Jordan’s Top Diplomat Walks the Tightrope in Tehran
Jordan's leadership faces a critical challenge: maintaining domestic stability while balancing its sovereignty and commitments to Western allies.
Ismail Haniyeh
Hamas Selects October 7 Terror Mastermind Yahya Sinwar as New Leader
Latest Developments The Iran-backed terrorist organization Hamas announced on August 6 that Yahya Sinwar — the Gaza-based leader who masterminded the October 7 Hamas onslaught on southern Israel —...
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Multiple Injuries in Northern Israel After Hezbollah Drone Attack
Latest Developments A Hezbollah drone barrage on Israel’s western Galilee region injured 19 Israelis near the city of Nahariya on August 6 as Israel and Hezbollah continued to exchange fire along...
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Russia Reportedly Delivers Air Defense, Radar Equipment to Iran
Latest Developments Citing two unnamed Iranian officials, The New York Times reported on August 6 that Russia has started to deliver radars and air defense equipment to Iran ahead of a possible war...
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Hamas taps Yahya Sinwar to replace slain leader Ismail Haniyeh
Hamas has appointed Yahya Sinwar, aka Abu Ibrahim, as the new politburo chief and overall leader of the terrorist organization. A terse statement issued by Hamas on August 6 announced Sinwar’s...
Op-eds
Iranian Cyber Warfare Targeting Israel Seeks to Exploit Fears of Military Attack
A malicious email sent to Israeli citizens on August 4 purporting to contain “citizen safety” guidelines drawn up by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has highlighted attempts...
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Head of Russian Security Council Arrives in Iran
Latest Developments The secretary of Russia’s Security Council arrived in Tehran on August 5 as fears of an Iranian strike on Israel continued to grow. Sergei Shoigu, a close ally of Russian President...
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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...
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Jordanian Foreign Minister Arrives in Tehran Amid Growing Fears of Iranian Attack on Israel
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi traveled to Iran on August 4 to discuss regional developments with his Iranian counterpart, Ali Bagheri Kani. Safadi is the first Jordanian...
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Israel SitRep: August 5, 2024
Today’s Issue: | IAF Eliminates Hamas Minister Who Played ‘Significant Role’ in Seizing Humanitarian Aid Entering Gaza | Kfir Infantry Brigade Completes Training Exercise on Northern Front | IDF...
Israel at War Situation Report
Mass arrests and conflicting narratives following the Haniyeh assassination
In response to the assassination of former Hamas Political Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, the Islamic Republic has arrested over 20 senior intelligence officers and military officials,...
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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...
Op-eds
Iran Counts on U.S. Weakness to Check Israeli Strength
The Biden administration has pressed the Jewish state for a cease-fire, so far without success.
Op-eds
Arab Media Reports Five Hamas Leaders Eliminated in Gaza Strike
Israel eliminated five leaders of the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas approximately a week and a half ago during an airstrike that destroyed a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, two Hamas...
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Hamas Backers Gather in Qatar for Ismail Haniyeh’s Funeral
Mourners gathered in Doha, Qatar, on August 2 to pay their respects to Hamas’s late political chief, Ismail Haniyeh. Haniyeh died in a presumed Israeli hit on his guesthouse in...
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Turkey Holds ‘Day of Mourning’ to Commemorate Assassinated Hamas Leader
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz summoned the deputy ambassador of Turkey for a severe reprimand on August 2, after the Turkish flag at the country’s embassy in Tel Aviv was...
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Enough is enough: NATO must suspend cooperation with Turkey
Under the brutally authoritarian rule of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, its diehard Islamist president, it has stood out as the alliance’s greatest liability.
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Malaysian Prime Minister Slams Facebook for Removing Post Praising Haniyeh
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim strongly criticized Meta Platforms — the parent company of Instagram and Facebook — after his Facebook post mourning the assassination...
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Haniyeh’s Death in Tehran Shows Iranian Role in Hamas’ Warfare
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh spent the final hours before his assassination in a Tehran safehouse that belongs to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)...
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Hints within Nasrallah’s speech about Hezbollah’s retaliation for Beirut strike
The Levant has been on unusually high alert since a Falaq-1 missile fired by Hezbollah struck a soccer field in the community of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, killing 12 Israeli children. Israel’s...