Turkey must earn Trump’s reconciliation
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan feels he has reason to be optimistic. He was bracing for the election of Vice President Kamala Harris. In his estimation, that would have been...
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Multiple U.S. Personnel Wounded in Rocket Attack on Coalition Base in Iraq
Five U.S. service members and two U.S. contractors were injured in a rocket attack by Iran-backed terrorists in Iraq on August 5, according to U.S. defense officials who briefed...
Flash Briefs
Hamas Rejects Proposed Israeli Changes to Ceasefire Deal
Latest Developments Hamas rejected a reported Israeli proposal on July 26 to screen Palestinians who return to the northern half of the Gaza Strip in the event of an agreed ceasefire, accusing Israel...
Flash Briefs
IDF Discovers Command Room and Weapons in UNRWA Gaza Headquarters
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed on July 12 that Israeli commandos discovered a Hamas command room and weapons at the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works...
Flash Briefs
Rafah through the eyes of int’l journalists
The trip by journalists is important because it provides the first reactions among correspondents to Israel’s operations in this area of southern Gaza.
Op-eds
Study Finds Food Aid to Gaza Exceeds International Standards
Results from a scientific study published on June 2 indicate that food shipments to Gaza are enough to feed the enclave’s entire population of approximately 2.4 million. The study,...
Flash Briefs
White House Denies Withholding Intelligence on Hamas From Israel
The White House on May 13 denied reports that it is withholding sensitive intelligence from Israel that could help the Jewish state prosecute its war against Hamas. Citing four unnamed...
Flash Briefs
White House Defends $10 Billion Sanctions Waiver to Iran Following Attack
The White House on April 15 defended Iran sanctions waivers it last extended in March, giving Iran access to $10 billion in funds. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby...
Flash Briefs
U.S. Presidential Elections Loom Over the Iranian Rial
Tehran’s inflation troubles present a critical vulnerability for the clerical regime.
Op-eds
Murder in the Gulag
Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putin’s only serious rival, has been eliminated
Op-eds
The US Should Not Tie Israel-Saudi Normalization to a Palestinian State
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters this week that Saudi Arabia still has a “clear interest” in normalizing relations with Israel, but that moving forward would require a “practical...
Op-eds
U.S. destroyer shoots down Iranian-built drone over the Red Sea
The USS Carney, a U.S. warship that has been at the center of several engagements with the Houthis, has shot down an Iranian-built drone over the Red Sea on Nov. 29. While Iran’s proxies in...
Op-eds
U.S. military kills Hezbollah Brigades fighter in strike in Iraq
The U.S. military killed a fighter from the Iranian-backed Hezbollah Brigades in an airstrike in western Iraq on Nov. 21. The Hezbollah Brigades fighter had previously attacked U.S. troops at the Ain al-Asad...
Op-eds
U.S. military strikes Iranian facilities in Syria
The U.S. military launched its third round of airstrikes against Iranian targets in Syria in response to repeated attacks by Iran-backed militias against U.S. forces fighting against the Islamic State...
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: Nov. 13, 2023
Hezbollah Attacks from Lebanon Wound at Least 14 Israelis: On November 12, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for firing anti-tank guided missiles toward Dovev, a moshav near Israel’s northern border,...
Israel at War Situation Report
U.S. launches second strike on Iranian assets in Syria
The U.S. military launched its second airstrike in Syria in an attempt to pressure Iran to halt its militia proxies’ attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria. The Iran-backed militias have attacks U.S....
Op-eds
Small steps to a Saudi-Israel ‘mega-deal’
But Washington shouldn’t pursue comprehensive Middle East peace at the expense of localized wins
Op-eds
The New Middle East? An Israeli official goes to Riyadh while a Saudi official visits Ramallah
Here’s why things are changing so fast in Arab-Israeli relations
Op-eds
Lebanese Judge Indicts Hezbollah Members for UN Peacekeeper’s Death
A military investigative judge in Lebanon indicted five alleged members of Hezbollah last Thursday for killing an Irish peacekeeper in December. If the men’s affiliations are confirmed, they would be...
Policy Briefs
Washington Needs to Fight Russia’s Information War Using This Tactic
The US should turn Moscow’s 'reflexive control' tactic against the Kremlin: Instead of selling the American Dream, Washington should show Russians 'the Russian dream.'