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...
Ismail Haniyeh
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...
Flash Briefs
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...
Flash Briefs
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...
Flash Briefs
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.
Op-eds
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...
Flash Briefs
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)...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: August 2, 2024
Today’s Issue: | With War Apparently Imminent, Israel Holds Discussions with Allies, Hezbollah Evacuates Command Posts | Alma: 2,560 Attacks on Northern Israel Since the War Began, 48.4 Percent Against...
Israel at War Situation Report
Bomb That Killed Hamas Leader Reportedly Smuggled Into Guesthouse Months Ago
Latest Developments A hidden explosive device smuggled into his Tehran guesthouse months ago killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, The New York Times revealed on August 1. Unnamed sources told...
Flash Briefs
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: August
Welcome back to the Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy...
Policy Tracker
Amid Rift With Erdogan, Turkish Parliament Extends New Invitation to PA Leader Mahmoud Abbas
Days after Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas sparked the ire of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by turning down an invitation to address the Turkish parliament,...
Flash Briefs
Israel Confirms Hamas Terror Commander Muhammad Deif was Killed on July 13
Latest Developments After two weeks of speculation about his fate, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on August 1 that Hamas military commander Muhammad Deif was eliminated in an airstrike. The...
Flash Briefs
Hezbollah fires rocket barrages at northern Israel
Hezbollah targeted northern Israel with barrages of rockets as Iran vowed revenge against Israel for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Hezbollah also promised to increase attacks after Israel...
Op-eds
Israel confirms Hamas commander Muhammed Deif killed in airstrike
The Israeli Security Agency (ISA) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on August 1 that a July 13 airstrike had successfully killed Hamas’ military commander, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim...
Op-eds
Will America Help, or Hinder, Israel’s Efforts To Contain Iran?
Jerusalem and Tehran are likely headed into a sharp escalation after a strike on Tehran killed senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday...
Op-eds
U.S. Military Strikes Iran-Backed Militias in Iraq
Latest Developments U.S. forces conducted a self-defense airstrike against Iran-backed terrorists in Iraq on July 30, according to U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to The Washington...
Flash Briefs
After Eliminating Ismail Haniyeh, Israel’s Hunt for Hamas Leaders Continues
The strike in Tehran on July 31 that killed Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’s seniormost political leader, brings to four the number of Hamas’s top leaders eliminated since the October...
Flash Briefs
Iran Leads Chorus of Condemnation of Hamas Leader Haniyeh’s Killing
Iran’s leaders reacted with fury following a presumed Israeli missile strike on Tehran that eliminated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the early hours of July 31. Ayatollah Ali...