Iranian Lawmaker Admits Tehran Sent Missiles to Russia
A member of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee acknowledged on September 8 that Iran had transferred ballistic missiles to Russia for use in...
Europe
Maersk Reports Houthi Attacks Cause 66 Percent Drop in Suez Canal Traffic
Danish shipping giant A.P Moller-Maersk (Maersk) announced on September 5 that traffic through the Suez Canal has decreased 66 percent since companies began diverting ships away...
Flash Briefs
Polio vaccination campaign gives lie to claims of Israeli ‘genocide’
It’s hard to think of another state, particularly one enveloped in a war of survival, which would go to such lengths to protect children in the combat zone from a devastating illness.
Op-eds
FDD Identifies 19 Websites as Part of an Iranian Global Influence Operation
FDD researchers have uncovered the Iranian role in creating a network of at least 19 websites that present themselves as independent sources of opinion and analysis for audiences across the globe. Other...
Policy Briefs
Iran’s president backs Palestinians amid spats with UK, Australia
Iranian state media characterized this as support for more “resistance.”
Op-eds
Hamas is demanding the Philadelphi Corridor for a reason
It stands to reason that the control of the border was a key ingredient in Hamas’ strength and this is why it wants it back.
Op-eds
Red Sea Environmental Crisis Brewing After Houthi Attack
A Greek-flagged oil tanker remains ablaze in the Red Sea days after coming under attack by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the European Union (EU) Red Sea naval mission said on August...
Flash Briefs
Iran Is Shockingly Close to Nuclear Breakout Potential; The World Must Act
The UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will soon issue new reporting on Iran’s nuclear program from a summer of inspections at Tehran’s nuclear sites. The new data...
Op-eds
Iran Reportedly Will Send Hundreds of Ballistic Missiles to Russia
Iran will imminently deliver hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia for its war against Ukraine, Reuters reported on August 9, citing two European intelligence sources. Dozens...
Flash Briefs
First B-52H Bomber Deployment to Romania With Cross-Theater Operations in CENTCOM
The United States operated two B-52H Stratofortress long-range strategic bombers from Romania for the first time on July 21 and, in another first, forward deployed one of the B-52H aircraft just days later...
Policy Briefs
An open call to murder Jews in a Belgian magazine
The pain caused by contemporary antisemitism is partly rooted in the fact that we can’t ignore it.
Op-eds
G7 Ambassadors Skip Nagasaki Memorial Over Israel Snub
The U.S., UK, German, and Italian ambassadors to Japan will skip Nagasaki’s annual August 9 commemoration of the 1945 atomic bombing due to the city’s exclusion of Israel from...
Flash Briefs
How Qatar buys powerful friends in Washington
The case of Bob Menendez and others like him
Op-eds
Iranian Cyber Warfare Targeting Israel Seeks to Exploit Fears of Military Attack
A malicious email sent to Israeli citizens on August 4 purporting to contain “citizen safety” guidelines drawn up by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has highlighted attempts...
Flash Briefs
Khamenei’s marching orders for Iran’s new president: Continue Raisi’s legacy
Masoud Pezeshkian became the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran on July 28 after Ali Khamenei, the regime’s supreme leader, endorsed the result of the election. Pezeshkian’s...
Op-eds
Europe’s Israel betrayal is a disaster for Ukraine
After the October 7 massacre, the European Union was quick to condemn the “indiscriminate attacks”, assure Israel of “solidarity” and endorse its right to defend itself...
Op-eds
Turkey’s President Threatens Military Action Against Israel
Latest Developments Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened military action against Israel on July 28, a day after 12 children in the Golan Heights town of Majdal Shams were killed by a rocket...
Flash Briefs
Worrying signals on the Middle East from Britain’s new Labour government
When it comes to Keir Starmer, there is no doubting his personal detestation of antisemitism and his determination to root it out of his party. Still, recent foreign-policy decisions sound alarms.
Op-eds
Iran reestablishes its presence in the Caucuses with Armenian arms deal
Iran and Armenia recently signed a $500 million arms deal, Iran International reported on July 24. The deal includes various military equipment Tehran will supply to Yerevan, including Shahed...
Op-eds
America held hostage
Rewarding thugs is not an adequate policy response