Palestinians angered by Israel-UAE trade

Having long denounced Israel’s burgeoning peace process in the Middle East, Palestinians are now further enraged over deepening trade ties between the Jewish and Arab states. The latest condemnation from…

Go Ahead, Make My Day – Or Don’t

In The Transition Between Administrations and Cabinets, the military means permanence and continuity By Amir Oren On the night before Christmas, President Donald Trump posted a picture of himself with…

Israel, Morocco normalize ties

Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations in a deal brokered by the United States, making the Kingdom the fourth Arab country to set aside hostilities with Israel in…

Pentagon Pick, CENTCOM’s Centrality

Austin supported Iran deal, took note of “Arab-Israeli Divide” By Amir Oren In selecting retired 4-Star Lloyd Austin to serve as his Secretary of Defense, President-Elect Joe Biden made an…

Israel warns against Iranian attacks abroad

Israel’s National Security Council (NSC) is warning that Israeli targets abroad could come under attack by the Islamic Republic, which has been issuing new threats of retaliation for the assassination…

Bahrain okays Israeli settlement imports

[Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect later statements by Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani that Manama will distinguish between Israeli goods from disputed territories…

Iran gives Europe 2 month ultimatum

Iran’s Guardian Council has approved a new law requiring the government halt United Nations inspections of its nuclear sites and step up uranium enrichment beyond limits set in the 2015…

Iran accuses Israel of killing nuclear scientist

Iran’s clerical and military rulers have been quick to accuse Israel of assassinating one of the Islamic Republic’s top nuclear scientists and are vowing to avenge his death “at the…

Was It Worth It?

  The Cold Calculus of Decapitation By Amir Oren Less than a day after Iranian Nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was gunned down outside of Tehran, there are more speculations than…