United States Congress

August 9, 2024 | Lydia LaFavor, Ryan Brobst

First B-52H Bomber Deployment to Romania With Cross-Theater Operations in CENTCOM

The United States operated two B-52H Stratofortress long-range strategic bombers from Romania for the first time on July 21 and, in another first, forward deployed one of the B-52H aircraft just days later...

August 7, 2024 | David May, Richard Goldberg

Now that UN admits employee involvement in Oct. 7, it’s time to end UNRWA

The United Nations has found little evidence of Hamas infiltration of UN bodies in Gaza — conveniently enough, after investigating itself. This is a whitewash. On Monday, the UN’s internal...

August 5, 2024 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

Khamenei’s marching orders for Iran’s new president: Continue Raisi’s legacy

Masoud Pezeshkian became the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran on July 28 after Ali Khamenei, the regime’s supreme leader, endorsed the result of the election. Pezeshkian’s...

August 1, 2024 | Max Meizlish |

Treasury Sanctions Highlight Hong Kong’s Role as Emerging Sanctions Evasion Hub

The Treasury Department designated 12 individuals and entities in Iran, China, and Hong Kong on Monday for supporting Iran’s ballistic missile and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programs. This action...

July 29, 2024 | |

Turkey’s President Threatens Military Action Against Israel

Latest Developments Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened military action against Israel on July 28, a day after 12 children in the Golan Heights town of Majdal Shams were killed by a rocket...

July 26, 2024 | |

Hamas Rejects Proposed Israeli Changes to Ceasefire Deal

Latest Developments Hamas rejected a reported Israeli proposal on July 26 to screen Palestinians who return to the northern half of the Gaza Strip in the event of an agreed ceasefire, accusing Israel...

July 26, 2024 | Ben Cohen |

Worrying signals on the Middle East from Britain’s new Labour government

When it comes to Keir Starmer, there is no doubting his personal detestation of antisemitism and his determination to root it out of his party. Still, recent foreign-policy decisions sound alarms.

July 25, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israeli forces recover the bodies of 5 hostages in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recovered the bodies of five hostages in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, the IDF said on July 25. The hostages were killed on October 7, and Hamas transported the...

July 24, 2024 | |

Netanyahu to Congress: War on Israel Is a War on the United States

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel’s war in Gaza and against Iranian proxies was not a clash of civilizations but a “clash between barbarism and civilization,”...

July 22, 2024 | |

Prime Minister Netanyahu Departs for Washington, Seeking Bipartisan Support

Latest Developments Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington on a scheduled visit on July 22, one day after President Joe Biden announced his exit from the 2024 presidential race....

July 21, 2024 | Cleo Paskal |

What could a Trump-Vance China policy look like?

Vance’s focus on China is not surprising. In his personal and professional life he’s seen the way People’s Republic of China actions have affected the lives of Americans.

July 20, 2024 | Bradley Bowman, Lydia LaFavor

Build Iron Dome in the United States To Prepare for Israel’s Worst Day

Israel is racing to build more Iron Dome air defense systems amid a growing threat of war with Hezbollah, which has a massive stockpile of more than 150,000 mortars, rockets, and missiles....

July 17, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

The war in cyberspace

America’s top spy is warning you

July 16, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Trump’s foreign-policy platform reflects his first-term achievements

President Biden’s foreign-policy failures have set the world on fire — and the conflagration is now the backdrop as Republicans present their very different vision. Biden has invited multiple...

July 11, 2024 | |

Defying U.S. Law, Biden Administration Fails to Report on Iran’s Nuclear Program

The Biden administration is defying U.S. law by failing to submit congressionally mandated reports on the status of Iran’s nuclear program, a Wall Street Journal editorial noted...

July 10, 2024 | |

Iran Supporting and Funding Pro-Hamas Protests in the U.S.

Following several months of often violent pro-Hamas protests across the United States, the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, stated on July 9 that the Islamic...

July 10, 2024 | Sinan Ciddi, Andrea Stricker

U.S. Considers Nuclear Cooperation With Turkey as Congress Tees Up Sanctions

The United States and Turkey are reportedly in talks for American companies to build nuclear reactors in Turkey — an effort Washington claims will help Ankara shift away from Russian nuclear supply....

July 9, 2024 | |

Citing Hamas Links, Draft Defense Bill Pushes for Review of U.S.-Qatar Relations

U.S. concern over Qatar’s relationship with Hamas is reflected in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), released...

July 3, 2024 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Janatan Sayeh

Iran’s ‘election’ seeks to consolidate regime control

Iran’s Guardian Council, a 12-person body appointed by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei that approves candidates for office, permitted six out of 80 potential candidates to run in the special presidential...

July 1, 2024 | Cleo Paskal |

Protecting the Corridor of Freedom to America’s Asian Border

Excerpt Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)—constituent parts of the United States—sit in such proximity to the Asian coast that the CNMI shares a maritime border with Japan....