Central Intelligence Agency

July 3, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Mossad’s Next Challenge

Preempting future Iranian threats will require pitch-perfect Israeli intelligence.

July 2, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

The media’s misleading message

Trump and Hegseth’s complaints are justified

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 26, 2025 | |

U.S. Again Emphasizes Success of Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites

Top General Offers Further Details on U.S. Strikes: Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, laid out new details of the strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities....

June 23, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Can Iran Strike Back Effectively?

Past American triumphs were short-lived, but this time retaliation will be more difficult for Tehran.

June 20, 2025 | Eric S. Edelman, Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

The Right Path to Regime Change in Iran

How America and Israel Can Create the Conditions for the Toppling of the Islamic Republic

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 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Israel’s Strike Changes Everything in Iran

We don’t know exactly how successful the raid was, but the era of diplomatic nonproliferation is over.

June 4, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht

There Is No Deep State

If MAGA Republicans understood the nuts and bolts of the CIA, they wouldn’t see conspiracies so easily.

April 28, 2025 | |

Palestinian Authority Spy Chief to Meet With U.S. Counterparts as Abbas Handpicks Possible Successor

First Visit During New Trump Administration: Palestinian Authority (PA) intelligence chief Majed Faraj is expected to meet with CIA officials in Washington this week in his first...

April 23, 2025 | Major General (Ret.) Amir Eshel, Eyal Hulata

Tehran Is Exposed

A Unique Opportunity to Confront the Iranian Nuclear Threat

April 22, 2025 | Will Selber |

Afghan national pleads guilty over Islamic State-inspired terror plot in US

On April 17, Abdullah Haji Zada, an 18-year-old Afghan citizen and legal permanent resident of the US, pled guilty to conspiring to receive firearms intended for an election-day terrorist attack...

April 19, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Erdoğan Sets His Sights on Israel

If Trump wants to prevent another regional conflict, calling Turkey’s president a “friend” won’t cut it.

April 18, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

Yemeni Factions Hope to Exploit the Current Chaos in Houthi-Controlled Yemen

Amid daily U.S. airstrikes, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels appear increasingly vulnerable to their Yemeni rivals. Those rivals are reportedly planning a ground offensive whose goals include recapturing...

April 18, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

Yemeni forces planning ground offensive against the Houthis

Anti-Houthi “Yemeni militias are planning a ground offensive against the Houthis,” according to Yemeni and US officials cited by the Wall Street Journal. The plans follow over a month...

March 28, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Why Trump can’t beat the Houthis

Attacking proxies won’t wound Iran

March 14, 2025 | Orde Kittrie, Andrea Stricker, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Iran’s Nuclear Disarmament

The Only Deal That Protects U.S. and Allied Security

March 11, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iran cracks down on armed nationalist group

In a rare escalation, four Iranian men took up arms against the Islamic Republic’s security forces during a standoff the dissents broadcast live on Instagram on March 8. The footage captures...

March 5, 2025 | John Hardie |

What the suspension of US aid means for Ukrainian forces

On Monday, the Trump administration announced it was “pausing and reviewing” military aid for Ukraine following the contentious Oval Office meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr...

January 31, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: January 31, 2025

Today’s Issue: | IAF Strikes Hezbollah Targets in Beqaa Valley; IDF: Yesterday’s Hezbollah Surveillance Drone Violates Ceasefire Agreement | IDF Eliminates Gunmen Who Killed Soldier in Jenin; Soldiers...