Iran dominated the agenda in Wednesday’s White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with both leaders signaling that diplomacy with Tehran remains uncertain and that coordination will continue if talks fail. … Blaise Misztal,…
The White House launched Phase 2 of President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan last month, intending to transition the enclave toward demilitarization, technocratic governance and reconstruction. But before those plans can move forward, the administration still needs to confront…
After years of viewing Saudi Arabia as a keystone in the pro-American alliance in the Middle East, many observers have raised the alarm in recent months over a worrying shift in the kingdom’s posture. … Israel enjoyed a period of…
The Islamic regime is on the brink of “collapse,” retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward, the former deputy commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday night. Harward, who now serves as a senior advisor to The Jewish…
For weeks, President Donald Trump has promised the Iranian people that “help is on the way” while positioning a massive U.S. naval armada within striking distance of Iran’s coast. But as the White House pivots toward a diplomatic summit in…
JINSA Iran Policy Project Member VADM Robert Harward, USN (ret.), former Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command, joined NewsNation to discuss the flurry of activity in the Persian Gulf. These include tense incidents on February 3 in which Iranian combat drones…
Despite the Trump administration’s willingness to diplomatically engage with Iranian officials, leading Middle East experts told Jewish Insider on Monday that military action against Tehran still remains a very real possibility. … However, other analysts read the shift to negotiations…
Last week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth released the 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS), a Pentagon blueprint that elevates Israel as a “model ally” and translates President Trump’s national security doctrine into concrete military policy. “Israel has long demonstrated that it…
Saudi Arabia’s growing economic struggles have raised doubts among foreign policy experts about whether Riyadh can fulfill its sweeping monetary commitments to the United States. During Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the White House last November, the crown…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused Saudi Arabia of moving closer to regional players hostile to Israel, signaling that normalization between Jerusalem and Riyadh is unlikely anytime soon. … Riyadh is also reportedly in talks with Turkey about joining…