Iran

Information Cutoff: 2:00pm ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. Click here to see CTP …

Israel’s PM is expected to use the high-stakes meeting to secure a commitment from the US to co-operate with it on future military attacks on Iran Benjamin Netanyahu will seek Donald Trump’s support for a joint Israeli-US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites in return for maintaining the ceasefire in Gaza …

Introduction After the Israel-Hamas ceasefire went into effect January 19, 2025, senior Iranian regime officials, headed by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, praised the resistance of the Palestinian people for, as they depicted it, forcing Israel to submit to its demands and accept the ceasefire. Along with statements such as …

Bottom Line Up Front The Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, if fully implemented, has the potential to calm the warfare that has roiled the region since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.The Houthi movement (Ansarallah) vows to resume attacks on Israel, commercial shipping in the Red Sea, and U.S.-led coalition naval vessels, …

The United States has begun the process to again declare the Iran-backed Huthi rebel group of Yemen as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), restoring the designation President Donald Trump set out during his first term. “Supported by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, which arms and trains terrorist organizations …

Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) agreed to release a female civilian hostage after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) prevented Palestinians from returning to the northern Gaza Strip on January 25 and 26.[1]PIJ confirmed that hostage, Arbel Yehud, is “alive and in good health” and stated it will release Yehud after reaching …

The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. We do not report in detail on war crimes …

Dans des actes de destruction gratuite, Netanyahou a détruit le statu quo dominant, qu’il considérait comme une camisole de force américaine. À l’instar d’une horloge antique brisée, dont les rouages, les roues à rochet et les entrailles s’écartent du boîtier, les mécanismes du Moyen-Orient sont également révélés et brisés. Toute …

Israeli and Hamas officials appear to be optimistic after achieving a “breakthrough” in ceasefire negotiations in Doha on January 13. Israel and Hamas have yet to solve at least two outstanding issues, however.[1] Two Israeli officials told Axios that mediators from Qatar, the US, and Egypt presented Hamas with a …

The Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS)-led Syrian interim government announced that it thwarted an attempted Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) attack on a prominent Shia shrine outside Damascus. The Syrian Interior Ministry announced on January 11 the arrest of ISIS members who were planning a suicide bombing attack …