Iran Is Rewiring Its Proxy Network
The Islamic Republic’s preparation for renewed regional escalation is making it less vulnerable to outside attacks.
Arba'in
Iraq pressured by regional countries to rein in Iran-backed militias as new data on extent of attacks released
Iraq finds itself under growing pressure from regional countries and the US to rein in Iranian-backed Iraqi militias. The latest pressure from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Jordan comes as Ahmad...
Op-eds
Hezbollah’s Vengeance for Shukr was a propaganda exercise from start to Nasrallah’s speech
Hezbollah’s promised retaliation for Fuad Shukr, its military commander assassinated by Israel on July 31, finally came this Sunday. But the great vengeance promised by Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah...
Op-eds
Hezbollah’s plodding war of attrition on Israel will continue – this is how
Hezbollah doesn’t mind waiting for weeks or months to attack because it knows this puts Israel and the US on alert.
Op-eds
After a failed attack, Hezbollah’s propaganda seeks to prevent a wider war with Israel
For almost a month, the Middle East and the international community waited on edge for Hezbollah’s retaliation for Israel’s assassination of its military commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut on...
Op-eds
Iran is pushing Iraq to the brink. Iraqis are fighting back.
Protestors in Iraq are fighting against government corruption and Iran’s malign influence, which is built on hard power, not public good will. Tehran has a lot to lose. “Iran and Iraq are two nations...