Agence France-Presse

March 14, 2025 | Orde Kittrie, Andrea Stricker, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Iran’s Nuclear Disarmament

The Only Deal That Protects U.S. and Allied Security

March 5, 2025 | David Daoud |

Nasrallah’s funeral was Hezbollah’s desperately needed lifeline

Hezbollah is in a crisis. The group suffered an unprecedented drubbing by Israel, which decimated most of its arsenal, eliminated a substantial number of its fighters, and killed its iconic Secretary-General...

March 4, 2025 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

Blackout

International Energy Policies Threaten U.S. National Security

February 19, 2025 | |

Hamas Reportedly Willing to Release All Israeli Hostages in Single Exchange Once Second Phase of Ceasefire Begins

Hamas Willing to Release All Hostages Under Phase Two of Ceasefire: A senior Hamas leader has said that the Iran-backed terrorist group is willing to release all remaining Israeli...

December 18, 2024 | Max Lesser, Mason Krusch, Ari Ben Am

America Resilient in the Face of Aggressive Foreign Malign Influence Targeting the 2024 U.S. Elections

November 1, 2024 | |

Iran Amputates Fingers of Two Prisoners Convicted of Theft

Iran’s judiciary ordered the amputation of four fingers on the right hands of two brothers convicted of theft, human rights groups reported on October 30. The judiciary carried...

October 22, 2024 | |

Hamas Leadership Regroups in Qatar Following Sinwar’s Death

A five-person ruling committee in Qatar will temporarily run Hamas in the wake of the killing of the terror group’s chief Yahya Sinwar in an Israel Defense Forces operation last...

October 1, 2024 | |

Iran Escalates Multi-Front Assault on Israel as Missiles Rain on Jewish State

The Islamic Republic of Iran escalated its multiple-front assault on Israel on October 1, launching a massive barrage of more than 180 ballistic missiles at the Jewish state ...

August 29, 2024 | Orde Kittrie, Bradley Bowman, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Deterring Iran’s Dash to the Bomb

August 6, 2024 | |

Hamas Selects October 7 Terror Mastermind Yahya Sinwar as New Leader

Latest Developments The Iran-backed terrorist organization Hamas announced on August 6 that Yahya Sinwar — the Gaza-based leader who masterminded the October 7 Hamas onslaught on southern Israel —...

July 25, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Turkey-Syria ties in spotlight as Assad meets Putin

Assad had recently said that he saw Russia’s growing role in the world has helpful to maintain a multi-polar world order.

June 28, 2024 | Bradley Bowman |

Cognitive Combat

China, Russia, and Iran’s Information War Against Americans

April 24, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Be skeptical of reports of Iran ‘withdrawing’ from Syria

The fact is that these kinds of reports have been floated in the past.

April 6, 2024 | |

Bulgarian Police Uncover Hamas Weapons Stash

Bulgarian police uncovered a stash of weapons that Hamas-affiliated terrorists intended to use against Jewish institutions in Europe, Agence France-Presse reported on April 4. Authorities...

April 5, 2024 | Alan Goldsmith |

The Urgent Need for UN Reform

The UN’s response to October 7 makes reform more urgent than ever. UN reform used to be a bipartisan priority — it must now be again.

February 27, 2024 | Elaine K. Dezenski, Josh Birenbaum

Tightening the Belt or End of the Road? China’s BRI at 10

February 20, 2024 | Andrea Stricker |

For Russia, a Year of Setbacks at the OPCW

Yet Member States Still Have Not Imposed Consequences for Moscow’s Chemical Weapons Use

February 10, 2024 | |

Meta Removes Khamenei’s Instagram and Facebook Accounts

Meta announced on February 8 that it removed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s Facebook and Instagram accounts for violating its content policy. “We have removed these accounts...

February 9, 2024 | |

Israel Wounds Hezbollah Commander in Drone Strike

An Israeli drone strike in Lebanon on February 8 seriously wounded a Hezbollah commander identified as Abbas al-Debes. A second senior member, identified as Ali Karaki, escaped before...

January 30, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

UNRWA Exposed

Examining the Agency’s Mission and Failures