Armenia–Azerbaijan deal worries Iran
Washington brokered an agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan on August 8 aimed at opening a transit corridor through the South Caucasus. The new agreement replaces the original Zangezur...
Abraham Accords
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...
Op-eds
The Druze Test: A Deep Dive into Why Israel is Bombing Syria Again
Israel’s Druze Test in Syria On July 16, the Israel Defense Forces carried out airstrikes in the heart of Damascus. The IDF said it had targeted Syria’s military headquarters and...
Op-eds
Trump Hosts Netanyahu at White House as Momentum Builds for Gaza Ceasefire
Trump Pushing Gaza Ceasefire: For the third time since taking office, President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on July 7 as the...
Flash Briefs
U.S. Replaces Comprehensive Sanctions on Syria With More Targeted Tools
The United States rolled back decades-old comprehensive sanctions on Syria on June 30, but the story is not as simple as either media reports or the administration itself makes it seem. The executive order...
Policy Briefs
‘Striking All Components of the Axis Iran Has Built’: IDF Captures Iranian Operatives in Southern Syria
Israeli Forces Capture Iranian Terrorist Cell: The Israel Defense Forces announced the capture of an Iran-affiliated cell in southern Syria. The terrorists were apprehended at night...
Flash Briefs
Victory over Iran gives Trump the chance to reshape Mid East with trade deals
Israel’s decisive victory over Iran’s Islamist regime has set Tehran’s nuclear plans back years at the least. It has also created a unique opening to normalize ties between Jerusalem...
Op-eds
Israel Unveils New Proof of Qatar and Hamas’s Close Collaboration
Despite longstanding evidence to the contrary, Qatar has long maintained that it is not a “sponsor of Hamas,” claiming that no “aid has ever been delivered to Hamas’s political or military wing.”...
Policy Briefs
Rocket fire marks first attack from Syria on Israel since Assad’s fall
On June 3, at approximately 10 pm Israeli time, two rockets were launched from Syrian territory and landed in the Golan Heights—the first such attack from Syria toward Israel since the fall...
Op-eds
Sharaa ‘Responsible for Every Threat’: Terrorists in Syria Launch Rockets Into Israel
Syrian Rockets Hit Israel: The IDF reported that two rockets crossed into Israeli territory from Syria on June 3 for the first time in over a year. The projectiles triggered alarms...
Flash Briefs
Why Dismantling Iran’s Nuclear Program Doesn’t Mean War
When confronted with a firm United States, Iran has remained largely restrained to avoid provoking direct military confrontation.
Op-eds
What Qatar wants, Qatar gets
How a tiny but extraordinarily wealthy emirate buys influence
Op-eds
Lebanon Should Take a Cue from al-Sharaa – and Talk to Israel
A joke has it that Syria’s self-proclaimed president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, offered to build a Trump Tower in Damascus to make up for the two New York towers that Al-Qaeda, al-Sharaa former organization,...
Op-eds
Abraham Accords Are Focus of Reported Israel-Syria Talks
Latest Developments Israeli, Syrian Officials Meet: Israel is reportedly holding talks with Syrian officials, even raising the possibility of Damascus joining the Abraham Accords — a series of bilateral...
Flash Briefs
From Wanted to Welcomed: Trump Meets Syria’s Ahmad al-Sharaa
“I will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria in order to give them a chance at greatness,” said President Donald Trump on May 13 during a speech at an investment forum in Riyadh at...
Policy Briefs
President Trump meets with a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, lifts sanctions on Syria
President Donald Trump met with Syrian interim president Ahmad al Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al Jolani, a US and UN-designated terrorist and the former leader of Hayat Tahrir al Sham,...
Op-eds
How to Promote Holocaust Education in the Middle East
President Donald Trump has the opportunity to build the foundation of regional peace. One way to do so is through education about one of history’s worst atrocities.
Op-eds
Lebanon Reprimands Iran Ambassador Over Criticism of Hezbollah Disarmament Moves
Lebanon Tells Iran to Abide by Diplomatic Norms: Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi had rejected “foreign interference” following criticism from Iranian Ambassador Mojtaba...
Flash Briefs
‘Valid for all countries except Israel’
Authorities in Bangladesh announced that they were reintroducing what is essentially a disclaimer on the passports issued to its citizens.
Op-eds
‘Strategic Asset’: Israeli Natural Gas Exports to Arab Neighbors Jumped Over 13 Percent in 2024
Gas Exports Rise Despite War: Israel’s natural gas exports to Egypt and Jordan rose by 13.4 percent in 2024, according to March 5 statements from the country’s Energy Ministry....