Click here to read a transcript. The nationwide Iranian protests throughout January were historic, with millions of people risking their lives—and 36,000 protesters losing them, according to exclusive Iran International reporting—to protest the odious Iranian regime. The protests also set…
Syria is at a crossroads. President Donald Trump’s vow to do everything he can to help the wartorn country offers it a golden opportunity to wave goodbye to its dictatorial past. Unfortunately, Turkey’s regional ambitions are threatening to derail Syria’s…
Click here to read a transcript. On January 18, after days of clashes, Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that they had reached a ceasefire deal. Just a day later, the agreement appeared to…
The United States must call the killing of two American servicemen and a civilian interpreter in Syria earlier this month what it was: an attack by a member of the Syrian security forces on U.S. troops. Pretending otherwise will only invite further…
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa shot hoops with U.S. military commanders during his recent Washington visit, but where he really scored big was with Congress. It now looks certain that in the next few days, the House will follow the Senate…
The U.S. proposal to establish a military presence at an airbase near Damascus is a welcome sign of deepening cooperation with Syria’s new government, but it may be insufficient to secure regional U.S. interests. A Damascus presence should complement—not replace—the U.S. partnership…
Turkey is deepening its military and political foothold in northern and central Syria, raising significant concerns over the long-term consequences of Ankara’s ambitions for regional influence and control. From the construction of a military base to growing engagement with the…
The Israeli Air Force on Thursday struck the headquarters of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization in Damascus, Syria, amid ongoing instability in the country following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad by an al Qaeda-linked insurgency. After the fall of…
Amid negotiations to forge a hostages-for-cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, and as the truce with Hezbollah in Lebanon mostly holds, Jerusalem has an opportunity to direct additional military resources to cut Yemen’s Houthi leadership down to size,…
