United Arab Emirates

July 16, 2026 | Natalie Ecanow, Justin Leopold-Cohen

Germany’s Expanding Defense Partnership With Israel Hit Troubled Waters. It’s Too Valuable To Sink.

As America’s NATO allies boost their defense spending and capabilities to counter Russian aggression, Germany is turning to Israel. After fielding its first Israeli-made Arrow 3 ballistic...

July 15, 2026 | Bridget Toomey, Edmund Fitton-Brown

Riyadh Strikes Houthi-Controlled Airport To Block Flight From Iran

The Houthis and Saudi Arabia broke a four-year truce after Iran and its Yemeni proxy attempted to establish a direct flight path between Tehran and the Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa. The flight openly...

July 14, 2026 | Max Meizlish |

Ceasefire Collapse Restores U.S. Leverage as Sanctions, Strikes Weaken Iran’s Hand

The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran was meant to secure a 60-day ceasefire. Instead, the Islamic Republic has repeatedly attacked commercial vessels operating in...

July 12, 2026 | Caleb Weiss |

US refocuses air campaign in Somalia on Shabaab

Over the course of President Donald Trump’s second term in office, the United States has greatly increased its military strikes inside Somalia. Throughout the previous administration of President Joe...

July 10, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, Tyler Stapleton

Selling the S-400 to Qatar or the UAE Solves Turkey’s Problem, Not Washington’s

Turkey’s decade-long standoff with Washington over the S-400 may finally be nearing an inflection point, though not in the tidy way Ankara once imagined, and not without a fresh dose of frustration...

July 9, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey’s Cooperation with Russia and China Is a Major Reason It Shouldn’t Receive the F-35 Jet

President Trump departed the NATO Summit in Ankara without announcing Turkey’s reinstatement in the F-35 program, a major disappointment to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This omission...

July 7, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hamas announces intent to dissolve Gaza government as disarmament questions remain

Hamas claimed on July 6 it was ready to transfer authority and dissolve its government in Gaza. The announcement appeared to be in line with the US-brokered ceasefire that envisions...

July 7, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

CENTCOM strikes Iran as Tehran condemns US sanctions waiver revocation

United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on July 7 that it had launched an attack wave on targets in Iran “to impose heavy costs” in response to the Islamic Republic’s strikes...

July 2, 2026 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Iranian ballistic missile operations: 2024–2026

Over the past two years, the Islamic Republic has engaged in at least 15 distinct ballistic missile operations from its territory against foreign targets. These attacks, starting in January 2024, ended...

July 2, 2026 | David Daoud, Ahmad Sharawi

Meet the 13 Palestinians Tasked With Governing Gaza After Hamas

July 1, 2026 | Natalie Ecanow |

Gulf States Sanction Hezbollah, but Qatar Has a Flawed Record on Terror Finance Enforcement

There may be a ceasefire in Lebanon, but Hezbollah’s pocketbook is still in the world’s sights. On June 30, the United States and members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) jointly imposed sanctions...

June 30, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Why Is Saudi Arabia Appeasing Iran?

Normalization with Israel would be far more beneficial for Saudi security than conciliation with the regime that has bombed its territory.

June 25, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

US kills Islamic State senior leader in Syria, Damascus rejects Lebanon intervention

On June 19, US Central Command (CENTCOM) carried out an airstrike targeting a senior leader of the Islamic State in Syria as the US maintains its decade-long campaign against the jihadist...

June 24, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

As Kurdistan Region seeks drone defenses, Rubio warns Iraq about Iran proxies

Iraq is working to shore up the economic stability and security of the Kurdistan Region in the wake of months of drone and missile attacks. More than 800 attacks, many assumed to have originated...

June 22, 2026 | Mariam Wahba |

Sudan Turns Away From Iranian Weapons in Hopes of Courting Washington

Sudan’s civil war, now in its fourth year, has become one of Africa’s first drone wars. Yet the drones dominating this battlefield are overwhelmingly foreign. From approximately 3,000 miles away,...

June 17, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Miad Maleki

Iran deal tosses a tremendous cash lifeline to terrorist regime

The Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran hands the terrorist regime the one victory it could never have achieved on the battlefield. Financial reprieve. What is so disconcerting...

June 17, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz |

Why Squander The Greatest Leverage Ever Built Against Iran?

Is the Trump administration about to surrender a significant portion of its leverage before the hardest phase of negotiations begin?

June 11, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iraq’s prime minister prepares US visit amid Iran threats and militia focus

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi is preparing for an upcoming trip to Washington, DC, Iraqi media outlets recently reported. The prime minister has been working since his May appointment...

June 9, 2026 | Ari Ben Am, Natalie Ecanow

Qatar’s New Online Influence Machine

For years, Qatar has positioned itself in Washington as a trusted American partner: a host to major U.S. military assets, a mediator in hostage negotiations, and a wealthy Gulf state capable...

June 8, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Why Is Saudi Arabia Circumventing the Lebanese State?

Saudi Arabia's decision to actively undermine diplomacy between Lebanon and Israel, a pathway to peace and disarming Hezbollah, should not be tolerated by the Lebanese.