Ismail Haniyeh

Iran’s Nuclear Disarmament

The Only Deal That Protects U.S. and Allied Security

Embracing Iran, South Africa’s ANC Claims ‘We Can’t Hide Our Friends’

South Africa’s ruling party is trying to have its biltong and eat it too. African National Congress (ANC) leaders have indicated a desire to repair relations with the United States but continue cozying...

Bridging the Gap

Turkey Between East and West

Turkey Marginalized? How Trump’s Middle East Strategy is Rewriting Alliances

Nearly a month into Donald Trump’s second term as U.S. President, we are beginning to see the contours of his foreign policy in the Middle East. Having campaigned on a promise to prioritize American...

Unpacking Iran’s counterintelligence apparatus

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently issued “seeking information” posters for two operatives of the Islamic Republic’s intelligence services implicated in the 2007 abduction...

With Qatar, the Biden Administration Left Cards on the Table. Trump Should Play Them.

No Qataris were visible in the chilling footage of the October 7, 2023, Hamas atrocities that President Trump saw this week for the first time. But figuratively, they were right there. Qatar is not...

Cracks in the Core? The Meaning Behind Iran’s Assassinations

As Iran’s economic, regional, and domestic standing deteriorates, senior and junior officials alike will begin to realize that the regime cannot ensure their safety.

Attempted Bombing Attack on South African Jewish Community Center Remains Unsolved

The bomb in Cape Town may have failed to detonate on December 5, but it has sparked an independent investigation. South African Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein announced in mid-January that an independent...

‘Determined and Forceful Action’: IDF Renews Strikes on Houthi Terrorist Targets in Yemen

Fresh Israeli Strikes in Yemen as Houthi Threat Persists: The Israeli Air Force carried out new strikes against Houthi rebel “military targets” in Yemen on January 10 after...

The Shadow War

A review of Yonah Jeremy Bob and Ilan Evyatar, “Target Tehran: How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination—and Secret Diplomacy—to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East” (Simon & Schuster, 2023).

‘Whatever Distance is Necessary’: IDF Strikes Sana’a International Airport in Retaliation for Houthi Attacks 

Israeli Air Force Strikes Houthi Targets, Including Sana’a International Airport: Israeli warplanes struck Houthi “terrorist targets” in Yemen on December 26, the fourth...

‘As With Haniyeh, So Too the Houthis’: Israel Vows to Decapitate Iran-Backed Terrorist Group

Latest Developments Israel’s Defense Minister Claims Hamas Chief’s Assassination: In the first public acknowledgment of Israeli responsibility, Defense Minister Israel Katz on December 23 said...

Is Syria’s Julani part of a rising generation of younger Middle East leaders?

If Julani is to remain in power for the coming years, he could play a transformative role in Syria and the Middle East.

Turkey Shouldn’t Celebrate a Donald Trump Victory Just Yet

The Trump Administration Should Make Strong Demands of Turkey: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan feels he has reason to be optimistic about the outcome of the U.S. elections. Like many,...

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...

Qatar Will Reportedly Oust Hamas After Months of Failed Gaza Hostage Talks

Hamas Leadership Regroups in Qatar Following Sinwar’s Death

A five-person ruling committee in Qatar will temporarily run Hamas in the wake of the killing of the terror group’s chief Yahya Sinwar in an Israel Defense Forces operation last...

Iran is Gaining Ground in Jordan

A Jordanian population sympathetic to Iran’s ambitions, coupled with the country’s long border with Israel, could turn Jordan into a potential launching pad for attacks against Israel.

Turkish University Celebrates Hamas, October 7

A university in Istanbul convened an international conference last week where terrorist leaders, government officials, and academics praised Hamas’s October 7, 2023, massacre and called for the destruction...

The ‘How’ over the ‘What:’ Israel’s dilemma beyond target selection in Iran

Israel’s war cabinet has reportedly agreed on what Iranian targets to strike in response to Iran’s October 1 missile attack. So, the question now is what method Israel will employ to carry...