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Security Challenges in the Western Balkans

Briefing delivered to the Counter-Kleptocracy Caucus

Lebanese Army details pilot zone arms seizures, claims operational control

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) on September 9 issued what appears to be its first official, public accounting of weapons and munitions confiscated during operations in Zawtar al Gharbiyeh, Froun,...

Iranian-backed Iraqi militias may seek to delay disarmament

Iranian-backed militias in Iraq may be seeking to delay the government’s plan to disarm them. “A senior Iraqi official pushed back a September 30 deadline for pro-Iran factions to hand over their weapons,...

Fighting in Yemen escalates, raising concern of a return to civil war

The Houthis launched a series of attacks on Yemeni government forces on August 6. It is the most substantial campaign in Yemen from the Iran-backed terror group since a 2022 UN-brokered truce paused...

Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack pledged allegiance to Islamic State, prosecutors say

On July 25, 2026, Abdul Rahman Ballout, a 21-year-old German citizen of Lebanese descent who had recently been released from prison after being convicted of attempting to join the Islamic State, allegedly...

Using Facial Recognition Tools To Identify October 7 Perpetrators

Iraq aims to select new PM as US warns of Iran-backed threats, IRGC-QF head visits

Iraqi Shiite political parties are seeking to appoint a new prime minister amid significant internal and external pressures. The Coordination Framework (CF), a coalition of Iraqi Shiite parties, was working...

Why Hezbollah Joined the Iran War

The Lebanese terrorist group’s seemingly self-defeating move underscores its absolute loyalty to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Countering Iran’s Covert Chemical Weapons Program

Ukraine Alleges China Provides Satellite Imagery To Support Russian Strikes

Ukraine accused China of taking its support for Russia’s illegal invasion to new heights — specifically, hundreds of miles above the Earth. On October 4, an official from Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence...

Iran’s Nuclear Disarmament

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

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...

Blackout

International Energy Policies Threaten U.S. National Security

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...

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

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...

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...

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 ...

Deterring Iran’s Dash to the Bomb

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 —...