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March 3, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

U.S. Sanctions China-Based Front Companies Procuring Drone Components for Iran

Beijing finds itself in the crosshairs as Washington tightens the vise on Tehran. The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned six entities on February 26 for procuring components for unmanned aerial vehicles...

February 28, 2025 | Peter Doran |

Small thanks and a little grace can repair that disastrous Ukraine meeting

High-stakes diplomatic negotiations almost never play out in view of the public. During Friday’s charged White House meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump,...

February 27, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

Houthis Attack U.S. Fighter Jet and Drone

In a close call indicating the tenuous stability of the Red Sea, the Houthis fired surface-to-air missiles at a U.S. F-16 and MQ-9 Reaper drone on February 19 but missed them both, according to reports...

February 27, 2025 | Andrea Stricker |

Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Potential Leaps Ahead of IAEA Meeting

Iran’s major strides in its march towards a nuclear weapon hang ominously over the meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in Vienna on March 3-7. The nuclear monitoring...

February 27, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

US and allies must get tough on Russia, China’s deep-sea cable sabotage

Russia and China have no qualms about going low to gain an advantage over the United States — and now they’re going even lower, targeting subsea cables that carry the vast majority of our...

February 27, 2025 | Toby Dershowitz, Will Erens

Al Jazeera platforms Hamas’s “resistance” at annual conference

On February 15, the Qatar-funded news organization Al Jazeera gave a platform to two Hamas officials at its 16th annual Al Jazeera Forum. The event, “From the War on Gaza to Change in Syria: Shifting...

February 21, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow, Janatan Sayeh

U.S. Must Pressure Qatar Not to Release Frozen Iranian Oil Revenues

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei thrust a long-simmering hostage controversy into the headlines on February 19.

February 21, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: February 21, 2025

Today’s Issue: | Defense Minister After Attempted Bus Bombings: ‘We Will Hunt Down the Terrorists to the Bitter End’ | IDF Counterterrorism Operations in West Bank Continuing; Three More Battalions...

February 21, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

The dreaded moment is finally here

An eerie ceremony that Palestinian Arabs held in Gaza as two small caskets were shown mocked the youngest of the remaining hostages, little Ariel and Kfir Bibas, even in death.

February 20, 2025 | Annie Fixler, Ania Uzieblo

Russia’s AI-Powered Cyberattacks Threaten to Outpace Western Defenses

Russia is increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence to refine its cyber espionage and enhance attack precision, warned Western officials at the Munich Security Conference this past weekend.

February 20, 2025 | |

Iran Charges British Couple With Spurious Espionage Charges

False Allegations of Spying: Iran has charged a British couple with committing espionage, the Islamic Republic’s judiciary announced on February 18. The Islamic Revolutionary...

February 20, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Egypt and UNRWA Were for Trump’s Gaza Plan Before They Were Against It

Those Outraged by Trump’s Proposal May Not Recall That a Similar Plan for Palestinians Was Put Forth in 1953

February 19, 2025 | |

‘He is Not Going to Have a Country Left’: Trump Dispute With Ukrainian President Zelensky Escalates Following U.S.-Russia Talks

‘Disinformation Space’: A public feud between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, escalated on February 19, one day after American...

February 19, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Trump can halt Russia’s war against Ukraine

Just don’t expect peace and concord

February 17, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

From Afghanistan to America: the rising reach of the Islamic State Khorasan Province

Four years after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the threat posed by the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has expanded beyond the region, now endangering both American and European soil.

February 14, 2025 | Cameron McMillan, Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman

‘Stark Strategic Realities’: Hegseth Tells NATO U.S. Must Prioritize Pacific Deterrence

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told European allies Wednesday that the United States could no longer be “primarily focused on the security of Europe” because of threats emanating from the Indo-Pacific....

February 14, 2025 | Annie Fixler, Rohannah Shrestha 

Ending the Ransomware Scourge Requires Punishing Its Enablers

Washington and its allies took a bite out of cybercrime on Tuesday in a series of coordinated steps against ransomware actors and their internet infrastructure.

February 14, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

The vast majority of US Jews support Israel. Let’s act on that knowledge.

It’s past time for the rest to retort, “You don’t represent us,” and reflect that sentiment in the manner in which we run our communities.

February 12, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Trump’s question for Arab rulers

Are they with America or against America?

February 7, 2025 | |

Hamas Praises New Anti-Israel Lawfare Coalition of Nations

Hamas Commends Coalition: The Iran-backed Hamas terrorist organization on February 3 praised a newly established 10-member bloc of anti-Israel nations calling itself “The Hague...