Military strike

August 18, 2026 | David Daoud |

Israel says Hezbollah drone attack wounded 3 soldiers at Ali al Taher; IDF kills Hezbollah commanders in response

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on August 15 that Hezbollah attacked Israeli troops operating on the Ali al Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon with an explosive drone. An IDF officer and two...

August 3, 2026 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Iran’s missile attack was a surprise. It should not have been.

Years of muted U.S. responses taught Tehran what it could get away with.

July 20, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Iran is rebuilding its nuclear program underground. Will Trump take it out?

“We’re going to take out Pickaxe Mountain. Tell the Iranians to be ready,” President Donald Trump declared Monday on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show. The regime in Tehran never learns,...

July 14, 2026 | Bill Roggio, Janatan Sayeh

The Blockade’s Back: US-Iran MOU Unravels

July 10, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Richard Goldberg

The End of the Ceasefire as We Know It?

July 8, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Iran Continues Work at Key Nuclear Site, Violating U.S.-Iran Agreement

New analysis of satellite imagery indicates that Iran is continuing construction at the deeply buried nuclear facility known as Pickaxe Mountain, in violation of the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding...

May 26, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Evaluating the Damage to Iran’s Ballistic Missile Arsenal

Has the Islamic Republic of Iran been defanged, or did the United States and Israel fail to set back the Middle East’s preeminent ballistic missile power? The answer is more complex than headlines indicate. With...

May 14, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

U.S. and Israeli Strikes Accomplished What the JCPOA Failed To Do

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May 6, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Oversights Mar Low-End Estimate of Tehran’s Nuclear Weapons Timeline

U.S. intelligence assessments have concluded that Iran is now 9 to12 months away from being able to build a nuclear weapon, according to a Reuters report. Taken at face value, the report would indicate...

April 10, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Trump must secure Iran’s irreversible nuclear dismantlement or resume strikes

The United States and Israel have delivered a near-devastating blow to the Iranian regime. In a sustained campaign of precision strikes, they have crippled Iran’s top military and political leadership,...

April 8, 2026 | |

Israel Launches Large Wave of Strikes Against Hezbollah

IDF Strikes Reported Against Multiple Hezbollah Positions: The IDF announced on April 8 that it had carried out the “largest attack across Lebanon” against Hezbollah targets...

April 7, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Israeli Strikes Target Iran’s Chemical Weapons Program

Israel has been systematically striking key Iranian facilities that support or could support the development of chemical weapons.  In its latest sorties, on April 7, Israel struck the...

April 7, 2026 | |

Attacks on Iran Intensify Ahead of Trump Deadline To Reopen Strait of Hormuz

Bombs Fall Across Iran: Strikes against Islamic Republic targets intensified on April 7 as President Donald Trump’s 8 p.m. ET deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz...

April 6, 2026 | |

Iran’s Largest Petrochemical Complex Struck by IDF

Israel Strikes Iran’s Largest Petrochemical Plant: The Israeli Air Force launched strikes against Iran’s largest petrochemical plant, Asaluyeh, on April 6. According to Israeli...

March 18, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

US and Israel strike more military targets, plus Iran’s leadership, repression units, and energy sites (March 17-18 updates)

The US campaign against Iran has continued to degrade the Islamic Republic’s military capacity, with thousands of targets struck, including missile infrastructure, air defenses, drone systems, and naval...

April 18, 2025 | |

‘We Don’t Have Much Time’: IAEA Chief Issues Warning Ahead of Nuclear Talks Between Iran and United States

Grossi’s Warning: The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog warned on April17 that talks between the United States and Iran had reached “a very crucial stage.” Rafael...