Iran

In light of the significant losses suffered by Hezbollah and the escalating concerns in Tehran regarding a potentially unpredictable Israeli attack, the regime’s current strategy appears to be one of damage control. Iran believes that so long as there remains a foundation to build upon, it can eventually reestablish its …

In a world where American adversaries across the globe are deepening their strategic partnerships to undermine U.S. power and influence, Michael Singh correctly highlights the need to integrate America’s Middle East policy into an overarching U.S. grand strategy. China today is in a stronger position in the Middle East than …

The intensifying operations between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah are part of the broader war that Israel has fought since October 7, 2023. Hezbollah has conducted almost daily attacks into Israel since the war began in order to compel Israel to accept defeat in the Gaza Strip and thus preserve Hamas.[1] …

On 6 September, US media reported that Washington had confirmed that Iran had begun delivering several hundred close-range ballistic missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine, marking a new phase of the military collaboration between Moscow and Tehran. Delivered at lastInitial claims of Iranian missile transfers to Russia surfaced in …

Latest Developments Citing two Iranian security officials, Reuters reported on September 23 that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has banned the use of all communications devices following the back-to-back pager and hand-held radio attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon last week. According to one official, the IRGC is carrying out …

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a large-scale airstrike campaign across Lebanon on September 21 and 22.[i] The IDF announced on September 21 that it targeted over 400 rocket launchers, thousands of rocket barrels, and other military infrastructure in at least two waves of airstrikes across southern Lebanon.[ii] An Israeli …

Israel says the Syrian regime, aided directly by Iran, has established a secret plutonium production facility in Deir-ez-Zor as part of an undisclosed nuclear project. The head of Israel’s atomic energy agency, Moshe Edri, has accused the Syrian regime of constructing a facility in Deir-ez-Zor to produce radioactive plutonium, with …

Introduction It appears that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the Iranian leadership are headed towards tactical dialogue with the West, with the aim of accomplishing the regime’s strategic goals. These goals include: a) improving Iran’s economy by getting the Western sanctions lifted and advancing massive investment in the Iranian …

Israel simultaneously detonated thousands of pagers used by Lebanese Hezbollah members across Lebanon and Syria on September 17.[1] Lebanese officials reported that around 2,800 individuals were injured, though some reports suggest that the number is closer to 4,000, most of whom are Hezbollah members.[2] The attack also injured the Iranian …

Israel is refocusing its operations in the Gaza Strip to prioritize “destroying the pillars of Hamas’ civil rule. . . especially the distribution of humanitarian aid,” according to an anonymous Israeli official.[1] The official told Israeli media that controlling aid distribution enables Hamas to project the image that it still …