Brazil Slights New Israeli Ambassador: Israel downgraded its diplomatic ties with Brazil after the credentials of Israel’s newly appointed ambassador were refused on August 26....
Fresh Sanctions Against ICC: The U.S. State Department issued fresh sanctions against four International Criminal Court (ICC) judges and prosecutors on August 20 as part of President...
U.S., Europe Diverge: The UN Security Council is debating whether to renew the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which expires on August 31, highlighting disagreement...
Without strong cyber capabilities at State, America’s partners will turn to unreliable associates in China for infrastructure investment and succumb to cyberattacks that place U.S. forces overseas at risk.
Zelenskyy to Visit Washington: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Donald Trump on Monday after Trump’s summit in Alaska with his Russian counterpart...
Iran still seeks to project power in the Middle East — not only by arming proxies and smuggling oil but also by shaping regional parliaments and policies. Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s new Supreme...
France, Britain, and Germany make it harder for Trump to get a ceasefire in Gaza
‘Momentum for a Two-State Solution’ Claim: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that Australia will formally recognize a Palestinian state when the UN General...
Ahead of the August 8 deadline President Donald Trump gave Russia to accept a ceasefire or face economic punishment, the administration has sent mixed signals on whether he will follow through. For too...
Recent drone attacks in Kurdistan are once again bringing the issue of Iraq’s Iran-backed militias to the fore.
A UN official is getting her due for persecuting Israel and the United States using a bogus international court system — and she won’t be the last. On July 9, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio imposed sanctions...
With Azerbaijan defying Russia, the region has the opportunity to clinch a historic peace deal.
French Letter of Intent: French President Emmanuel Macron announced on July 24 that Paris would formally recognize a Palestinian state in September at the UN General Assembly. “In...
Iraq has revived legislation regarding the Popular Mobilization Authority (PMA), the government agency that oversees the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). The PMF, while legally an Iraqi government...
The US State Department added the Resistance Front to its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorist entities on July 17. The Resistance Front, a cover...
All three members of a notoriously anti-Israel and anti-American UN commission resigned in recent days. While a welcome first step, the resignations only take effect after another three months. ...
Commission Designed to Malign Israel, Panelists Resign: Navi Pillay, chair of an open-ended UN Commission of Inquiry to investigate Israel, has informed the UN Human Rights Council...
Latest Developments Deal Struck for Weapons: President Donald Trump said on July 10 that the United States struck a deal with NATO to deliver U.S. weapons to Ukraine through the military alliance,...
‘Action Against U.S. and Israeli Officials, Companies and Executives’: The United States sanctioned Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for the “Occupied Palestinian...
The Houthis “say they will not be blowing up ships anymore,” U.S. President Donald Trump declared when he announced the U.S.-Houthi ceasefire on May 6. Yet the agreement has lasted only two months. On...