Israel

September 4, 2026 | Justin Leopold-Cohen, Cameron McMillan

Eyeing Russia and Iran, Berlin and Jerusalem Share Naval Capabilities

Amid acts of Russian sabotage throughout Europe, NATO announced Wednesday that Germany completed a test launch of an Israeli-made ballistic missile in the North Atlantic. The test followed Tuesday’s...

September 4, 2026 | Simone Rodan-Benzaquen |

Advice to Europe: “America hasn’t won, but Iran may be losing.”

*This article was originally published in French In Europe, and especially in France, the verdict seems to be in. The United States, we are told, has pursued a strategy toward Iran that is as brutal...

September 3, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

IDF captures Hamas security chief, reports 29 Gaza ceasefire violations Aug. 19–Sept. 3

Israeli special operations forces captured Moein Muhammad al Arabeed, a senior Hamas security official, during a September 1 raid in the Katiba area of western Gaza City. Meanwhile, the US-backed...

September 3, 2026 | Brandy Shufutinsky

Victim Blaming in the Shadow of the Twin Towers

A community organization that minimizes terrorism is training teachers and developing curriculum for K-12 classrooms. As we approach the 25th anniversary of the worst terror attack in American...

September 2, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Kurdistan Region concerned over US support amid Iran’s continued attacks

On August 29, the BBC reported that the US was planning to end military support to the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Peshmerga military force. The report comes as the US is withdrawing forces...

September 2, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi |

Ankara Is Baiting Israel, Not the Reverse

Turkey invokes a Syrian sovereignty it spent a decade dismantling. Washington should not buy it.

September 2, 2026 | Bonnie Glick

How Mark Ruffalo Swapped The Avengers For Antisemitism

When actors like Ruffalo are allowed to make their own speech decisions, they do dumb and cruel things.

September 1, 2026 | Tzvi Kahn |

Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September

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September 1, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

The Axis of Aggressors Is Getting Ready for War. Is America?

America has grown addicted to the phrase “wars of choice,” often using it to vilify the U.S. government for campaigns deemed unnecessary. Wholesale skepticism of  military power, however, undermines...

September 1, 2026 | Ryan Wohl, Brandy Shufutinsky

Treasury Sanctioned Palestinian Terror Group Masar Badil. Its Allies Should Be the Next Targets.

Sanctioning a terrorist front accomplishes little if the same network can operate through the work of its allies. On August 26, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)...

September 1, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iranian-backed militia in Iraq sets ‘conditions’ for disarmament

Kataib Sayyid al Shuhada, an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq, has set conditions for placing its arms under the control of the Iraqi government. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi has sought to...

August 31, 2026 | Bridget Toomey, Janatan Sayeh

Iran’s Cyber Retaliation Strategy

Over the last decade, Iran has developed cyber capabilities that can target US and European water and electricity systems.

August 28, 2026 | David Daoud, Ahmad Sharawi

Lebanon’s Hezbollah Finance Crackdown May Be Designed to Fail

Lebanon’s campaign against Hezbollah’s finances may be designed to look tougher than it is. Under pressure from Washington and international regulators, Beirut has done enough to claim progress by...

August 28, 2026 | Clifford D. May, Gerald Steinberg

25 Years of UN/NGO Racism

August 28, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Economic Pressure on Iran Is Working, But Washington Still Needs an Endgame

Iran’s confinement to a no-war, no-peace limbo may soon produce Washington’s opening. Gas stations across Iran are facing miles-long queues, with people waiting for hours only to find stations closed...

August 28, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iranian-backed Iraqi militias may seek to delay disarmament

Iranian-backed militias in Iraq may be seeking to delay the government’s plan to disarm them. “A senior Iraqi official pushed back a September 30 deadline for pro-Iran factions to hand over their weapons,...

August 28, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi |

Zero Shells for $533 Million

Turkey’s Expanding Stake in America’s Munitions Base On Aug. 12, ProPublica documented what the Pentagon’s inspector general had already confirmed in July: a Texas plant built...

August 27, 2026 | Jonathan Schanzer, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Obama Figures Chastising Trump on Iran Have Zero Self-Awareness

Democratic officials ignore how they contributed to the situation in the Middle East.

August 26, 2026 | David Daoud, Ahmad Sharawi

The Lebanese Government Ordered Iran’s Would-Be Ambassador Out. Then Another Part Let Him Stay.

Lebanon ordered Iran’s ambassador-designate out in March. Five months later, he remains in Beirut — with at least six more months of legal residence. Mohammad Reza Sheibani was rejected for political...

August 26, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, Ahmad Sharawi

5 Things To Know About Turkey’s Relationship with Syria

Turkey has emerged as one of the leading patrons of Syria’s new government under President Ahmad al-Sharaa, following the December 2024 fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Ankara had built ties with...