Regional ramifications as Trump seeks to include Israel in CENTCOM By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The US is moving to include Israel in Central Command, the military command that oversees a vast swath of the Middle East, according to a report…

*Originally published on Nov 12, 2020 For all the well-deserved attention surrounding the Abraham Accords between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain, the logical next move – one that would quietly be impactful – is actually a bit of bureaucratic…

‘Next big step’: Experts advocate relocating Israel to US military’s Central Command By YAAKOV LAPPIN As the Middle East remains on edge due to sky-high tensions between the United States and Iran, and with the U.S. Air Force holding a…

Trump Orders Military Shift to Spur Israeli-Arab Cooperation Against Iran By Michael R. Gordon and Gordon Lubold President Trump has ordered that the major U.S. military command for the Middle East be expanded to include Israel, in a last-minute reorganization…