Central Intelligence Agency

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...

January 22, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Mark Dubowitz

How Trump Can Counter Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

If hard-line diplomacy doesn’t work, he’ll likely need to let Israel bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities.

January 12, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht

How the Left Views Langley

REVIEW: 'The CIA: An Imperial History’ by Hugh Wilford

December 23, 2024 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Khamenei’s Brilliant Failure

His strategy against Israel and the United States was working—until Hamas attacked Israel.

December 20, 2024 | Lewis Libby, Nick Danby

Don’t Fall for the New Syrian Regime’s Claims of Moderation

HTS’s membership rolls and track record do not inspire confidence that the group will lead to a free, inclusive, and prosperous Syria.

December 18, 2024 | Max Lesser, Mason Krusch, Ari Ben Am

America Resilient in the Face of Aggressive Foreign Malign Influence Targeting the 2024 U.S. Elections

December 2, 2024 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Hamas is not invincible

Palestine solidarity could shatter

November 21, 2024 | Ari Ben Am |

How to Prevent Classified U.S. Intelligence from Ending up on Social Media

Once again, highly classified U.S. intelligence reports are circulating on social media. Last month, Telegram’s pro-Iran propaganda channel Middle East Spectator published two classified...

November 10, 2024 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Why Iran May Dash for the Bomb

Regime voices are pushing for it, and panic over Trump may offer a new impetus for action.

October 28, 2024 | |

Egypt Proposes Two-Day Gaza Ceasefire Deal

Egypt proposed a two-day Gaza ceasefire on October 27 that would see Hamas free four hostages in exchange for some Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails...

October 25, 2024 | |

Israeli Delegation Will Travel to Qatar for Renewed Talks on Hostages Held by Hamas

A new round of negotiations for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas is set to take place in Qatar on October 27. Mossad director David Barnea was in Egypt this week to...

October 23, 2024 | Gary Schmitt, Reuel Marc Gerecht

Losing Georgia to Putin

The West sits idly by as the ruling party pushes the republic closer to Russia and Vladimir Putin.