The Trump administration is intensifying pressure on Iran through military force, economic pressure, and growing international support, yet the financial cost is rising steeply. … Meanwhile, Yoni Tobin of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America noted that American…
President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is on “massive life support,” as retired U.S. commanders and national security experts are increasingly split whether Washington should resume military operations against Tehran or avoid what critics warn could become another prolonged Middle…
Is the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz working? It depends who you ask. Conflicting reports have created some confusion. The Pentagon says that “it’s delivering the decisive impact we intended.” Certain media outlets and shipping analytics firms suggest…
JINSA Generals & Admirals Program participant and former CENTCOM Commander GEN (ret.) Joseph Votel joined NPR’s Morning Edition to assess Iran’s counterproposal to U.S. demands and offer a sober read of where the conflict is headed militarily and diplomatically. On…
Michael Eisenberg, a top advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says Israel and the newly-created Board of Peace will “take action” against Hamas if it does not comply with the peace terms it agreed to. … On the nuclear issue,…
Retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward warned Thursday on Newsmax that unfreezing Iranian assets as part of a potential deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could hand Tehran a victory while creating long-term problems for the U.S. and its allies. Appearing…
In his discussion with Haviv Rettig Gur on Ask Haviv Anything, JINSA Fellow Hussein Mansour argues that a new ideological framework originating in the American political far-left is threatening to undermine mainstream Democratic support for Israel. Mansour speaks of how…
Iranian attacks on Qatar could prompt Doha to reassess its regional alignment and relationship with Tehran, experts said, though they expressed skepticism that the strikes would change Qatar’s antagonistic posture toward Israel, its funding of anti-Israel media or its harboring…
As President Donald Trump signals progress toward a possible agreement with Iran, Israeli officials and analysts increasingly are outlining what Jerusalem believes any deal must include to prevent Tehran from rebuilding its military and regional power. … On the nuclear issue, former…
Last November, Rahm Emanuel, the tough-talking Democratic operative and prospective presidential candidate, took the stage of the Jewish Federations of North America’s annual conference in Washington to deliver a blunt word of warning about Israel’s declining reputation in the United…