Could private security companies — known as PSCs — play a role in defeating Hamas and kick-starting the transition to a better “day after” in Gaza? Despite PSCs having a checkered history, reports suggest that several key stakeholders, including Israel and the United…
Elliott Abrams, the first Trump administration’s special representative for Iran, and Gabriel Noronha, who previously worked on the Iran file at the State Department, predicted on Friday that President-elect Donald Trump will usher in a more muscular policy toward Iran…
President-elect Donald Trump will be returning to the White House at a critical moment for the Middle East. Iran is on the precipice of nuclear weapons capability and expected to attack Israel directly for the third time in seven months.…
October 31 marked one of the deadliest days for Israel in the current front against Hezbollah, with seven civilians killed in rocket attacks amid reports that ceasefire talks in the north have stalled. Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continues…
As Israel continues to degrade Iranian and Hezbollah capabilities in Lebanon, Syria and Iran itself, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad faces growing pressure to manage Tehran’s presence within his borders. How will Assad respond to the changing balance of power in…
Throughout his campaign, former President Donald Trump shared few substantive clues indicating how he would handle some of the most intractable issues roiling Israel and the Middle East if he is elected to a second term. With Trump declaring victory…
Tens of millions of Americans voted Tuesday to determine whether the next US president will be Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. The result of the contest will have far-reaching implications for the future of the United States. But it is…
It is fitting that Israeli soldiers finally killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the period between the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack, and the Hebrew calendar anniversary on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah. The terrorist leader’s death marks a…
On early Saturday morning local time, over 100 Israeli military aircraft carried out three waves of air strikes inside Iran, in addition to hitting air defenses along the way in Syria and Iraq. The attack, which targeted military bases and…
As Israel conducts limited ground operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon, it already has encountered tunnels similar to the dangerous unseen combat it has fought for a year beneath Gaza. Not for the first time, Israel is engaged in a new kind of fight that the…