Pakistan

Nuclear Cooperation Among the ‘Axis of Aggressors’: An Emerging Threat

Taliban eulogize Mullah Mansour despite his role in hiding the death of Mullah Omar

On the ninth anniversary of his death, the Taliban eulogized Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, its previous emir, as a martyr of “courage and vision.” The group published this tribute despite Mansour...

Beyond the Bomb: Is Iran’s Diplomatic Pivot Changing Its Nuclear Calculus?

Iran is facing crunch time on its continued talks with the United States over a potential new deal regarding its nuclear program. Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi said on June 4...

Time to Resettle Palestinians Outside Lebanon

Lebanon has announced a plan to disarm Palestinian refugee camps, a step in the right direction. But disarmament is not enough. Lebanon needs a hard divorce from the Palestinians and their cause and should...

Syrian military integrates Al Qaeda-linked terror group into its ranks

The new Syrian government is integrating a Central Asian terrorist group that is part of Al Qaeda’s network into its military, despite the objections of US President Donald Trump. The head of this terror...

9 Myths About Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Program

President Trump and his administration have demanded that Iran agree to the full, verifiable, and permanent dismantlement of its atomic weapons program — including the regime’s ability to produce enriched...

US policymakers beware: Egypt’s relationship with China is preparing for takeoff

Hopes of a better US-Egyptian relationship may have just been blown away by the afterburners of Chinese J-10 fighters. Cairo’s participation in an 18-day combined air exercise with Beijing...

Trump halts the Indo-Pakistan conflict

The ceasefire is an achievement but don’t confuse that with peace

When did the current wave of antisemitism begin?

To my mind, the sickening fate of journalist Daniel Pearl signaled the beginning of the revived trend that Jews are still confronting.

India Claims Elimination of Terrorist Involved in Abduction and Murder of American Journalist Daniel Pearl

Wanted Islamist Terrorist Killed: India announced on May 8 that its armed forces had eliminated Islamist terrorist Abdul Rauf Azhar, a co-conspirator in the 2002 abduction and murder...

India claims Jaish-e-Mohammad leader killed during airstrikes in Pakistan

The Indian government claimed that Abdul Rauf Azhar, a senior leader of the Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad and a brother of the group’s founder, Masood Azhar, was killed during India’s retaliatory airstrikes on Pakistan on May 7.

India and Pakistan exchange fire after Jammu and Kashmir terror attack

The Indian military launched a series of air and missile strikes overnight against what it described as nine terrorist training camps inside Pakistan. The operations were in response to the April 22 terrorist...

Lashkar-e Taiba front group claims responsibility for deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India

The Resistance Front, a cover organization of the Pakistan-supported Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group, claimed credit for the April 22 attack in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir that killed...

‘Valid for all countries except Israel’

Authorities in Bangladesh announced that they were reintroducing what is essentially a disclaimer on the passports issued to its citizens.

Washington Must Pressure Baghdad to Disarm Iran’s Proxy Militias in Iraq

Gaza and Yemen are well established as two arenas of the ongoing struggle between the United States and Iran, but Iraq is another vital stage that has garnered comparatively less attention. That may now...

US removal of Sirajuddin Haqqani’s $10 million bounty signals engagement with the Taliban

The Trump administration appears to be continuing its previous policy of engagement with the Taliban, which led to the 2020 Doha Agreement that paved the way for the Biden administration’s 2021 withdrawal...

Hamas and Turkey: Partners in Terror

US strike in Iraq eliminates top Islamic State leader

A March 13 airstrike in Iraq’s Anbar province by US Central Command (CENTCOM) eliminated Abdallah Makki Muslih al Rifai, a senior leader of the Islamic State (IS) who may have served as the...

Iran’s Nuclear Disarmament

The Only Deal That Protects U.S. and Allied Security

Russia and China to Discuss Iranian Nuclear Program Following Joint Naval Drills

UK Threatens Sanctions Snapback on Iran: Deputy foreign ministers from Russia and China will meet in Beijing on March 14 to discuss Iran’s nuclear program. The meeting comes...