Arabs

May 5, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi, Ron Nuriely Kimel

Syria reports neutralizing Hezbollah plot to assassinate senior officials

On May 5, the Syrian Ministry of Interior and the General Intelligence Directorate announced that security forces thwarted a major terrorist attack aiming to destabilize the country. In a series...

May 1, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood Wing Opts for a Cosmetic Rebrand

The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood’s political arm, the Islamic Action Front, is trying out a new name. Jordan’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) ordered the party to change its name under the...

April 30, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Rubio is Right, a Vetted and Trained Lebanese Army Could be the Answer

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made an important announcement when he said that Washington is developing a plan to pursue Hezbollah’s disarmament by building up trusted units within the Lebanese...

April 29, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Lebanon Must Reform its Army or Lose American Aid

Washington is working on establishing a system “where vetted units within the Lebanese Armed Forces [LAF] have the training, the equipment, and the capability to go after elements of Hezbollah and dismantle...

April 27, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Israel and Syria’s Shared Fight Against Hezbollah

Washington should help the two estranged neighbors cooperate against a common enemy.

April 27, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

If Boycotting Israel Requires a Law, Is It Truly Popular?

Hezbollah and its global Intifada allies claim that the overwhelming majority of Lebanese, Arabs, and people of conscience view Israel as pure evil, a cancer to be eradicated. Yet if this hatred is truly...

April 26, 2026 | Caleb Weiss |

JNIM and allied rebels surge across Mali, take several cities, pressure capital

Beginning on Saturday, Al Qaeda’s Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), and its allies in the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), a collection of Tuareg and Arab rebel groups, fully or partially...

April 25, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz |

Think we’re losing the war in Iran? Consider where things really stand

From nuclear setbacks to proxy collapse, the Islamic Republic faces its most severe strategic crisis in 47 years

April 23, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Joe Dougherty

Readout of meetings with senior defense officials in Taiwan, Japan

April 21, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

When Aoun Meets Netanyahu

Lebanese President Michel Aoun is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in the coming weeks, according to President Trump, who said he would invite both leaders....

April 21, 2026 | David Daoud, Ahmad Sharawi

Syria’s Crackdown on Hezbollah Opens a Door to Cooperation With Israel

Syria has long functioned as Hezbollah’s strategic depth — a corridor for the group’s weapons and a launchpad for attacks against Israel, with Hezbollah embedding networks there during the rule of...

April 16, 2026 | Mariam Wahba

How Sudan Became a Killing Field

On the third anniversary of Sudan’s war, the bloody fight is turning into the scene for proxy fights between the likes of Iran, Russia, and other global bad actors.

April 15, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Trump Rebukes U.S. Proposal for 20-Year Moratorium on Iran’s Uranium Enrichment

“I’ve been saying they can’t have nuclear weapons … so I don’t like the 20 years,” President Donald Trump told the New York Post on April 14. The president was responding to reports that...

April 15, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi, Behnam Ben Taleblu

The Persian Gulf is the First Test for ‘Operation Economic Fury’

With a ceasefire in place and a military blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, the Trump administration is now pivoting to economic warfare against the Islamic Republic of Iran. On April 14, the Treasury...

April 13, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

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 11, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

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 10, 2026 | Annie Fixler, Aarushi Garg

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 9, 2026 | Jonathan Schanzer, David Daoud, Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Joe Dougherty

Hezbollah at War: What Comes Next for Lebanon and the Region

April 9, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Ben Cohen

Washington Should Not Compromise — It Has The Upper Hand Over Iran

Despite appearances, the ceasefire is no guarantee of the Islamic Republic’s survival.


April 7, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi, Bridget Toomey

Iraq’s bake sale for the Islamic Republic

Iran, under financial isolation, is turning to an old friend: Iraqi cash. Through informal financial channels and networks, currency-filled envelopes are moving across Iraq into Iran under...