With no end in sight to their 20-month war, Gazans are feeling forgotten after Iran reached a shaky ceasefire with Israel after only 12 days. With no powerful allies to push for a truce or an arsenal of sophisticated weaponry to use in defence, Palestinians have been telling The National …

On the evening of June 21st in Washington, the morning of June 22nd here in Jerusalem, the United States attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities, joining Israel’s more widespread assault intended to eliminate a rival for regional hegemony, one that targeted not only Iran’s nuclear facilities and ballistic missile system but civilian …

The Neocon logic for needing to defeat Iran and break it into ethnic parts Opponents of the war with Iran say that the war is not in American interests, seeing that Iran does not pose any visible threat to the United States. This appeal to reason misses the Neocon logic …

NATO’s new spending plan expected to be adopted this week will expose just how creative some of the alliance’s members have been with their accounting. That’s because some reluctant military spenders in NATO have used an expansive definition when tallying their defence spending for the current 2% of GDP target, …

Donald Trump’s re-election as U.S. President in 2024 sparked wide discussions regarding possible shifts in Washington’s foreign policy. It is worth noting that the three South Caucasus countries – Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia – each have distinct expectations from the new administration. During Trump’s first term (2017-2021), the South Caucasus …

It looked at first as though the Middle East war was about to kick into a new gear. On Monday, fewer than 36 hours after the U.S. bombed three Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities, Iran shot about 14 ballistic missiles at the Al Udeid military base north of Doha, Qatar—an American …

The letter [from the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Salah Abdel Haq] shows that the Muslim Brotherhood has officially endorsed the Iranian regime’s slogans of “Death to Israel!” and “Death to America!” The [Muslim Brotherhood’s] founder, Hassan al-Banna, accepted the utility of political violence, and members of the Muslim Brotherhood …

NOTE: CTP-ISW is tracking early reports of Iranian missile attacks on US forces in Qatar and Iraq at the time of this publication. CTP-ISW will cover these events in our evening edition. We have published an assessment of Iran’s calculus and response options here. Key Takeaways The Israeli Air Force …

Russia condemned the recent US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22 amid reports that Iran’s foreign minister will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on June 23. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) condemned the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, claiming …

Key Takeaways The United States conducted strikes targeting three nuclear facilities with bunker-buster bombs and Tomahawk cruise missiles. The US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said all three sites sustained “extreme damage.” Israeli officials echoed that statement, though they added the Fordow nuclear facility was “not destroyed.” Iran …