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December 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

New Syrian transitional government meets with European, UN officials

The EU is also moving to reopen its mission in Syria, according to EU Foreign Policy head Kaja Kallas, France 24 reported.

November 19, 2024 | |

‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’: Turkish Strikes Leave 1 Million in Northeast Syria Without Electricity, Water

Kurdish-Held Northeast Syria Faces Electricity, Water Crisis: Turkish strikes in northeast Syria have left more than 1 million people in northeast Syria without access to electricity...

October 10, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

The challenges facing UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

Irish troops have had a presence in southern Lebanon since 1978, but they now face an impossible mission.

October 9, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Atoning for Britain’s colonialist past

By encouraging China’s colonialist present

September 9, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s missile trade with Russia is about changing world order

The story of the transfer of Iranian missiles to Russia is not just about the missiles; it is about the larger symbol.

September 6, 2024 | |

ICC Prosecutor Defends Seeking Arrest Warrants for Israeli Leaders

The International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan defended his decision to file a request for the court to issue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders alongside leaders...

July 24, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

America held hostage

Rewarding thugs is not an adequate policy response

July 8, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

What two months of Hamas use of UN sites tells us

As the war continues into a less intense phase it is worth looking back at the extent of Hamas illegal use of UN facilities, including schools, because it appears systematic and on a large scale.

June 20, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: June 20, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Hezbollah Publishes Reconnaissance Drone Video of Sites in Northern Israel, Says More Videos Forthcoming | IDF Chief of Staff: Military Is at ‘A Very High Level of Readiness’ | Hassan...

June 19, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Israel’s long war

A “ceasefire deal” won’t end it

June 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

What a BBC article tells us about Israel’s Lebanon challenge

The report about this small village is symbolic: It almost gets at the truth but it refuses to fully uncover how Hezbollah has destroyed the life of villages like this.

June 6, 2024 | |

Iranian Protester Partly Paralyzed After London Attack

An Iranian dissident may have permanently lost the ability to walk after Tehran loyalists assaulted him in London, The Jewish Chronicle reported on June 5. Navid Bavi, 32, to whom...

June 3, 2024 | David Adesnik |

How the UN Got Away With Wildly Inflating the Casualty Numbers in Gaza—and the Media Bought It

On May 6, a U.N. office reported that more than 9,500 women and 14,500 children had been killed so far in Gaza. The office had been reporting similar figures for nearly two months. Yet on May 8, the...

May 30, 2024 | |

Maryland Court Issues Restraining Order Against U.S.-Based Iranian Diplomat

A Maryland court issued a temporary restraining order on May 28 against an employee of Iran’s Interests Section in Washington — the Islamic Republic’s de facto consular office...

May 21, 2024 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

The Butcher Is Dead. What Comes Next for Iran?

The unexpected death of the Iranian president may be the vent that allows a volcano of rage to explode. Reuel Marc Gerecht explains.

May 16, 2024 | |

Prominent Iranian Film Director Flees Iran Following Prison Sentencing

Renowned Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof fled to Europe after a Tehran court sentenced him to eight years in prison, he announced on May 13. The sentence, which also included...

May 3, 2024 |

Israel SitRep: May 3, 2024

Today’s Issue: IDF Announces New Senior Appointments | Fragments of Missile From Iranian Attack Found Near Arad | Members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Cell Indicated in Israeli Military Court | IDF’s...

May 2, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Lebanese political leader sounds the alarm on Hezbollah

Lebanon may be tired of the excesses of Hezbollah and how it is dragging the country into conflict.

May 1, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah’s war has destroyed South Lebanon, BBC report reveals

Beautiful Southern Lebanon could have been tourist center, like Italy or Greece, but Hezbollah destroyed it.

April 30, 2024 | |

Iranian IRGC Agents Murdered Teen Protestor Whose Death Was Ascribed to ‘Suicide,’ Leaked Document Reveals

A leaked document from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) revealed that a young female protestor whom the Tehran regime claimed had taken her own life in 2022 was...