Middle Orient

On April 13, Iran launched over 300 missiles and drones at Israel, prompting Jordan to assist in defense. Initial reports suggested broader Arab involvement, indicating a potential shift in regional dynamics. However, these claims were later refuted. Despite this, Israeli leaders and some in Washington saw it as a signal …

Even among hardcore ideologues of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), caution — sometimes referred to as “strategic patience” — had been the watchword when confronting Israel. That ended on April 13, 2024, when Iran launched a missile and drone onslaught against Israel directly from its territory. It was a …

Amid the recent escalation between Iran and Israel, the Iranian president warned that ifIsrael attacked Iran again, “nothing will remain of the Zionist regime.” The chief of staff of theIranian army threatened that Iran would respond to any further aggression with greater forcethan in the past. E_109_24Download

Latest Developments Turkey suspended trade with Israel on May 2, according to two unnamed Turkish officials quoted by Bloomberg. In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz wrote on X that Ankara is “breaking agreements by blocking ports for Israel imports and exports” and that the Israeli government will work “to …

[T]he Iran-backed Hamas terror group is again trying to dupe gullible Westerners, including the Biden administration and the European Union, into believing that it has accepted the “two-state solution.” The Hamas official would not have dared to utter similar nonsense to an Arab media outlet. He knows that here his …

Several Iranian military leaders boasted on May 1 that they could strike Israel with a drone and missile attack much larger than what they launched on April 13 and thus inflict greater damage on Israel.[i] IRGC Commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami suggested that Iran could have launched two or three …

Some threats simply beg to be turned into opportunities. Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi confirmed that his country’s air force intercepted several Iranian drones between April 13 and 14, helping defend against Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone attack against Israel. The military assistance by the Hashemite Kingdom followed …

Back in December, the eminent historian Niall Ferguson wrote an essay in The Free Press that, it’s now apparent, presaged the tidal wave of demonstrations now inundating college campuses around the country. It was called “The Treason of the Intellectuals” which also was the title of a 1927 publication by …

ISKP’s retooling from regional operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan to a focus on external attacks and operational plots has resulted in a surge of both foiled plots and successful attacks. The Islamic State attack on the Crocus City Hall music venue on the outskirts of Moscow, which killed at least …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that he will initiate a ground attack on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, regardless of whether a prisoner exchange agreement with Hamas is reached or not. Netanyahu met with representatives of the families of Israeli prisoners in Gaza, as …