Israel’s large-scale assault on Iran appears to have stunned the country’s military leadership and may have delayed an immediate retaliatory strike. But it remains unclear whether it achieved its primary objective: crippling Iran’s nuclear program, which Israel claims Tehran is on the verge of weaponizing despite claims from Iran that …

Islamic State (IS) in Syria aims to ignite sectarian violence, fragment national cohesion, and undermine the legitimacy of the transitional government. Lagging integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the Syrian military and U.S. troop withdrawals have created a strategic environment ripe for further exploitation. Through IS’s vast propaganda …

To stop Iran’s drive to build nuclear weapons, Israel eliminated nine top scientists and experts whose knowledge was critical to Tehran’s initiative. Israel explained that it struck on the night of June 12-13 because Iran’s nuclear weapons activities had “accelerated significantly” in recent months. Tehran has long denied that it …