America Needs Israel to Have the JASSM-ER
Preparing for future conflicts with well-equipped adversaries, the Pentagon awarded a $122.6 million contract to increase production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM-ER) and...
S-300 missile system
Is Iran poising itself for escalation with Israel?
Tehran seized on the funeral of former Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah as a stage to reaffirm its steadfast commitment to revitalizing its Lebanese proxy and potentially escalating its attacks...
Op-eds
Ahead of Trump Return, Iran Strengthens Forces, Hosts Large Military Exercises
Iran Stages War Games Utilizing Air Defenses: Iran’s army hosted extensive wargames and military exercises on January 11, including a defense scenario simulating airstrikes against...
Flash Briefs
Iran hails ceasefire as an opportunity to rebuild Hezbollah
With Israel and Hamas having reached a ceasefire agreement, the rhetoric coming from Tehran is far from de-escalatory. Military and civilian officials within the Islamic Republic continue to underscore their commitment to rebuilding Hezbollah’s capabilities and have reiterated threats of launching a third phase of the “True Promise” operation against Israel.
Op-eds
‘It Is Possible’: Israel’s New Defense Minister Signals Readiness for Military Action Against Iranian Nuclear Ambitions
Clear Priorities, Military Readiness: In his first interview as Israel’s new defense minister, Israel Katz declared on November 21 that preventing a nuclear-armed Iran is Jerusalem’s top priority...
Flash Briefs
The Sting Doctrine
Haven’t its flaws become obvious?
Op-eds
Iran wants to hold region hostage with ‘retaliation op’
Iran has preferred to keep the retaliation cycle going by continuing to claim it has an open account with Israel and could carry out new attacks.
Op-eds
Iran Issues Fresh Threats Against Israel, U.S.
Latest Developments Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei openly threatened both Israel and the United States on November 2, 2024, one week after Israel’s retaliatory strikes targeted Iran’s...
Flash Briefs
Israel’s strike has Iran facing a stark nuclear option
Israel’s long-awaited retaliation against Iran has highlighted the clerical regime’s conventional military weakness and sense of strategic vulnerability. Designed to make Iran “pay” for its Oct....
Op-eds
How America benefits from its security partnership with Israel
Anyone who has spent time on a playground knows it is good to have friends when bullies come along. That also holds true in international relations. China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are...
Op-eds
How many air defense systems does Iran have?
Iran has seemingly focused on gaining a large quantity of defense systems - but it is unclear if any are actually effective.
Op-eds
Israel Retaliates Against Iran Regime with Precision Strikes
In the early hours of October 26, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced it had successfully targeted key Iranian military and defense industry assets, including air defense systems, missile production...
Policy Briefs
Iran’s Ballistic Missile Gift to Russia—And Vice Versa
Iran's missile transfers to Russia could make its missile program a more potent threat to U.S. forces, Israel, and other targets in the Middle East.
Op-eds
Khamenei’s war aims
Iran’s ruler intends to establish an empire and exterminate Israelis
Op-eds
Iran, next time, the target could be your nuclear sites
Iran must be held accountable for its exceptional attack. The Israeli response, immediate but also intended to have a lasting impact, was based on Iran's intention to cause destruction.
Op-eds
Keep Air Defense at the Top of NATO’s Agenda in Vilnius
Despite reports that Russia’s missile supplies might be running low, Ukraine faces a renewed aerial bombardment from the Russian military. According to the BBC, the month of May saw Ukraine receive a...
Op-eds
Can Russia’s New Guided Glide Bombs Help Blunt Ukraine’s Counteroffensive?
The Russian military on May 8 officially acknowledged that it had employed its new “Universal Gliding and Correction Module,” or UMPK, against Ukraine. Designed to turn a “dumb” bomb...
Op-eds
What Ukraine Still Needs to Win
As Kyiv gears up for its spring counteroffensive, some U.S. officials are privately casting doubt on what Ukraine can achieve. To be sure, the Ukrainian military will face serious hurdles in...
Op-eds
The ‘Yugoslavia Scenario’: How Russia Intends to Use an Anniversary in Its Ongoing Information War
The Kremlin has used NATO’s 1999 intervention to justify Russia’s continual assaults on Ukraine, and won’t miss the upcoming opportunity to exploit this further.
Op-eds
Iran Aids Russia’s Imperialist War Against Ukraine
Tehran has agreed to help Moscow produce hundreds or even thousands of Iranian drones in Russia, according to new intelligence reports cited by The Washington Post and CNN. This agreement could boost...