Iran’s new president, Massoud Pezeshkian, traveled to the U.S. last week to present a moderate, rational face of the regime to the world. He claimed in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that Iran did not want…
The U.S. and France are pushing a cease-fire proposal between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah to avert war at Israel’s northern border with Lebanon. But don’t expect to see Israel agree to a cease-fire with Hezbollah anytime soon. All indications…
The Biden administration is reportedly working to broker a deal that would reopen the pathway for Turkey to purchase cutting-edge F-35 fighter jets, a prospect that is raising bipartisan skepticism from some lawmakers, as others see such a sale as…
Despite fatigue among its ranks and diminished stockpiles after nearly a year of war, the Israeli military still has the capacity to launch an invasion of Lebanon, having wound down its military operations in the Gaza Strip in recent weeks,…
The news out of Israel is, well, discouraging. It seems increasingly likely that Israel is going to launch a major combat operation to clear Hezbollah assets from southern Lebanon. The threat to Israeli border communities—which have been victimized by constant…
The Houthis’ August 23 attack on the Greek-flagged MV Sounion, nearly costing 25 seafarers their lives, now threatens to become among the largest environmental disasters in history should the tanker and its 150,000 metric tons of oil capsize. Houthi-broadcast images…
The IDF has been hammering Hezbollah since the Lebanese terror group began firing over the border the day after Hamas’s October 7 invasion of southern Israel. Hezbollah itself has named over 500 of its fighters killed in the year-long conflict.…
JINSA hosted a panel discussion on its new report released today, Israel’s Coming Northern War: A U.S.-Israel Strategy to Defeat Hezbollah. This timely and comprehensive report details the existential threats Israel faces and their direct implications for the United States,…
The former top security head of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) warned on Thursday that U.S. bases in the Middle East could become overwhelmed by Iranian missile fire. Retired Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie, now a Hertog senior fellow with the…
The U.S. is “sleepwalking” into a global war against its top adversaries united under an axis of “malign partnerships,” and experts are sounding the alarm that neither the U.S. military nor the public are prepared for World War III. In late July,…