JINSA Generals & Admirals Program participant and Former CENTCOM Commander GEN (ret.) Joseph Votel joined NPR’s Morning Edition to assess whether the conflict has returned to full-scale war and what “negotiating with bombs” would actually require militarily. GEN (ret.) Votel…
On Thursday morning, President Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran “VERY HARD,” seize its main oil export terminal at Kharg Island, and take “total control” of its energy industry. By the afternoon, he’d canceled it all on indications that Iran had approved “discussions…
The war that Hamas ignited on October 7, 2023, has since expanded far beyond Gaza, drawing in Iran, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen. But as Israel found itself under attack from multiple fronts in recent months, the…
The defense establishments of the United States and Israel initiated formal discussions in recent days aimed at transforming their longstanding relationship from a traditional military assistance model into a fully reciprocal, technology-driven mutual defense partnership. … Gen. Charles Wald (U.S.…
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) praised Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) on Wednesday, arguing that both Democrats’ forceful condemnations of campus antisemitism after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks made them outliers in their party on the issue.…
Click here to watch the webinar. PANELISTS Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21) Member, House Armed Services Committee; House Committee on Education and the Workforce; and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence The discussion was moderated by JINSA President and CEO Michael…
No diplomatic agreement is going to end the war between Washington and Tehran. This conflict began decades ago, with the birth of a revolutionary Iranian movement whose teleology is defined by combating American influence, both real and perceived, at home…
The U.S. is spending billions of dollars to degrade Iran’s military. Iran is spending a fraction of that to degrade America’s society using social media platforms as a force multiplier. America must defend itself by ensuring proper transparency on the source and authenticity of social media…
President Donald Trump says Iran shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz, and vowed to respond in a post on Truth Social. Senior Pentagon officials have told FOX News Iran use a drone to attack the…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s open defiance in striking Iran against President Trump’s demands for a ceasefire adds to growing divisions between the U.S. and Israel over the way forward on the war in the Middle East. … The tensions between Trump…