America needs a tough, capable ally right now — not a fair-weather friend, not a country that ghosts us the moment things get hard. Israel is that ally. No nation on Earth matches its military muscle, intelligence reach, technological edge,…
A coalition of Sunni regional powers signed a historic joint defense pact on Friday, but national security experts expressed deep unease over the arrangement, arguing that it reflects U.S. shortcomings in the Middle East while raising serious questions about its…
It is well known that drones are helping Iran wage asymmetric warfare against a superior opponent — yet less visibly, but just as importantly, satellites are playing the same role. On July 27, Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Ardestani said, “it is natural…
Though US, Israeli, and European diplomatic efforts have focused for years on limiting Iran’s nuclear program, the Strait of Hormuz has lately become the center of gravity of the on-again, off-again war between the US and Iran. … “The Saudis,…
Experts are expressing growing concern over reports that an emerging deal between Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could grant Tehran unprecedented oversight over the international shipping route, ceding control to Iran that it did not possess…
The Iranian regime is reportedly nearing an interim deal with Oman and the United States for a new security model in the Strait of Hormuz. History—including recent events—shows that the Iranian regime will almost certainly attempt to violate this…
Coordinating Israel’s and Ukraine’s collective knowledge in mastering drone warfare could help both nations gain an edge in future conflicts. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were both in Washington last week, a missed opportunity to collaborate against Iranian drones targeting both their countries.…
Click here to read transcript. The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are converging. Iran has supplied Russia with drone technology battering Ukrainian cities while threatening U.S. forces and partners across the Middle East—and the connection runs deeper: Russia…
The war between Russia and Ukraine and the conflict that has pitted the U.S. and Israel against Iran are distinct political clashes driven by unique regional dynamics, but the lines separating them have become blurred, former senior military officials said Wednesday on a JINSA webinar. … “It so happens…
Experts are warning that the United States’ dwindling stockpiles of long‑range missiles and air-defense interceptors following the war with Iran could complicate Washington’s ability to deter adversarial aggression and maintain military readiness in other theaters. … Ari Cicurel, an associate…