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The U.S. military can clear mines but not minds

Though Tehran’s capabilities are being degraded, its theology persists

Christianity Is the Vanguard of Western Civilization—and America Must Protect It Abroad

On Easter Sunday, the White House issued a press release stating that under President Donald Trump’s leadership, “the U.S. is once again a beacon of religious liberty — honoring the biblical...

Hezbollah at War: What Comes Next for Lebanon and the Region

How Trump Miscalculated in Iran

He followed his Venezuela model, not accounting for the ideological character of the regime in Tehran.

Islamist Turkey: A Base for Muslim Brotherhood Jihadism

Why we have a TSA and a DHS

And the jihadis that make them necessary

Israel kills Al Manar employee Ali Shuaib, says he was a Hezbollah military operative

On the morning of Saturday, March 28, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted a press-marked vehicle on the Jezzine-Kfarhouna road in south Lebanon. The strike killed Ali Shuaib, an employee of the...

Contra Pope Leo, Catholic Just War Doctrine Supports Iran Strikes

Over the weekend, Pope Leo XIV celebrated Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican by condemning those who “wage war” and insisting that God unequivocally rejects war and the prayers of those who...

Will Trump Finish the Job in Iran?

The Islamic Republic has been severely degraded, but it will continue to pose a threat to the Gulf.

Naim Qassem says Hezbollah will continue fighting Israel, frames war as defense of Lebanon

On March 13, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem gave his second speech since the renewal of Hezbollah’s war with Israel on March 2. The speech marked the anniversary of Qods Day, an event...

Oman Is Under Fire From an Iranian Regime It Sought To Befriend

Even as his country was under threat from Iran, Oman’s ruler congratulated the Islamic Republic’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, on his appointment, expressing his “best wishes for success...

International Union of Muslim Scholars criticizes Iranian strikes on Arab states but says Israel is main threat to region

A senior leader in the Qatar-based International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) has condemned Iran’s recent strikes on several Middle Eastern countries while simultaneously urging Muslims to unite against...

Sudan’s Armed Forces Arrest Commander Aligned With Muslim Brotherhood Over Support for Iran

Sudan has arrested the commander of an armed Islamist group for pledging to fight on behalf of Iran’s clerical regime. Sudanese Islamist leader Al-Naji Abdullah appeared in military uniform on March...

Oman’s Flipflopping on Iran Will Leave It Isolated in the Gulf

Even being targeted by Iranian drone strikes is not enough to stop Oman from hedgingand even trying to accommodate Tehran. While other Gulf states issued severe condemnations of attacks on their...

Putin Demands Believers in Ukraine Pray His Way

astor Vladimir Ryitkov was leading Sunday mass in Russian-occupied Luhansk, Ukraine when Russian military and police officers burst into his small Baptist church. Armed with assault rifles, “they brusquely...

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Houthis But Were Afraid to Ask

Naim Qassem delivers defiant speech to mark anniversary of Mahdi Schools

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem delivered a speech on February 3 that marked the 33rd anniversary of the establishment of Hezbollah’s Mahdi School System, which, according to Qassem,...

Why Saudi Arabia is turning back to Islamism – and against Israel

Economic strain and domestic pressure are pushing Riyadh toward a regional realignment. Washington ought to pay attention

Hezbollah: We will not remain neutral if Islamic Republic endangered

Hezbollah is arguably the Islamic Republic of Iran’s primary and central extension, having described itself as such in the 1985 Open Letter, the group’s founding and constitutional document. As...

Washington’s Human Rights Sanctions Against Tehran Won’t Halt Regime Brutality

The Trump administration issued its first round of Iran-related human rights sanctions on January 15, almost three weeks after Iranians took to the streets in the largest protests in the Islamic Republic’s...