Hezbollah

Israel and Syria’s Shared Fight Against Hezbollah

Washington should help the two estranged neighbors cooperate against a common enemy.

Tick-tock, Tehran — the regime’s escape routes are closing fast

The clock is ticking in Washington and Tehran. With midterm elections approaching, pressure is building on President Donald Trump — from the left and the isolationist right — to wind down...

Think we’re losing the war in Iran? Consider where things really stand

From nuclear setbacks to proxy collapse, the Islamic Republic faces its most severe strategic crisis in 47 years

Houthis portray steadfast support for Iran, reportedly consider Red Sea toll

After mostly sitting out the campaign that was launched by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, Houthi leader Abdulmalik al Houthi reiterated the Yemeni terrorist group’s...

America’s Ambassador to Turkey Is Undermining U.S. Interests

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack raised eyebrows last weekend at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum when he stated, “Turkey is not a country to be messed with,” –– a remark intended to blame Israel...

Syria thwarts Hezbollah plot, vows at UN to fight terrorist groups

The Syrian Interior Ministry and General Intelligence Service thwarted a plot by a Hezbollah cell, Syrian state media reported on April 19. Four days later, Syria’s permanent representative...

Iran’s economic damage from Operation Epic Fury

All quiet on the Lebanese front? 

Hezbollah is not just Israel’s enemy

When Aoun Meets Netanyahu

Lebanese President Michel Aoun is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in the coming weeks, according to President Trump, who said he would invite both leaders....

Iran’s Support for Russia and Lessons Learned from Ukraine

Syria’s Crackdown on Hezbollah Opens a Door to Cooperation With Israel

Syria has long functioned as Hezbollah’s strategic depth — a corridor for the group’s weapons and a launchpad for attacks against Israel, with Hezbollah embedding networks there during the rule of...

Ceasefire with Tehran doesn’t end the regime’s war on Iranians

A state with public backing does not flood its cities with checkpoints, expand executions and shut down the internet.

From Budapest to Beirut to Tehran

Perspectives from Across the Pond

The road to the second Lebanon ceasefire

At midnight local time on April 17, a second ceasefire in as many years went into effect between Israel and Lebanon. Brokered, or to some degree imposed, by the United States, this cessation of hostilities...

What Victory Looks Like When Your Foe Won’t Surrender

The U.S. can win without Iran acknowledging it lost

How the Iran war is helping Lebanon and Israel tiptoe toward peace

One of the paradoxes of war is that it can jolt peacemakers into action when conventional diplomacy fails. That’s what appears to be underway right now between Israel and Lebanon.As a direct result...

Trump Announces 10-Day Ceasefire in Lebanon

Trump Announces Ceasefire: Following conversations with both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump announced on April...

How Sudan Became a Killing Field

On the third anniversary of Sudan’s war, the bloody fight is turning into the scene for proxy fights between the likes of Iran, Russia, and other global bad actors.

Crude new world: Oil markets will never be the same – regardless of how the war in Iran ends

Preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is a worthy goal in and of itself. But President Trump’s campaign against the Iranian regime carries far broader implications — many of them...

In the Iran War, the US Needs Strategic Patience

An emboldened and more capable Iran is a far worse prospect for US interests than a few weeks of higher gas prices.