The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) remains one of the few pieces of must-pass legislation in Congress each year, enabling effective congressional oversight of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and framing U.S. national security policy on a bipartisan basis…

Summary: In July 2025, Iran sought to recover from devastating blows to its nuclear program and military sustained during the 12-day war with Israel. Iran demonstrated limited interest in pursuing further diplomacy over its nuclear program in the wake of…

JINSA research shows that the June 13-24 war was likely more expensive for Iran, particularly when measured as a share of its GDP per capita, than for the United States or Israel, suggesting prolonged conflicts would disadvantage Iran. Yet, the…

Americans Killed Americans Kidnapped Known Failed Kidnapping/Assassination Plots 995 133 9 Since 1979, the Iranian government and Iran-backed forces have murdered, injured, and kidnapped hundreds of U.S. service members and civilians. Below is a list detailing those attacks and wrongful…