After months of severed diplomatic channels, U.S. and Iranian negotiating teams held three rounds of Omani-mediated indirect nuclear talks. As the teams struggled to reach an agreement, Iranian officials continued to show military aggression, prompting a mass U.S. force buildup…

Click here to download the JINSA Insight The formation of the “Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan” on February 22—uniting five Iranian Kurdish opposition parties after eight months of negotiations—is among the more significant organizational developments in the Iranian…

Click here to download the JINSA Insight Amid a substantial buildup of U.S. forces in and around the Middle East, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) deployed roughly a dozen F-22 stealth aircraft to Ovda Air Base in Israel. This move…

On December 28, 2025, protests against the Iranian regime erupted across Iran in response to the country’s economic collapse. JINSA will release weekly updates covering the demonstrations as long as they continue. The update below reflects information as of February…