Assad’s rule, Hezbollah used Syria as a launchpad for weapons smuggling into Lebanon. Today, even after the fall of Assad’s regime, the group is still working to destabilize... April 14, 2026 8 Things To Know About Marine Expeditionary Units Two U.S. Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs) are poised to play a role in the Middle East as a tenuous ceasefire takes hold between the United States and Iran. The 31st MEU, based in Okinawa, Japan, arrived... April 14, 2026 How an Iranian Cyberattack Hit US Local Governments Iran didn’t send a missile to Indiana. It sent a fax. Last week, Saint Joseph’s County was informed by Iranian hackers that they had “completely taken control of the centralized IT infrastructure... April 14, 2026 To Prevent Antisemitism in Schools Like Berkeley, Enforce the Rules Already on the Books At California’s Berkeley High School (BHS), teachers are interrupting their normally-scheduled classroom lessons to talk about the Iran war. Given the Berkeley school district’s dismal... April 14, 2026 Center-Right Party’s Overwhelming Victory in Hungarian Election Could Boost EU Support for Ukraine After 16 years in power, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was resoundingly defeated in the country’s general election on April 12. The victory of the center-right Tisza Party led by Peter Magyar... April 13, 2026 The “Lebanese Street” Warms up to Normalization with Israel A surprising poll offers real hope for normalization between Lebanon and Israel. Conducted by an anti-Western, anti-Israel website with a sample of 500 respondents, the survey found that only 42 percent... April 13, 2026 Christianity Is the Vanguard of Western Civilization—and America Must Protect It Abroad On Easter Sunday, the White House issued a press release stating that under President Donald Trump’s leadership, “the U.S. is once again a beacon of religious liberty — honoring the biblical... April 13, 2026 What the US naval blockade would mean for Iran’s economy The US naval blockade of Iran, which started on Monday, could rapidly cripple the country’s economy, cutting off most of its trade, halting oil exports and triggering inflation and currency pressure within... April 13, 2026 U.S. Blockading Ships Entering or Exiting Iranian Ports Along Strait of Hormuz Blockade in Effect After Announcement: The United States began its targeted blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on April 13. President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Navy to begin blocking... April 13, 2026 How the UAE Is Cracking Down on Illicit Iranian Finance After Iran unleashed more than 3,000 missiles and drones against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), over five weeks of the Iran War, the Gulf state’s patience snapped. The “bullying... April 13, 2026 Seeking Comment on Prohibiting Importation and Marketing of Previously Authorized Covered Communications Equipment Added to the Covered List in 2024 or Earlier April 12, 2026 Shadi Hamid’s argument against assimilation stumbled on itself Shadi Hamid’s argument against assimilation stumbled on itself. Demanding that Muslims leave is not a serious immigration policy. Neither is demanding an exemption from assimilation.... April 12, 2026 If Orban wins, Putin will be delighted In June 1989, a 26-year-old Viktor Orban demanded free elections and the withdrawal of Soviet troops in what was a defining moment in Hungary’s democratic awakening. He was a young... April 11, 2026 Iraqi fundraising drives linked to militias channel support to Iran and Hezbollah Efforts that Iran-backed Iraqi militias describe as humanitarian campaigns increasingly show signs of serving as a parallel financial pipeline that also fuels Iran’s current war effort and its regional... April 11, 2026 A breakdown of Israel’s heavy bombardment of Beirut on April 8 On the afternoon of April 8, Israel launched its deadliest and most intense wave of airstrikes in Beirut since the war with Hezbollah restarted in early March. Initial reports claimed that the Israel Defense... April 10, 2026 Costa Rica Designates IRGC and Iranian Proxies as Terrorist Groups Costa Rica has announced the designation as terror groups of three of Iran’s key regional proxies as well as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the bedrock of the Tehran regime. President... April 10, 2026 U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Negotiations With Iran Do Not Extend to Hezbollah in Lebanon “The only reason they are alive today is to negotiate!” So declared President Donald Trump with regard to the representatives Iran dispatched to Pakistan to negotiate with a U.S. team led... April 10, 2026 How to assess America’s 40 days of war against Iran Washington and Tehran are both arguing that they were victorious after 40 days of fighting. A detailed analysis, however, suggests a more nuanced picture in which American forces degraded Iran’s core... April 10, 2026 Trump must secure Iran’s irreversible nuclear dismantlement or resume strikes The United States and Israel have delivered a near-devastating blow to the Iranian regime. In a sustained campaign of precision strikes, they have crippled Iran’s top military and political leadership,... April 10, 2026 The Islamic Republic of Iran Attacks U.S. and Allied Critical Infrastructure Iranian hackers are targeting industrial equipment and causing operational disruptions to multiple types of critical infrastructure, warned the U.S. government on April 7. Despite the ceasefire announced... April 10, 2026 Audit Finds Federal Aviation Administration Delinquent in Cybersecurity Practices For years, America’s air traffic has run on systems the federal government knows are not secure. The Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has published an... April 10, 2026 Syria focuses on diplomacy amid Iran war On April 9, Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al Shaibani traveled to Turkey, where he met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. It was Damascus’s second meeting with... April 10, 2026 Why Hungary’s two-faced Orbán deserves to lose his re-election bid Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary is on the ropes in his latest bid for reelection, down by double-digit margins in the latest polls. So he brought in a ringer. Vice President JD Vance, a star... April 9, 2026 Hezbollah at War: What Comes Next for Lebanon and the Region April 9, 2026 How Trump Miscalculated in Iran Donald Trump threatened to end Iranian civilization, then sued for peace. If the two-week cease-fire is extended, which seems likely, the extra time won’t resolve the conflict’s underlying... April 9, 2026 From Static Inventory to Real-Time Defense: Why the SBOM conversation has to change now When the next widely exploitable vulnerability appears, your organization will have far less time to respond than the processes you have built were designed to handle. That is not a prediction. It is what... April 9, 2026 Erdogan’s words don’t pull the trigger — but they load the gun The April 7 terrorist attack outside Israel’s consulate in Istanbul should end any lingering illusions about the consequences of Turkey’s political climate under President Recep Tayyip... April 9, 2026 UK Highlights Espionage Activities of Russian Submarines Near Britain Defense Secretary Says UK Tracked Russian Subs: UK Defense Secretary John Healey revealed on April 9 that the British armed forces, in cooperation with Norway and other allied nations, had tracked three Russian submarines off the British coast for over a month. Healey said that the purpose of the operation was to gather information about underwater infrastructure, including cables and pipelines. “Our armed forces left them in no doubt that they were being monitored, that their movements were not covert, as [Russian President Vladimir] Putin planned,” Healey said. April 9, 2026 Ceasefire with Tehran Doesn’t Guarantee Peace Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran’s ruling regime, the portents that it will last the course are hardly positive. The White House has already... April 9, 2026 Israel Partners With U.S. To Accelerate Arrow Interceptor Production Following a lethal Iranian ballistic missile strike in Haifa, Israel announced on April 6 a plan to partner with a U.S.-based manufacturer to accelerate production of Arrow missile defense interceptors.... April 9, 2026 Washington Should Not Compromise — It Has The Upper Hand Over Iran A ceasefire is not peace. It is not the formal end of hostilities. It is a pause. General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made that unmistakably clear at a Pentagon press conference... April 8, 2026 Double-dealing Pakistan is the danger looming over critical US-Iran talks President Donald Trump’s two-week cease-fire with Iran is a huge gamble — and allowing Pakistan to act as the go-between only raises the stakes. Pakistan, after all, is the nation where... April 8, 2026 The law that devoured itself *This article was originally published in French ... April 8, 2026 US, Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire in exchange for reopening of Strait of Hormuz After 39 days of fighting between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, the US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire. While there are conflicting reports regarding... April 8, 2026 Know thine enemy During World War II, my father served in the South Pacific. Who did he think he was fighting? I know from reviewing his letters back home that it wasn’t “the Imperial Japanese government.” He... April 8, 2026 The American AI Sector Bands Together To Stop Chinese Theft China’s effort to steal American artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to turn foes into friends. Three American AI firms locked in an intense competition for market share — OpenAI, Anthropic,... April 8, 2026 Israel Launches Large Wave of Strikes Against Hezbollah IDF Strikes Reported Against Multiple Hezbollah Positions: The IDF announced on April 8 that it had carried out the “largest attack across Lebanon” against Hezbollah targets... April 8, 2026 What the Kremlin fears more than Ukrainian drones Major banks across Russia on Friday reported major service breakdowns. Their apps crashed, ATMs stopped working, and other capabilities collapsed. The outages caused major complications in everyday... April 8, 2026 Despite ceasefire, Iran and its militias continue attacking regional states (April 2–8 updates) Iran and its allied militias launched numerous drones and missiles against regional countries between April 2 and April 8, continuing attacks even after a ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United... April 7, 2026 Israeli Strikes Target Iran’s Chemical Weapons Program Israel has been systematically striking key Iranian facilities that support or could support the development of chemical weapons. In its latest sorties, on April 7, Israel struck the... April 7, 2026 Tehran Is Repositioning Its Terror Proxies for a Domestic Crackdown After spending years exporting its influence, the ruling regime in Iran is now importing its regional proxies to assist with any crackdown against a revival of the mass protests that resulted in the deaths of... April 7, 2026 Attacks on Iran Intensify Ahead of Trump Deadline To Reopen Strait of Hormuz Bombs Fall Across Iran: Strikes against Islamic Republic targets intensified on April 7 as President Donald Trump’s 8 p.m. ET deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz... April 7, 2026 Rubio Instructs State Department To Actively Combat Adversarial Information Warfare America is prepared to “take an assertive stance” against information warfare conducted by its adversaries, according to a leaked cable signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The New... April 7, 2026 Hamas Given Ultimatum on Disarmament After Group Signals Unwillingness To Cooperate President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BOP) initiative, whose first task is overseeing the implementation of the ceasefire in Gaza, has reportedly given Hamas until the week’s end... April 7, 2026 Can Iran’s environment be saved? Much of the global conversation about Iran revolves around security, conflict, and nuclear risk. What is less discussed is an environmental collapse already unfolding, with consequences that extend well... April 7, 2026 Gunmen fire at police outside of Israeli consulate in Istanbul Three gunmen fired on police officers near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 7. The firefight left one attacker dead, two police officers wounded, and two suspects in custody. Footage uploaded to...

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