Explosively formed penetrator

January 14, 2025 | Edmund Fitton-Brown |

The role of Iraqi Shia militias as proxies in Iran’s Axis of Resistance

Iran’s 45-year trajectory from the Khomeini revolution to its current challenge to Israel, the West, and the Rules-Based International System (RBIS) led to developing and solidifying its “Axis...

August 26, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hamas, other terror groups turn to boobytraps and explosives to attack Israel

Hamas has reverted to this method as a way to fight the IDF without confronting the IDF using armed fighters.

November 21, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Troops in Gaza during ceasefire: Dangers, opportunities

The Iranians may use the ceasefire to increase attacks from Iran-backed Hezbollah and the Houthis, or from Iran-backed militias in Syria and Iraq.

November 16, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iranian-backed groups in Syria may use roadside bombs – report

According to an assessment in the pro-Iran Al-Mayadeen media, these attacks are not having the level of impact that Iran may have expected.

October 27, 2023 | Bill Roggio |

U.S. military strikes Iranian assets in Syria after weeks of militia attacks

The U.S. military attacked two weapons storage facilities in Syria that were used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and its militia proxies on Oct. 27. The U.S. strikes are in response...

October 24, 2023 | |

Israel Strikes Hezbollah Cells in Lebanon

Israeli aircraft struck a pair of Hezbollah cells in Lebanon on October 23, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. According to the IDF, Hezbollah fighters had been preparing to launch...

October 18, 2023 | Enia Krivine |

Israel’s War Against Hamas Will Take Time

A senior Israeli official reportedly said on Tuesday that the Jewish state has struck more than 5,000 targets in Gaza with the goal of eliminating Hamas, even if it takes “months or years.” The objective...

October 18, 2023 | Joe Truzman, Bill Roggio

Iran-backed Shia militias target 2 U.S. bases in Iraq

Iran-backed Shia militias have targeted two U.S. bases in Iraq as the war between Israel and Hamas escalates. The attacks took place as Hezbollah Brigades, a dangerous Iranian proxy, threatened U.S. forces...

October 17, 2023 | |

Israel Battles Terrorists on Two Fronts

Latest Developments Israel reported multiple hostile actions by Hezbollah on the Jewish state’s northern border on the morning of October 17. At the same time, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued...

October 15, 2023 | Joe Truzman, Bill Roggio

IDF seizes EFPs, RPGs, and other weapons from Hamas

The Israel Defense Forces seized a large cache of weapons, including what appears to be deadly armor piercing explosively formed projectiles, or EFPs, from Hamas during a recent raid in Gaza. The presence...

January 17, 2020 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Ending Iran’s Fictions

When the United States killed Qassim Soleimani at the Baghdad airport in the early hours of January 3, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was not the only target. With Soleimani...

January 26, 2018 | Romany Shaker

National Elections in Iraq Set for May

This week, the Iraqi parliament...

October 26, 2016 | Clifford D. May

The Battle of Mosul

Ayman al-Zawahiri was correct. Believed to be ensconced in the tribal lands of Pakistan, the leader of what’s sometimes called al Qaeda Central has dedicated his life to a ji...

October 24, 2013 | Clifford D. May |

Iran Through Saudi Eyes

The Saudis have a point. Those words do not flow easily from my pen. For more than three decades, the Arabian royals have spent billions of petro-dollars promoting Wahhabism, a poisonously anti-W...

November 16, 2012 | Bill Roggio, Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Iraq Frees Hezbollah Commander Who Helped Mold Shia Terror Groups

Iraq has freed Musa Ali Daduq, the senior Hezbollah commander who was tasked by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) to mold Shia terror groups into a Hezbollah-lik...

August 3, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Taliban Opens Office in Zahedan, Iran

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Iranian government is expanding its t...

January 31, 2012 | Michael Ledeen Faster, Please! |

When Did the War Start? Or Did It?

Almost everything you read about the “increasing tension” between Iran and the United States revolves around the rhetorical question, “will there be a war?” Whether it&rsq...

January 21, 2011 | Thomas Joscelyn Weekly Standard

Tony Blair on Iran and Al Qaeda

 For the second time in less than a year, former British prime minister Tony Blair testified before the Iraq Inquiry today. The Inquiry is investigating the circumstances that led up to the...

November 1, 2010 | Reuel Marc Gerecht Weekly Standard |

WikiLeaks, Iran, and Obama

The latest dump of classified WikiLeaks documents shows a few important facts: (1) The United States military unavoidably classifies a mountain of documents because of the easy loquacity of moder...

October 28, 2010 | |

WikiLeaks And The Myth of A “Lebanonized” Hezbollah

The classified military documents obtained by WikiLeaks, which disclose Hezbollah’s role in Iraq under the direct command of the Iranian regime, may not be particularly surprising or even g...