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August 14, 2025 | |

Lebanese President Aoun Holds Firm on Hezbollah Disarmament During Beirut Talks With Top Iranian Security

Lebanese President Rejects Iranian Intervention: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said that his country rejects foreign interference in its internal affairs during talks in Beirut...

August 5, 2025 | |

Lebanese Government Instructs Army to Develop Plan for State Monopoly on Weapons as Hezbollah Refuses to Disarm

‘Strengthening the Authority of the State’: Lebanon’s cabinet on August 5 tasked the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) with developing a plan by the end of 2025 to consolidate all...

August 4, 2025 | David Daoud |

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: July 28–August 3, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between July 21 and August 3, 2025. The IDF executed fewer operations than usual this week, with its activity...

August 3, 2025 | David Daoud |

Naim Qassem commemorates Fuad Shukr’s death, rejects Hezbollah disarmament

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem delivered his latest speech on July 30, commemorating the first anniversary of Israel assassinating the group’s then-chief of staff, Fuad Shukr. Amidst...

July 31, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

The UNIFIL Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon Is a Failure; the UN Should Disband It

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stretches the meaning of the word “interim.” Deployed in 1978 as a peacekeeping force, its “temporary” mandate has persisted for 47 years. During...

July 31, 2025 | |

Lebanese President Aoun Reiterates Calls for Hezbollah Disarmament

‘Exclusivity of Weapons’: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has urged Iran’s terrorist proxy Hezbollah to disarm following increasing U.S. pressure on his government to fulfill...

July 30, 2025 | |

U.S. Presses Lebanese Government to Issue Cabinet Motion to Disarm Hezbollah

U.S. Message to Lebanon: The United States is reportedly increasing pressure on the Lebanese government to issue a cabinet decision demanding the disarmament of the Iran-backed...

July 21, 2025 | David Daoud |

Lebanese Central Bank Lands a Blow on Hezbollah’s Finances, but It’s Not Enough

Lebanon’s Central Bank (Banque Du Liban or BDL) issued a circular on July 15 that effectively banned Lebanese financial institutions from dealing with Al Qard Al Hassan (AQAH), Hezbollah’s de facto...

July 15, 2025 | |

‘Respond With Maximum Force’: IDF Bombs Elite Hezbollah Unit Training for Invasion of Israel

Strikes Intended to Prevent Rebuilding of Radwan Force: Israel bombed several facilities belonging to Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force in the Beqaa region of Lebanon to prevent...

July 9, 2025 | |

Israeli Ground Troops Destroy Hezbollah Positions in Southern Lebanon

Hezbollah Infrastructure Destroyed: Israeli ground troops conducted several nighttime raids in southern Lebanon, destroying Hezbollah weapons depots and infrastructure. According...

July 8, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Has America Reversed Itself on Hezbollah?

US Envoy to Syria and Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack has reversed three decades of US policy by no longer labeling Hezbollah a terrorist organization. The shift de-internationalizes the issue of the...

July 7, 2025 | |

‘Unbelievably Satisfied’: U.S. Envoy Praises Lebanese Government Efforts to Disarm Hezbollah

U.S. Backing Lebanese Disarmament Proposal: The U.S. envoy to Lebanon and ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, said the United States was “unbelievably satisfied” with the Lebanese...

July 1, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Disarming Hezbollah Is Here, Lebanon’s Peace with Israel Is Next

Now that the leaders of Lebanon are certain that Israel and America would not shy away from using force against Iran when need be, and now that they are sure that the bark of China and Russia in the Middle...

June 27, 2025 | |

IDF Continues Strikes in Lebanon to Prevent Hezbollah From Regrouping

Hezbollah Terror Site Targeted: The IDF carried out airstrikes against a Hezbollah “fire and defense array” near the Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon on June 27. According...

June 27, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

Tehran excels at exporting terrorism

In the words of a piece of antisemitic graffiti daubed on a synagogue in Melbourne, Australia: “Iran Is Da Bomb.”

June 20, 2025 | |

IDF Strikes Hezbollah Commanders in Lebanon, Anti-Tank Missile Production Site for Hezbollah in Iran

Several Commanders Killed: The IDF announced that it had eliminated Mohammad Khadr al-Husseini, the commander of Hezbollah’s fire array in the Litani sector, in a targeted strike...

June 19, 2025 | David Daoud |

Hezbollah’s Role in the Israel-Iran War Is to Await Iran’s Orders

Hezbollah was supposed to be Tehran’s insurance policy if Israel contemplated attacking Iran — the group’s massive arsenal either deterring the Israelis or, failing that, acting as the Islamic Republic’s...

June 19, 2025 | Tzvi Kahn |

Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-Present)

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the clerical regime in Tehran and its proxies have committed a range of attacks against Americans. This memorandum provides select documentation of these assaults. While...

June 13, 2025 | David Daoud |

UNIFIL Was Intended to Be a Temporary Force, and It Has Now Outlived Its Utility

After nearly five decades, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon’s (UNIFIL) mission may be ending. Israel supports the Trump administration’s decision not to extend the force’s mandate, according...

June 13, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel’s Iran ‘Decapitation Strategy’ Is Reshaping the Middle East

Key Points and Summary: Israel’s massive air assault on Iran on June 13th, part of “Operation Rising Lion,” was a dramatic decapitation strike targeting top military and scientific leaders....