Hamas Backer Qatar Joins U.S. Visa Waiver Program
The U.S. State Department and Department of Homeland Security admitted Qatar to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program on September 24, allowing the emirate’s 330,000 citizens to travel...
Ismail Haniyeh
Tehran’s damage control tactics amidst Hezbollah’s setbacks
In light of the significant losses suffered by Hezbollah and the escalating concerns in Tehran regarding a potentially unpredictable Israeli attack, the regime’s current strategy appears to be one of...
Op-eds
Iran Is Waiting for a President Harris
The mullahs haven’t avenged Haniyeh’s killing because they’re playing a longer—nuclear—game.
Op-eds
IRGC Orders Members to Stop Using All Communications Devices
Citing two Iranian security officials, Reuters reported on September 23 that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has banned the use of all communications devices following...
Flash Briefs
Iran ‘takes the win’ in the Middle East
If anybody has learned how to “take the win” in the Middle East since Oct. 7, it has been Iran. More than a month has passed since Iranian officials promised “bloodlust”...
Op-eds
Israeli Businessman Indicted in Iranian-Orchestrated Assassination Plot Appears in Court
An Israeli businessman accused of participating in an Iranian plot to assassinate top Israeli leaders appeared in court in the city of Beersheba on September 19. A joint statement...
Flash Briefs
Hamas, Houthis Open Offices in Iraq
Hamas and the Houthi rebels in Yemen — both Iran-backed terror groups — quietly established political offices in Iraq over the summer, The New York Times revealed on September...
Flash Briefs
How Israel Lost a Battle to Al Jazeera — and How It Must Do Better Next Time
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Op-eds
Iranian Minister Urges Anti-Western BRICS Bloc to Create ‘Security Structure’
The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, called for the BRICS bloc of states (named after original founders Brazil, Russia, India, China,...
Flash Briefs
Hamas Chief Sinwar Pens Letter of Gratitude to Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah
Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar personally thanked Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah for his solidarity in the war against Israel in a rare letter that the Iran-backed Lebanese...
Flash Briefs
Letter From Hamas Brigade Commander Sheds Light on Terror Group’s Demoralization
A letter penned by a Hamas commander made public by Israel on September 11 demonstrates that the Palestinian terrorist group has been on the ropes for months. The letter, from...
Flash Briefs
Qatar Must Extradite a Hamas Terrorist
Excerpt Following the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in late July, Hamas’s de facto foreign minister Khaled Meshal was the presumed frontrunner in the contest for...
Op-eds
ICC Prosecutor Defends Seeking Arrest Warrants for Israeli Leaders
The International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan defended his decision to file a request for the court to issue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders alongside leaders...
Flash Briefs
10 Things Washington Should Do to Hold Hamas Accountable
U.S. citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was executed by Hamas in late August after being taken hostage from an Israeli music festival and held in Gaza for more than 300 days. In response, a bipartisan roster...
Insights
Justice Department Unseals Terrorism Charges Against Hamas Leaders
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed terrorism, murder conspiracy, and sanctions evasion charges against six Hamas leaders on September 3 in connection with the Iran-backed...
Flash Briefs
Bringing Hamas to justice: Why US charges are an important step
In a groundbreaking move, the US Department of Justice has unsealed terrorism charges against top Hamas officials. How will this impact Hamas' operations and international standing?
Op-eds
Responding forcefully to the Axis of Resistance
Iran has defined itself in opposition to Israel, the United States, and the wider West since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Over the course of half a century of complex regional and global events, the clerical...
Op-eds
Israel’s stark dilemmas after hostage deaths
The murder of the hostages could lead to tough discussions about Israel’s current tactics in Gaza and whether the endless ceasefire talks are having an effect.
Op-eds
Russia slams Israel in attempts to gain power and influence in Middle East
Russia is seeking to bring Turkey and the Syrian regime together, while also working closely with Iran.
Op-eds
Hezbollah’s Beirut Airport Powder Keg
Lebanon could be setting itself up for a repeat of the disastrous 2020 Beirut explosion.