Israel SitRep: December 11, 2024
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Israel Secures its interests in Syria
Bashar al Assad’s regime fell in the early morning of December 8, withering away in the face of a mere 11-day onslaught by a coalition of opposition armed groups. Israel found itself caught off-guard by...
Op-eds
The key takeaways from Israel’s strikes on Iran
Iran now feels it can launch ballistic missiles at Israel whenever it wants.
Op-eds
Twenty Years of Israel-U.S. Air Defense Investment Pays Off
Israel’s successful interception of Iran’s massive drone and missile attack underscores the success of military cooperation between Washington and Jerusalem.
Op-eds
Getting to know the defense systems that keep Israel safe from Iranian threats
The Iranian threat met the aerial and technological superiority of the IDF, along with a strong fighting coalition - which together intercepted the overwhelming majority of the threats.
Op-eds
Iran has ten ways to attack Israel; which one will it choose?
Iran's vowed punishment of Israel might manifest either through proxies or direct means, including ballistic missiles and drones.
Op-eds
Solid-Propellant Motor Test Proves Iran’s Continuing Missile Advancement
Less than a decade ago, the Islamic Republic went to great lengths to downplay that it was seeking such longer-range strike capabilities. But steady technical advancements have made the regime somewhat more brazen.
Op-eds
Trump Was Right to Strike Syria
Let’s give credit where credit is due. First, U.S. President Donald Trump set a red line and enforced it. He warned that the large-scale use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regim...
Op-eds
U.S. Backs Saudi Claim about Iranian Missile Support to Yemeni Rebels
Regional tensions escalated as Saudi Arabia blamed Iran for an attempted...
Policy Briefs
Russia Risks a Showdown with Israel Over Hezbollah in Syria
Back in 1967, Moscow shrugged when Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser closed the Straits of Tiran, cutting shipping routes to the Israeli port of Eilat—Israel’s only one in the Red...
Op-eds
Unanswered Questions Surrounding Tehran-Pyongyang Cooperation
With the deadline for nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 group drawing near, unanswered questions about the nature of the relationship between Tehran and Pyongyang are taking on new s...
Policy Briefs
The Long Shadow of the Iran-Iraq War
For a conflict that still captivates much of Iran’s ruling elite, the Iran-Iraq War gets very little attention in the United States. Over the years, we’ve...
Op-eds
Breaking the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nexus
Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade...
Congressional Testimonies
Breaking the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nexus
Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade...
Op-eds
Syrian Government Accuses Rebels of Launching Chemical Attack
At least 26 people have been killed and more than 80 wounded in what may have been the first chemical attack in Syria's two-year-old civil war. The Syrian government has accused rebel fighte...
Op-eds
North Korea’s Middle East Webs and Nuclear Wares
North Korea’s third and latest nuclear test is certainly a threat to Asian security, but the dangers go way beyond Asia. For decades, North Korea has been one of the world’s most ente...
Op-eds
Learning From the Soviets: How to Withdraw From Afghanistan
The New York Times bungles history in predicting the upcoming departure of U.S. troops.
Op-eds
Al Nusrah Front Commanded Free Syrian Army Unit, ‘Chechen Emigrants,’ in Assault on Syrian Base
The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, an al Qaeda-linked jihadist group that is fighting Bashir al Assad's regime in Syria, commanded a Free Syrian Army unit and "Chechen emigran...
Op-eds
The New Palestinian Strategy
One word went unspoken in an interview President Barack Obama gave to journalist Jeffrey Goldberg in late February. In their 45-minute discussion, devoted exclusively to the subject of Israel, th...
Op-eds
Assad May Be Cruising For A Bruising
If Damascus continues to arm Hezbollah, would the Israelis strike against Syria? Despite Israel’s past track record of overlooking Syrian malfeasance, there is reason to think the equation...