Iran succeeded in improving its performance and penetrating Israeli air defenses during the recent “12-Day War” by adjusting its missile launch tactics and identifying weaknesses through “trial and error,” The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing missile defense analysts who…
Iran’s systematic exploitation of vulnerabilities in Israel’s renowned missile defense network during the 12-day conflict in June has revealed that even the most sophisticated air protection systems can be compromised through tactical adaptation. The Wall Street Journal reported that Tehran’s success rate in penetrating…
Reports that the United States is working to turn a base in western Saudi Arabia into a major logistics hub suggest a broader, long-overdue effort to limit U.S. basing exposure to Iran’s short-range missiles. Although these moves preceded Iran’s June…
Israel’s recent war with Iran served as a cautionary tale for countries with sophisticated missile defenses and those that seek to have them. Over 12 days, Iran pierced Israel’s defenses with increasing success, showing that even the world’s most advanced systems…
US and Israeli leaders are taking a well-deserved victory lap after their historic achievements against Iran. While visiting the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu correctly observed the two countries’ successes “changed the face of the Middle East.” Yet…
The 12-Day War and President Trump’s conclusion of it did little to resolve a range of non-nuclear Iranian threats. These include drones (which attack American allies from Kyiv to Tel Aviv), terrorist proxies, and assassination plots inside America. If past…
Reimposition of United Nations sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program will receive an “appropriate and proportionate response,” the Iranian regime warned on Monday. Snapback sanctions would allow the international body to quickly reinstate penalties on the Islamic Republic for…
The White House is seemingly denying a report from The New York Times, which cites an unnamed Israeli official who claimed Israeli intelligence determined that some of Iran’s underground stockpile of enriched uranium survived Israeli and American airstrikes in mid-June. … However, Jonathan Ruhe,…
President Trump’s push for a ceasefire in Gaza is testing his bond with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which was on full display this week during the Israeli leader’s third visit to Washington this year. Even when Trump and Netanyahu have diverged…
Every United Nations peacekeeping force should work toward its own dissolution. Otherwise, it is no peacekeeping force; it is a welfare program for participating nations funded by the United States’s taxpayers and the rest of the world. High on the list of these offenders…