The Russia-Iran axis is transforming the nature of Middle East danger
Russia’s siding with Iran will make it harder for peace to be achieved in Lebanon, or for a ceasefire to be achieved on the multiple fronts that Israel is facing
Brazil
Atoning for Britain’s colonialist past
By encouraging China’s colonialist present
Op-eds
Iran Is Using Foreign Islamic Centers to Spread Terror and Hatred; the World Must Close Them
Last month, Germany announced that it would deport Mohammed Mofatteh, the former director of Hamburg’s Shi’a Islamic Center, which local authorities had ordered shut down five weeks earlier for propagating extremism, and for its financial links to Hezbollah. ...
Op-eds
Iranian Minister Urges Anti-Western BRICS Bloc to Create ‘Security Structure’
The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, called for the BRICS bloc of states (named after original founders Brazil, Russia, India, China,...
Flash Briefs
6 Things to Know About Samidoun, the ‘Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network’
Samidoun describes itself as an “international network of organizers and activists” that campaigns for the release of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. The group sponsors demonstrations, protests,...
Insights
Erdogan Calls on Muslim Nations to Isolate Israel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on September 7 called for the formation of an Islamic alliance to halt what he called “the growing threat of expansionism” from the Jewish state. Falsely claiming...
Flash Briefs
U.S. Marines in Turkey Assaulted by Nationalist Youth Group
Two U.S. Marines in Turkey were assaulted on Monday by more than a dozen members of the Turkish Youth Union (TYU), a secular nationalist youth group opposed to U.S. and European Union influence in the...
Policy Briefs
Risking New Rift With Western Allies, Turkey Pursues Membership of BRICS Bloc
A spokesman for Turkey’s ruling Islamist AKP Party said on September 3 that there had been no “concrete development” in its application to join the BRICS alliance of emerging...
Flash Briefs
‘Axis of Resistance’ Leaders Attend Inauguration of Iran’s President
Latest Developments Senior figures from Iran’s “Axis of Resistance” joined a swearing-in ceremony for Iran’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Iranian parliament on July 30, replete...
Flash Briefs
Brazil’s Hezbollah threat: Why sanctioning the terrorist group is crucial
Brazil is a critical node in Hezbollah’s regional activities. However, for years, the Brazilian government has refrained from declaring Hezbollah a terrorist group.
Op-eds
All eyes on Iran’s reaction to Hodeidah
Iran wants to push both Hezbollah and the Houthis to increase their attacks as Hamas takes losses in Gaza.
Op-eds
The AMIA Bombing: Thirty Years Later
Victims of Iranian and Hezbollah terrorism in Argentina now have hope of bringing their perpetrators to justice.
Op-eds
The Killers of the AMIA Still Walk Free
On July 18, 1994, at 9:53 am, a Hezbollah suicide bomber, Ibrahim Berro, drove a car laden with explosives in front of the AMIA, the Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires, and pressed the detonator, ripping...
Insights
How Hezbollah Fundraises Through Crime
Hours after Hamas massacred 1,200 Israelis on October 7, Hezbollah opened a second front against Israel on its northern border, re-igniting a conflict now at risk of escalating into a full-blown war. While...
Op-eds
Post-Biden, we must secure the border to address the looming national-security threat
Just two days after that 50 ISIS-linked illegal migrants were on the loose somewhere in the United States, President Biden dismissed the threat of terrorists entering our...
Op-eds
Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba Exploit the U.S. Border Crisis
Latin America’s authoritarians are cooperating to increase illegal immigration to the United States.
Op-eds
Seventeen Countries Urge Hamas to Accept Ceasefire Proposal
The United States and 16 other countries whose citizens are being held captive by Hamas in Gaza signed a statement on June 6 calling on the Iran-backed terror organization to accept...
Flash Briefs
Amid Tensions With Israel, Brazil Withdraws Ambassador
Brazil recalled its ambassador to Israel, the government announced in its official gazette on May 29. In February, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, also known as Lula, compared Israel’s actions against Hamas to those of the Nazis, claiming that the only historical parallel for the current fighting was “when Hitler decided to kill the Jews.” ...
Flash Briefs
Gustavo Petro’s Anti-Israel Fantasy Has a High Price for Colombia
The Colombian president's severing of diplomatic relations with Israel will terminate a budding bilateral partnership.
Op-eds
Egypt Seeks Hostage Negotiations Breakthrough
Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel met his Israeli counterpart David Barnea on April 26 to continue deadlocked negotiations over a potential deal to free the hostages still in Hamas captivity...