Armed drones crisscross Middle Eastern skies, bringing havoc and a new threat to U.S. By DAVID S. CLOUD The masked fighters in camouflage uniforms trudge across the dunes of Gaza, lugging two gray drones with wooden propellers and warheads. Loaded…
Experts: Democrats’ Split on Israel Between Biden, AOC Wing Will Get Worse By John Gizzi On Thursday afternoon, one could almost hear the collective sighs of relief through official Washington, D.C., as the White House announced that Israel and the…
Biden’s guarded approach to Israel tested by violence By Katrina Manson US President Joe Biden has been loath to get sucked into a protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict, preferring instead to rely on regional partners to end the worst violence since 2014.…
Iran’s role in Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be ‘overlooked,’ say Mideast experts By SEAN SAVAGE The escalating conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is one of the first major policy tests for the Biden administration. Despite U.S. President Joe Biden’s hope…
Drowning in crises, Lebanon now galvanized to solve offshore gas row with Israel By LAZAR BERMAN Looking out from the limestone cliffs of Rosh Hanikra, the tiny “island” of Tekheilet is barely visible, a rocky outcropping just barely kissing the…
Israel helped US track down Soleimani By World Israel News Staff Israel reportedly played an important role in helping the U.S. track down Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Yahoo News reported on Saturday.…
Is Iran’s Supreme Leader near death? Why the answer is supremely important By Judith Miller Could Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei be near death? American and Israeli Intelligence analysts have been debating the state of the Iranian political and…
An anxious time in Afghanistan as US withdrawal begins By Jamie McIntyre AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE: Even just reading the transcript, you could hear the anguish in the words of Gen. Scott Miller, the last U.S. commander in Afghanistan, as he…
Natanz Blast ‘Likely Took 5,000 Centrifuges Offline,’ Though its Progression is Troublesome By YAAKOV LAPPIN The April 11 explosion that tore through the Iranian nuclear site of Natanz—and which the Islamic Republic has blamed on Israeli sabotage—appeared to have taken…
CENTCOM commander warns about Iranian drone threat during House hearing By Marc Rod In a stunning admission on Tuesday, the Marine Corps general heading the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) disclosed in a House Armed Services Committee hearing that, based on…