Should America strike back at Iran?
Tehran knows that it's winning its proxy wars
Aleppo
The Iranian proxy war in Syria against the US, Israel grows
More than 40 attacks on US forces by Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria.
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Iran media celebrates Sderot evacuation in bid to unite against Israel
Iranian media also discuss Syria and Gaza, as Iran tries to "unify" various fronts against Israel.
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Israel Warns Iran Against Opening Second Front
Israel is trying to prevent Iranian weapons deployments to its north designed to open a second war front.
Flash Briefs
IDF Strikes Terrorists as Rocket Sirens Continue to Wail Across Israel
Rocket sirens continued to wail across Israel on October 14 as Hamas and other Iran-backed terrorist organizations surrounding Israel launched further attacks from Gaza, the West...
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Syria Reports Israeli Strikes on Damascus, Aleppo Airports
Syria reported Israeli strikes against two of its major airports on October 12, underscoring the potential for escalation on yet another front. There was no immediate word on the...
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Islamic State confirms death of yet another leader, appoints new ‘caliph’
The Islamic State confirmed that its previous leader and self-styled “caliph”, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Quraishi, was killed earlier this year In doing so, it also disputes claims he was killed...
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Bashar al-Assad is back
And the Arab League’s got him
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Israel Strikes Iranian Weapons at Aleppo Airport Ahead of Raisi’s Visit
Israeli missiles struck Aleppo International Airport on the evening of May 1, hitting a warehouse containing large amounts of ammunition. The attack killed a Syrian soldier and wounded...
Flash Briefs
Nations Pledge $1 Billion of Post-Quake Assistance for Syria Despite History of Aid Theft
Latest Developments At a conference on Monday in Brussels, donor states pledged an additional $1 billion of humanitarian aid to help Syrians recover from a February 6 earthquake that took thousands of lives....
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Hezbollah Fighter Killed Under Unclear Circumstances
On Feb. 24, Hezbollah’s media outfit published a statement mourning the death of its fighter Ali Yahya al-Zayin. “The Islamic Resistance [Hezbollah] grieves the loss of the martyr fighter Ali Yahya...
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The Quiet War between Israel and Iran
Iran's Hegemonic Drive
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Totalitarians Inc.
Why is Joe Biden alternately ignoring and funding the ever-closer alliance between Iran and Putin?
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Cancel Russia’s UN Contracts
Congress should insist that U.S. dollars not fund United Nations procurement from Russian companies.
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Don’t Cling to Hopes That Putin Will Ever Face Justice
The system for prosecuting war crimes is broken—but focusing on sanctions could work.
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Biden, like Obama, talks tough but does little about Putin’s war crimes
Will President Joe Biden’s cri de coeur “Putin is a war criminal” become former President Barack Obama’s “Assad must go?” Lofty words; noble intentions, for sure. But Obama came and went....
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Russia’s Putin looks to import Syrian mercenaries to do the ‘dirty tricks’ against Ukraine’s population
Putin launches recruitment operation of Syrian armed forces
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Treasury Designates Turkey-Backed Syrian Jihadists Implicated in War Crimes
The U.S. Treasury Department designated Syrian militant group Ahrar al-Sharqiya last week, targeting a Turkish proxy for the first time since the war in Syria began. This designation reflects a new readiness...
Policy Briefs
Turkey Continues to Harbor and Sponsor Extremists
New sanctions on Turkey remind us of the country's unsavory connections to the terrorist underworld.
Op-eds
Social Media Is an Intel Gold Mine. Why Aren’t Governments Using It?
“To platform or to deplatform” is the wrong debate.