National Security Briefs

National Security Briefs

Iran Summary – December 2025

As President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at Mar-a-Lago, Iran’s president declared his country is at “total war” with the United States, Israel, and Europe. While Iran prioritized expanding its military capabilities, the country’s economy collapsed,

A successful end is in sight for the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after the House approved the bill in a strong bipartisan vote of 312-112 on Wednesday. The NDAA remains one of the few pieces of

Israel-Hezbollah Escalation Tracker

Lebanon has arrested no more than one percent of Hezbollah’s fighters in the year since the November 2024 ceasefire agreement with Israel. These inadequate efforts to disarm Hezbollah, as required by the deal, are jeopardizing the tenuous peace the U.S.

Iran Summary – November 2025

Iranian officials continued to defend the country’s nuclear program despite the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Directors demanding they permit United Nations (UN) inspectors to access Iran’s nuclear sites and provide information on the regime’s missing enriched uranium