National Security Briefs

National Security Briefs

After five weeks of being in effect, the U.S. naval blockade is being robustly enforced—even more so than JINSA had previously assessed. Since its May 8 update, JINSA has revised its assessment of the number of ships that have evaded…

Click here to download the JINSA Insight Operation Epic Fury has significantly degraded Iran’s military capabilities, but the gains will not hold if China is permitted to rebuild them. Beijing has been one of Iran’s most consequential external backers—supplying Tehran…

Click here to download JINSA’s update on blockade enforcement. Click here to view a high-resolution version of the above. Blockade Evasion Updates Since JINSA last released blockade enforcement data in its May 1 report Turning Tides, several key blockade-related developments…

Click here to download the JINSA Insight Iran has fired thousands of missiles and drones into Israel and the Gulf states. Less noticed, however, have been the attacks Iran, and its Iraqi proxies, have launched against targets in the Kurdistan…