FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 20, 2026 Contact: Blake Johnson bjohnson@jinsa.org A new report from the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) warns that any potential U.S. military conflict with Iran would differ dramatically from Tehran’s recent engagements with…
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JINSA Iran Policy Project member VADM (ret.) Robert Harward, former Deputy Commander of U.S. Central Command and a former member of the U.S. National Security Council, joined NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” to shed light on the high-stakes standoff between Washington…
It is time for both Israel and America to get realistic. There is only one viable deal to be had: Israel gets its way on Iran. America gets its way on the West Bank and Gaza. Iran is the existential…
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Click here to watch the media appearance. JINSA Distinguished Fellow Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, former Israeli National Security Advisor and former Head of Research, Israeli Military Intelligence, joined the Jerusalem Press Club to break down the tense situation in…