Maj. Gen. (Res.) Yaakov Amidror, former head of Israel’s National Security Council and JINSA Distinguished Fellow, explained his theory on the developments in the campaign against Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Amidror referred to the IDF’s achievements and the attack…
Missile salvos from the Middle East to the Indo-Pacific are exposing the limits of interceptor-based defenses, and the US Navy’s renewed testing of its electromagnetic railgun suggests a possible answer. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that the US…
When Israel and the United States struck Iran’s nuclear facilities last summer, the goal was clear: cripple Tehran’s ability to produce a nuclear weapon. The attacks damaged key enrichment sites and infrastructure. But the fate of Iran’s most sensitive material—hundreds…
The latest U.S. military attacks against Iran have been criticized by several members of Congress — including Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia), Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) and Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia) — who argue the Iranian threat, nuclear or otherwise, was insufficiently imminent to justify self-defense.…
The number of ballistic missiles fired by Iran has collapsed since the first day of the conflict, according to data from the Washington-based Jewish Institute for National Security of America, or JINSA. On Feb. 28, when the conflict began, the…
Click here to watch the webinar. PANELISTS Robert McNally President, Rapidan Energy; Former Senior Director for International Energy, U.S. National Security Council The discussion was moderated by JINSA President and CEO Michael Makovsky, PhD. — TRANSCRIPT Transcript has been lightly…
Eight days into the war and after many hundreds of attacks on Iranian soil, JINSA Distinguished Fellow and former Commander of the Israeli Air Force, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amikam Norkin, was interviewed by N12 about the close cooperation with the…
On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched what would become one of the most consequential military campaigns since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Coordinated strikes targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, decapitated its military…
After 10 days of punishing airstrikes by the U.S. and Israel, Iran’s leadership is battered but showing signs it is still in control and able to fight. Senior Iranian political figures, while hunted from the air and limiting their appearances in…
The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) released an open letter revealings unprecedented support from 75 retired senior U.S. military commanders for the oint U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and facilities. The senior officers signed a…