Lebanon

June 9, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

How Iran Turned the Houthis Into a Regional Power

Backed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Yemen’s Houthis transformed from tribal insurgents into a regional menace targeting Israel, Saudi Arabia, and global shipping. Discover the five secret pillars of Tehran’s deadly proxy empire.

June 9, 2025 | David Daoud |

Under ceasefire committee pressure, LAF inspects alleged Hezbollah site in Mrayjeh-Laylaki

On Sunday, June 8, 2025, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) units claimed to have inspected a suspected Hezbollah military site in the Mrayjeh-Laylaki neighborhoods of Beirut’s southern suburbs, also known...

June 7, 2025 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban emir decries ‘Zionist assaults and acts of oppression’ in Gaza

The emir of the Taliban denounced Israel’s military operations against Hamas and other terror groups as “Zionist assaults and acts of oppression” and said that his Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan...

June 7, 2025 | David Daoud |

Israel strikes alleged Hezbollah drone production and storage facilities in Lebanon

On Thursday night, the Israeli military launched its most intensive airstrikes on Hezbollah’s stronghold in the southern Dahiyeh suburbs of Beirut. Simultaneously, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched...

June 6, 2025 | |

Iran Purchases Missile Fuel Materials From China

Iran Orders Missile Fuel Ingredient: Iran has ordered thousands of tons of a key ingredient in ballistic missile fuel from China as it seeks to rebuild its missile arsenal and those...

June 6, 2025 | |

IDF Strikes Hezbollah UAV Factories and Storage in Beirut and Southern Lebanon

Latest Developments Israel Strikes Hezbollah Positions: The Israeli Air Force on June 5 struck multiple Hezbollah unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone) production and storage facilities embedded in...

June 5, 2025 | Toby Dershowitz, Saeed Ghasseminejad

Keep Tehran on the terror finance blacklist

Less than a year ago, U.S. law enforcement uncovered a plot by the Islamic Republic of Iran to kill President Donald Trump. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been conspiring...

June 5, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel recovers bodies of two hostages, new militia force grows in southern Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the retrieval of the bodies of two hostages on June 5. “The retrieval and return of the bodies of two hostages cruelly held by Hamas—Israeli-American citizens,...

June 5, 2025 | |

Israel Reportedly Arms Anti-Hamas Palestinians in Gaza

Palestinian Militia Reportedly Receives Weapons From Israel: A nascent Palestinian militia called the Popular Forces (PF), led by Gazan clan leader Yasser Abu Shabab, has received...

June 4, 2025 | David Daoud |

What Lebanon’s municipal election results mean for Hezbollah

Lebanon’s political machine is moving again. In May, the Lebanese concluded country-wide municipal and mayoral elections—their first in nine years—on the heels of Joseph Aoun filling...

June 3, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

As Iran Retreats, Islamist Turkey and Qatar Surge in Lebanon

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, a Sunni, entered the stadium of Beirut’s Sports City to watch the classic football game between the two rival teams Nijmeh and Ansar. When the Shia supporters of...

June 3, 2025 | David Daoud |

To Save Itself, Hezbollah May Seek Further Integration into the Lebanese State

Lebanon's leaders seem sincere about taking away the Shi'ite group's weapons. But Hezbollah has avoided giving up its arsenal many times before using this tried-and-true approach

June 2, 2025 | David Daoud |

Israeli Operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: May 26–June 1, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between May 26 and June 1, 2025. The IDF’s activities were some of the most intense since the onset...

May 30, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iran named by Finland as foreign intelligence threat

On May 30, the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) officially stated that Iran is actively conducting espionage operations in Finland. Supo noted that Tehran’s objective is to...

May 30, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

Why Iran Must Be Denied Any Uranium Enrichment

Allowing Iran to keep even a civil nuclear program is still too great a risk for regional and international security.

May 30, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Efforts continue to free kidnapped Princeton researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov

Over the last week, there have been increasing reports about attempts to free Princeton researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped in Iraq in March 2023. Tsurkov, who holds Israeli and Russian...

May 29, 2025 | |

Israeli Intelligence Reportedly Aiding Lebanese Army in Dismantling Hezbollah

LAF Destroying Hezbollah Infrastructure: The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) is reportedly using Israeli intelligence to locate and destroy Hezbollah’s weapons stockpiles and military...

May 29, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

U.S. Support for Iran’s Labor Strikes Is Long Overdue

Iran’s workers are uniting in defiance. What began as a call to strike by the Truckers and Drivers Union on May 21 has now grown into a week-long protest spanning more than 40 cities across the country....

May 29, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Syria and Israel Are Finally Talking

Syria and Israel are talking — and this time, it is face to face. The two longtime adversaries, who have had little official contact over the decades, are reportedly engaged in dialogue to calm tensions...

May 27, 2025 | David Daoud |

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: May 19–May 25, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous activities throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between May 19 and May 25, 2025. Last week’s operations included targeted strikes on Hezbollah operatives,...