Iran’s rulers are true believers
That’s why they’re so difficult to deter or constrain
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Syria reports neutralizing Hezbollah plot to assassinate senior officials
On May 5, the Syrian Ministry of Interior and the General Intelligence Directorate announced that security forces thwarted a major terrorist attack aiming to destabilize the country. In a series...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-Present)
Armed conflict between the United States and Iran did not begin in 2026, but instead has deep roots that extend back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution. For nearly five decades, the clerical regime in Tehran...
Insights
Mostly quiet on the Gazan front
Kinetic operations have wound down, but the cognitive war continues
Op-eds
West Bank: Palestinian Islamic Jihad continues to show signs of increased activity
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in the West Bank published a statement on December 1, outlining the group’s activities against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in recent weeks. The statement follows continued...
Op-eds
Israel Dismantles Large Hamas Network in Hebron
Hamas Network in Hebron: Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence agency said on June 29 that it had dismantled in the West Bank city of Hebron a large Hamas network that was planning attacks...
Flash Briefs
Make Iran Free Again
Once jailed by Iran’s regime, a former political prisoner now sounds an urgent warning to U.S. and Israeli leaders: a ceasefire that leaves the regime standing will only bring more terror, nuclear threats, and bloodshed. This is the historic moment to act, and the world cannot afford to miss it.
Op-eds
Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-Present)
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the clerical regime in Tehran and its proxies have committed a range of attacks against Americans. This memorandum provides select documentation of these assaults. While...
Insights
Recent arrests of Islamic State sympathizers highlight persistent threats to US
In the early morning hours of January 1, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Army veteran from Houston, drove his rented truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing...
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: March 7, 2025
Today’s Issue: | New IDF Chief of Staff Approves Plans to Resume Fighting in Gaza | Surprise Drill by New IDF Chief of Staff: ‘You’re Under Attack by Hamas’ | IDF West Bank Counterterrorism Operations...
Israel at War Situation Report
Palestinian terrorist groups react to Israel’s latest West Bank operation
The Security Cabinet of Israel directed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the Shin Bet intelligence agency, and the Israel Border Police to conduct an operation aimed at “bolstering security” in the...
Op-eds
West Bank terrorism persists, IDF launches operation in Jenin
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), along with the Shin Bet intelligence agency and the Israel Border Police, launched “Operation Iron Wall” against Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Al Aqsa...
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: January 13, 2025
Today’s Issue: | IAF Strikes Hezbollah Targets After Ceasefire Monitoring Committee Is Informed of Threats, Which ‘Are Not Addressed’ | IDF Has Eliminated At Least 165 Terrorists in West Bank Operations...
Israel at War Situation Report
IDF faces growing threat from IEDs in northern Gaza
Seven Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers have been killed in two recent incidents in northern Gaza, illustrating the continued challenges Israeli troops face from terrorist cells and improvised explosive...
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: January 6, 2025
Today’s Issue: | IDF Troops Withdraw From Parts of Southern Lebanon | Three Killed, Eight Wounded in West Bank Terrorist Attack | Israeli Finance Ministry Offers Incentives to Northern Residents to Return...
Israel at War Situation Report
An Afghanistan war veteran and an active duty servicemember conduct separate domestic attacks on New Year’s Day
On January 1, 2025, two US citizens conducted separate attacks in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Las Vegas, Nevada. Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured after a terrorist who had declared membership...
Op-eds
Removing Hamas from central Gaza is the key to removing its leverage
Despite IDF operating in Gaza for more than a year, Hamas believes it is winning the war with its control of central Gaza.
Op-eds
Three Israeli soldiers killed by an IED in northern Gaza
Three Israeli soldiers were killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Beit Hanoun, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on December 23. The deaths come as the IDF continues operations in northern...
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: December 20, 2024
Today’s Issue: | Israeli Security Forces Conduct Overnight West Bank Counterterror Operations, Seize Guns, Ammunition, Illegal Vehicles; Arrest Four | Israeli Government Directs IDF to Strengthen PA...