The Syrian Ministry of Defense said the current deployment of Syrian army units along the country’s borders with neighboring states, including Lebanon, does not constitute a military escalation but rather a purely defensive and organizational measure that does not target any country or party. The ministry explained that the deployment …

If the succession process can be carried out as Khamenei intended, it will likely bring a hardliner into power. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death on Saturday after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes hit his compound immediately re-invoked the succession issue inside Iran, along with threats from the U.S. president to interfere in …

Washington Institute experts explain what U.S. officials and military planners should be on the lookout for as great power competitors and close allies outside the region consider their responses to the crisis. Trump’s Next Steps Will Reverberate Beyond the Middle East President Trump’s decision to attack Iran adds another layer …