A bill, H.R.3883 (Muslim Brotherhood Is a Terrorist Organization Act of 2025), was put forward on June 10, 2025 by US Senator Ted Cruz, “[to] require the Secretary of State to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization.” This designation is crucial for both US and international security. …

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Iran’s highest national security and foreign policy decision-making body, the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), established a Defense Council on August 3 to streamline decision-making during wartime.[1] The establishment of this body, which will operate under the SNSC, likely reflects Iranian leaders’ recognition of systemic operational failures during the Israel-Iran …

IDF forces continued extensive aerial and ground strikes in the Gaza Strip, eliminated terroristoperatives, and destroyed weapons and terrorist facilities. Hamas announced it was suspending its participation in indirect ceasefire negotiations, citingthe continuation of the “policy of hunger and killing.” Videos were published of Israeli hostagessuffering from malnutrition, for which …

As mass starvation spreads across Gaza, and with no end in sight to the war or military occupation, Israel’s renewed push for the clan management of public affairs in the West Bank and Gaza has been called a desperate attempt to bypass Palestinian statehood. The latest manifestation of this strategy …

Political consultations intensified in Lebanon on Tuesday ahead of a cabinet session at Baabda Presidential Palace, where ministers are expected to debate the sensitive issue of Hezbollah’s weapons. The session comes amid mounting tensions in the streets, with Hezbollah supporters staging late-night motorbike rallies in Beirut’s southern suburbs and regions …

Unifying and deradicalizing Syria’s armed forces will be the regime’s most formidable challenge. The United States has now lifted all sanctions on Syria, except on some individuals and entities associated with the former Assad regime. Additionally, the United States has revoked the foreign terrorist organization designation for Syria’s Hayat Tahrir …

Earlier this year, the Arab Gulf states were riding high. The energy crisis that followed the coronavirus pandemic had filled their coffers and renewed their roles as the stewards of global oil markets—and, in Qatar’s case, a reliable source of liquefied natural gas. Over the past few years, the Gulf …