Israel’s Security Cabinet on May 4 approved a new offensive against Hamas that would involve the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) taking and holding territory within Gaza. The new operation, “Gideon’s Chariots,” is expected to begin after President Donald Trump’s…
Next week, President Trump’s first major international trip of his second term takes him to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. His visits come at a critical time, amid his administration’s ongoing nuclear talks with Iran, America’s…
The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria at the end of 2024 may have removed a brutal dictator and dislodged Iran, but serious questions remain regarding the motivations and the new government. Led by Ahmad al-Sharaa, commander of the…
Turkey wants back into the F-35 program, after having been blocked by the United States from procuring and producing the American F-35 fifth generation fighter in 2019. The decision to block came after numerous warnings to Turkey over its…
Israel continues military operations in Gaza with recent airstrikes targeting Hamas positions and infrastructure, including bulldozers and other equipment operatives used for planting explosives, digging tunnels, and breaching fences during the October 7 attack. This escalation comes as Prime…
As U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations plod into their third week, the Trump administration has split publicly between demanding full dismantlement and conceding compromises on Iran’s enrichment program. Amid recent reports the White House seeks to forestall Israeli military action, this raises…
During one of the most turbulent periods in Israel’s history, Ambassador Michael Herzog served as Israel’s ambassador to the United States from November 2021 to January 2025. His tenure spanned the aftermath of Hamas’s October 7 massacre, a prolonged war…
The U.S. military is concentrating major firepower around the Middle East, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss the shared challenge – and opportunity – of rolling back Tehran’s…
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey remains mostly unchanged—cracking down on political opposition at home while seeking a bigger role on the world stage—yet its relationship with the United States might be shifting. On March 26, Secretary of State Marco…
Amid growing challenges on its other fronts, Israel has resumed targeted military operations in the Gaza Strip to apply increasingly suffocating military pressure against Hamas. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has struck over 400 targets since resuming its campaign…