Iran Is Too Smart to Go to War

By Prof. Hillel Frisch, Expert on Palestinian and Islamic politics, institutions and military strategies; Israeli Arabs; Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East; Palestinian-Jordanian relations; and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt…

Iran: U.S. will face consequences to economic war

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas held a long meeting with his Iranian counterpart Muhammad Javad Zarif, during which they discussed ways to preserve the faltering nuclear agreement – which sustained…

IAEA Chief urges Iran to uphold its nuclear commitments

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano voiced concern about increasing tensions over the Iranian nuclear issue, while underscoring the crucial importance that Iran fully implements its nuclear-related commitments under the JCPOA…

U.S. imposes fresh sanctions on Iran

The United States has slapped another round of sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran, this time against its petrochemical industry. The new punitive economic measures specifically target the “Persian…

Israeli Naval Commandos Capture Violent Ship Stowaway

There was high drama at sea off Israel’s Mediterranean shores yesterday, when IDF Special Naval Forces were called in to storm a Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel. The M.S.C. Canberra container ship…

Syria tests Israel’s defensive preparedness

The Israeli military's radar-systems detected a number of Syrian surface-to-air missiles launches toward the Jewish State yesterday afternoon, which according to the IDF spokesperson's unit "failed to reach Israeli territory."…