Kuwait

September 10, 2024 | Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Don’t over-concentrate US forces in the Middle East

US military bases in the Persian Gulf confront two problems. The first is the growing missile and drone capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The other is that some Arab partners restrict the Pentagon’s...

September 2, 2024 | Edmund Fitton-Brown |

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...

August 29, 2024 | Orde Kittrie, Bradley Bowman, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Deterring Iran’s Dash to the Bomb

August 27, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s diplomatic offensive: Islamic Republic is multi-pronged threat to Israel

Araghchi is holding a series of meetings like a whirlwind, even as he is just getting his feet wet in his new role as foreign minister.

August 7, 2024 | |

U.S. Charges Pakistani Man With Iran-Backed Plot to Assassinate Government Officials

The United States charged a Pakistani national with a thwarted Iran-backed plot to assassinate American government officials, the U.S. Justice Department disclosed on August 6. The...

July 27, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Is Iran supplying Hezbollah with advanced new weapons?

The point of this report is to shed light on Iran’s threats and its attempt to move new capabilities to Hezbollah.

July 17, 2024 | |

Iran Plots Assassination of Trump

Latest Developments Iran plotted to assassinate former President Donald Trump in recent weeks, U.S. authorities told CNN in a July 16 report. Unrelated to the failed assassination attempt against Trump...

July 9, 2024 | Bradley Bowman, Lydia LaFavor, Cameron McMillan

A greatly expanded arsenal means this is not the Hezbollah of 2006

Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into northern Israel on Sunday. That attack followed a July 4 assault in which the terror group fired approximately 200 projectiles and over 20...

June 15, 2024 | |

Israel’s Top General Meets With Arab Counterparts in Bahrain

The chief of the general staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Herzi Halevi, met with senior Arab generals in Bahrain this week, Axios reported on June 12. Generals from Bahrain,...

May 21, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Did Raisi’s outreach to Arab states pave the way for Oct. 7?

Iran sought to derail any Saudi-Israeli normalization deal, which October 7 did; as such, it exploited October 7 to change the regional order.

May 14, 2024 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Kuwait: Islamists and the end of Arab democracy

Installing democracy in a society without a tradition of liberty is like handing car keys to an unlicensed driver

May 1, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Kuwait Emir visits Egypt, meets with leaders over Rafah concerns

Cairo and Kuwait City meet to discuss humanitarian crisis in Gaza and necessity of ensuring peace in region.

April 14, 2024 | Eyal Hulata, Natalie Ecanow

The Gulf’s New Regional Vision Makes Room for Israel

Despite the ongoing war, the states in the Gulf Cooperation Council still see Israel as a legitimate regional player and reject Hamas’s call for radical violence.

April 14, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s proxies target Israel: Here’s what to know about them

These groups pose an increasing threat to Israel and Israel’s partners and allies.

March 29, 2024 | |

Some UNRWA Funding Resumes, Despite U.S. Ban

France announced on March 28 that it has budgeted 30 million euros ($32.4 million) for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The United States and 15 other countries,...

March 26, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

How did 500 terrorists return to Shifa Hospital?

Hamas has largely expected a ceasefire and withdrawal of IDF soldiers to allow its members to return to pockets across northern and central Gaza, including Shifa hospital.

March 16, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Losing control of Gaza: Hamas cracks down on civilians with more intensity

It appears now that Hamas is concerned it could be losing a grip on power.

March 6, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

The Queen’s speech

Her Majesty Rania Al Abdullah misses an opportunity

March 5, 2024 | |

More Than 450 UNRWA Staff Are Terrorists, Israel Says

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) employs more than 450 “military operatives” from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, Israel announced on March 4. In a briefing, Israel...

February 28, 2024 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Is Gaza Really the Biggest Case of Arab Suffering?

What would a Sudanese person watching that country’s renewed civil war — which has killed 14,000, displaced eight million, and threatens 17 million with famine in less than a year — think when...