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October 28, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

How many air defense systems does Iran have?

Iran has seemingly focused on gaining a large quantity of defense systems - but it is unclear if any are actually effective.

September 25, 2024 | Shannon Walsh, Enia Krivine

Washington warns Israel against ground invasion into Lebanon

Despite dire warnings about its actions during the war, Israel has repeatedly demonstrated that Washington’s fears are unsubstantiated.

September 5, 2024 | David Albright, Andrea Stricker

Analysis of the IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report – August 2024

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on August 29, 2024, released its latest assessment on Iran’s compliance with Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) safeguards. Below is key new...

August 5, 2024 | |

Blinken Warns of Imminent Attack on Israel

Latest Developments U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on August 4 that Iran and its Lebanese terrorist proxy Hezbollah could attack Israel within 24-48 hours, Axios reported. Blinken was speaking...

August 4, 2024 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

The Islamic Republic prepares to avenge Ismail Haniyeh

“Bloodlust” is a term cascading across the Iranian media space this week: “Bloodlust is commanded,” declared Jam-e Jam newspaper, connected to Iran’s state-sanctioned...

May 7, 2024 | |

IAEA Chief’s Visit to Iran Fails to Sway Tehran on Nuclear Cooperation

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) returned from a two-day visit to Iran on May 7 without reaching an agreement on Tehran’s nuclear activities....

May 1, 2024 | |

IAEA Director General May Attend Iran Nuclear Technology Conference

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Mohammed Eslami, claimed on May 1 that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi will attend...

April 24, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Khamenei’s war aims

Iran’s ruler intends to establish an empire and exterminate Israelis

April 24, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: April 24, 2024

Today’s Issue: Israeli Air Force Strikes More Than 50 Gaza Military Targets in Past Day | IAF Hits Launcher in Lebanon Used to Fire Projectiles at Israel | IDF Kills Two Hezbollah Operatives in Targeted...

April 23, 2024 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Pressure mounting on U.S. with troops under attack in Syria and Iraq, plus blasts on PMF base

Violent explosions rocked the Kalsu base in Iraq on April 19 , resulting in at least one fatality and eight wounded, but it remains unclear who exactly is responsible as U.S. Forces and Israel...

April 20, 2024 | Mark Dubowitz |

Israel’s secret weapon

Mark Dubowitz reveals how the Jewish State's shock strike took out Iran's air defenses - and did what Biden never could… scare Tehran's mullahs into silence

April 20, 2024 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Iran’s Nuclear Calculus Has Now Become More Dangerous

Supreme Leader Khamenei must wonder if the Islamic Republic’s situation would be better if it had already tested a nuclear weapon. The West shouldn’t underestimate the ailing ayatollah’s need for a glorious legacy.

April 19, 2024 | |

Iran Threatened to Reevaluate Nonproliferation Obligations if Israel Attacked Atomic Facilities

A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened on April 18 to reevaluate Iran’s commitment not to develop atomic weapons if Israel attacked...

April 19, 2024 | |

Israel Carried Out Strikes in Iran, U.S. Officials Say

Israel carried out strikes inside Iran U.S. officials told CNN on April 19, reportedly using warplanes with long-range missiles to strike at an Iranian military airbase near Isfahan....

April 19, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel prepares for potential escalation at its northern border amid Iran tensions

Israel’s 91st division, which is responsible for securing the northern border with Lebanon, carried out a large-scale exercise focused on various scenarios that could develop into a future war. The drill...

November 30, 2023 | Bradley Bowman, Ryan Brobst

Deploy the Precision Strike Missile to the Middle East

The US Army is about to get its hands on a brand new long-range strike capability. In this op-ed, two FDD analysts have ideas about where it's desperately needed.

November 20, 2023 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, Andrea Stricker

Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report — November 2023

For the second time in two years, America finds itself providing military support to a friend in the wake of aggression. Within days of Hamas’ attack on Israel, American munitions began flowing to the...

June 6, 2023 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, Andrea Stricker

Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report – May 2023

This report summarizes and assesses information in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) quarterly report for May 31, 2023, Verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic...

March 3, 2023 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, Andrea Stricker

Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report – February 2023

Excerpt Background This report summarizes and assesses information in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) quarterly report for February 28, 2023, Verification and monitoring in the Islamic...

February 14, 2023 | Tony Badran |

America’s military exercise with Israel betrays its true plans

What are we to make of Juniper Oak, the latest and largest-ever joint military exercise held by the US and Israeli militaries in late January, as part of the longstanding Juniper series? Based on the...