Donald Trump’s scope to escalate military action against Iran is set to widen within days, as a third aircraft carrier and thousands of elite US troops approach the region. While the president said on Tuesday he would extend his ceasefire…
Brian Kilmeade and JINSA President & CEO Michael Makovsky, PhD discuss the looming deadline for the Israel-U.S.-Iran ceasefire and why the IRGC may have taken over negotiations.
The U.S. Navy has turned back 27 ships trying to enter or exit Iranian ports since an American blockade outside the contested Strait of Hormuz began about a week ago, the military’s Central Command said on Monday. … “The message is…
A United States Navy destroyer intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, firing into its engine room after repeated warnings. Following a six-hour standoff, U.S. Marines then repelled from helicopters onto the ship taking custody of the…
The U.S. military is using sea drones to help clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines that might be lurking there, in a quiet effort to ease Iran’s stranglehold on the waterway and begin reopening it to commercial shipping. … “You can…
Over the past year, U.S. airstrikes have crippled Iran’s nuclear program. Several Iranian nuclear facilities lie in ruins. And Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium — “nuclear dust,” as President Trump calls it — is thought to be deeply buried…
The U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz has effectively shut down trade to and from Iran’s ports, cutting off an estimated 90 percent of the Middle Eastern country’s economy as the Trump administration looks to get Tehran back to the negotiating…
The first round of direct talks between Israel and Lebanon has been received positively by diplomats, pro-Israel lawmakers and experts, who see it as a sign of Hezbollah’s waning influence in Lebanon. But despite the optimism surrounding the discussions, experts…
JINSA Iran Policy Project Advisor VADM (ret.) Robert Harward joined the Sean Hannity Show to discuss latest developments in the Gulf, and what the U.S. blockade on Iran means for the Islamic Republic’s economy, ability to project power, and internal…
Vice Admiral (Ret) Kevin Donegan, former commander of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet and a JINSA Generals & Admirals Program participant, breaks down the reality behind the headlines on the Cipher Brief: a U.S. blockade targeting Iran, uncertain shipping conditions,…