CENTCOM succeeds in battle against ISIS

The Combined Joint Task Force-Operation codenamed Inherent Resolve and its partner forces continue to rack up victories in the fight against Islamic State-remnants (also known by its Arabic acronym, Daesh)…

Lebanese Strife Deepens Sectarian Divisions

The escalation of Lebanon’s political crisis into three consecutive nights of violence are prompting rising concerns of bloodshed and a return to civil war that plagued the Middle East country…

‘U.S. has waged war against Palestinian people’

Growing unrest across Palestinian populated areas in the West Bank has been reported over the past several days, after the Western-backed Palestinian leadership called for a “day of rage” on…

IDF demolishes houses of 4 terrorists

Joint-IDF, Border Police and Civil Administration forces entered the Palestinian town of Beit Kahil near the West Bank city of Hebron in a pre-dawn operation, to demolish the residences of…

U.S. condemns Iran for human rights abuses

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned Iran for human rights abuse that includes the blatant use of violence against its own citizens who protested dire economic conditions. “President Trump…

Gaza renews rocket fire at Israel

Palestinian-Islamists launched a barrage of rockets from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip toward Israel’s southern communities. Air raid sirens were sounded across the city of Sderot, forcing its residents to find…

Iran’s Nuclear Violations: JCPOA and Beyond

By: Dr. Emily Landau, Senior Research Fellow at the INSS and head of the Arms Control and Regional Security Program, leading its research, conference outreach, and mentorship projects.  In May…