Ray Takeyh

April 22, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: April 22, 2024

Today’s Issue: Aharon Haliva, Head of Military Intelligence, Submits His Resignation | IDF Kills 14 Terrorists and Arrests 15 in Counterterrorism Operation in Nur Shams | Suspect Arrested in West Bank...

April 20, 2024 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Iran’s Nuclear Calculus Has Now Become More Dangerous

Supreme Leader Khamenei must wonder if the Islamic Republic’s situation would be better if it had already tested a nuclear weapon. The West shouldn’t underestimate the ailing ayatollah’s need for a glorious legacy.

April 17, 2024 | |

Israel Promises Response to Iran Attack as World Leaders Urge Restraint

Israel’s war cabinet decided to strike back at Iran “clearly and forcefully” during a closed-door meeting on April 15. The Times of Israel, citing Israel’s Channel 12, reported that the cabinet chose to respond to send a message that Israel “would not allow an attack of that magnitude against it to pass without a...

April 15, 2024 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Putting U.S. Power Behind Israel Will Keep Iran at Bay

Until Iran’s barrage of missiles and drones against Israel, the two countries had avoided open military intrusions into each other’s territory. Tehran most often acted through proxies, and...

April 2, 2024 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Iran Is Winning the War

Right now things look good for Israel. But the Islamic Republic is playing the long game. And its advantages, alas, are many.

March 20, 2024 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Khamenei’s Strategy to Dominate the Middle East Will Outlive Him

Iran’s aging supreme leader is ensuring that any successor will stay the course.

March 13, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: March 13, 2024

Today’s Issue: IDF Has Struck More Than 4,500 Hezbollah Targets Since War Began | Hamas Confirms Death of Lebanese Operative in Airstrike | Stabbing Attack Thwarted at Checkpoint near Jerusalem, IDF...

March 12, 2024 | Eric S. Edelman, Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

When Iran Goes Nuclear

The Islamic Republic will even more aggressive toward Israel and improve its standing with Russia and China.

January 23, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: Jan. 23, 2024

24 IDF Soldiers Killed on Monday, 21 in One Incident: On Monday, 24 IDF soldiers were killed in southern Gaza in two separate incidents. According to an IDF statement on Tuesday, Hamas operatives apparently...

November 28, 2023 | |

Israel SitRep: Nov. 28, 2023

Today’s Issue: Fourth Group of Hostages Returns to Israel, Truce Extended by Two Days | Israel’s Public Broadcaster Reports That IDF Intelligence Unit 8200 Had Reduced Monitoring of Gaza Border | IDF...

November 27, 2023 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

The Real Reason Iran Hates Israel

The anti-Semitic regime in Tehran believes Jews guide and control American policy in the Middle East.

November 2, 2023 | |

Hezbollah’s Nasrallah to Deliver Friday Speech

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is scheduled to deliver a speech on November 3, his first public address since Hamas’s terrorist attack on October 7. Nasrallah is due to speak...

October 31, 2023 | |

Israel SitRep: Oct. 31, 2023

Rocket penetrates Israeli defenses: During a rocket barrage, a rocket impacted and severely damaged a residential building in Rishon LeZion, causing only two minor injuries as residents adhered to...

October 30, 2023 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Prepare for an Iranian Escalation

Tehran can’t sit back and watch Israel crush Hamas. Absent serious deterrence, it will open a second front.

October 21, 2023 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Forget the Bomb and Help Iranians Fight Their Regime

All the other options have failed.

October 16, 2023 | |

Tensions Escalate Along Lebanese Border as Israel Evacuates 28 Communities 

Latest Developments  Israel on October 16 ordered 28 Israeli communities within one-and-a-half miles of the Lebanese border to evacuate, including an Alawite Arab and a Bedouin community. The evacuation...

October 15, 2023 | |

Israel Warns Iran Against Opening Second Front

Israel is trying to prevent Iranian weapons deployments to its north designed to open a second war front.

October 13, 2023 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

America’s Middle East Imperative: Contain Iran

The Hamas attack on Israel is just the latest of the Islamic Republic’s proxy wars to destabilize the region and undermine American interests

September 14, 2023 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Hostages and a Nuclear Illusion

Biden’s appeasement actually increases the chance that Iran will build a bomb.

September 7, 2023 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Iran’s New Patrons

Why China and Russia Are Stepping Up Their Support