Turkey-Israel tensions deepen amid Erdogan’s confrontational policy
Ankara’s anti-Israel campaign under Erdogan signals a deeper strategic confrontation and rising Middle East tensions.
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The road to the second Lebanon ceasefire
At midnight local time on April 17, a second ceasefire in as many years went into effect between Israel and Lebanon. Brokered, or to some degree imposed, by the United States, this cessation of hostilities...
Op-eds
Hamas Reiterates Refusal To Disarm, Placing Gaza Ceasefire in Jeopardy
The ceasefire plan in Gaza has hit a roadblock in the shape of Hamas’s continuing refusal to disarm. The Iran-backed terrorist group conveyed that exact message to representatives of President Donald...
Policy Briefs
Tehran’s Looking for a Few Good Spies in Israel
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is running an espionage recruitment operation targeting Israeli military and government personnel, according to new research from FDD’s Center on Cyber...
Policy Briefs
What Victory Looks Like When Your Foe Won’t Surrender
The U.S. can win without Iran acknowledging it lost
Op-eds
How the Iran war is helping Lebanon and Israel tiptoe toward peace
One of the paradoxes of war is that it can jolt peacemakers into action when conventional diplomacy fails. That’s what appears to be underway right now between Israel and Lebanon.As a direct result...
Op-eds
Syrian president meets Syrian Democratic Forces leader to discuss next phase of integration
Syrian President Ahmad al Sharaa met with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander Mazloum Abdi in Damascus on April 16. The meeting came two and a half months after an agreement between...
Op-eds
Trump Announces 10-Day Ceasefire in Lebanon
Trump Announces Ceasefire: Following conversations with both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump announced on April...
Flash Briefs
Hamas rejects disarmament clause of Gaza peace plan, IDF reports 14 ceasefire violations April 8–16
Hamas officially rejected the multinational Board of Peace’s mandate for the group to agree to complete disarmament on Tuesday, threatening a core principle of US President Donald Trump’s...
Op-eds
Crude new world: Oil markets will never be the same – regardless of how the war in Iran ends
Preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is a worthy goal in and of itself. But President Trump’s campaign against the Iranian regime carries far broader implications — many of them...
Op-eds
In the Iran War, the US Needs Strategic Patience
An emboldened and more capable Iran is a far worse prospect for US interests than a few weeks of higher gas prices.
Op-eds
Lebanon: France Is Confusing the Symptom with the Disease
Faced with the escalation in Lebanon, France calls for a ceasefire without addressing the central issue: the disarmament of Hezbollah. This stance marginalizes it.
Op-eds
For Iran, Hormuz Is More a Weakness Than a Weapon
How a U.S. Blockade Threatens the Regime’s Grip
Op-eds
Americans shouldn’t cry for Orban
Never ignore the voters. After 16 years in power, Hungary’s corpulent Prime Minister Viktor Orban lost touch with the conservative base that supported him from the start, believing...
Op-eds
The U.S. military can clear mines but not minds
Though Tehran’s capabilities are being degraded, its theology persists
Op-eds
Israel and Lebanon Hold Direct Talks in Washington as War With Hezbollah Continues
Talks Held in D.C.: Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted talks between delegations from Israel and Lebanon in Washington on April 14 — the first time the two countries had engaged...
Flash Briefs
Iraq focuses on political appointees, economic challenges amid Iran ceasefire
On April 14, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani met with French Ambassador to Iraq Patrick Durrel. “Mr. Al-Sudani emphasized the necessity for major powers to exert utmost efforts to curb escalation...
Op-eds
Iran at a crossroads: Australia’s opportunities and pitfalls
Over the last few weeks, the Islamist regime in Tehran has expanded the scope of its hostage-taking operation. Not satisfied with only taking Western citizens hostage and then extorting their governments,...
Op-eds
Plot to Kill Damascus Rabbi Highlights Hezbollah’s Goal To Destabilize Syria
During former dictator Bashar al-Assad’s rule, Hezbollah used Syria as a launchpad for weapons smuggling into Lebanon. Today, even after the fall of Assad’s regime, the group is still working to destabilize...