Iran is waging its missile campaign against Israel and the Gulf states under conditions that would normally incapacitate a modern military. It has endured sustained, unchallenged air attacks; disruption of communications networks; and targeted killings of senior commanders. Yet despite…
With the United States and Israel launching a joint campaign—Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion, respectively—against Iranian regime targets and Iran launching retaliatory missile and drone attacks against U.S. forces in the region, Israel, and Arab nations, dubbed Operation True…
Iran’s downing of two U.S. warplanes is the most striking evidence yet that, despite enormous military losses, Tehran can still significantly raise the cost of continuing the conflict for the U.S. and Israel. The shootdowns were the most successful demonstration of Iran’s…
Since 1979, the Islamic Republic has been at war with the United States and Israel, killing directly or indirectly nearly one thousand American soldiers and maiming thousands more. It has developed strategic capabilities to dominate the Middle East and threaten…