U.S.: Iranian activities may lead to escalation

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo revealed that Iranian activities that allude to a possible escalation led to Washington's decision to deploy a carrier strike-group and a bomber task-force to…

U.S.: Israeli-Palestinian status quo “unsustainable”

White House senior Adviser Jared Kushner has warned that the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict is getting more and more unsustainable, a reality that demands concrete and realistic breakthroughs. During a Q&A…

U.S. to end waivers on Iranian oil exports by May 2nd

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the temporary waivers vis-à-vis oil purchases from Iran, which were granted to eight countries and jurisdictions that relied heavily on Iranian oil…

The Second Trump-Kim Summit: Outcome and Future Directions

By Dr. Emily B. Landau, senior research fellow at INSS and head of the Arms Control and Regional Security Program and Ambassador Shimon Stein, INSS researcher and international consultant.  The second summit between US…

Iran to launch 3 satellites into orbit

Authorities announced their plan to press ahead with the launch of three satellites into orbit this year despite a U.S. move to curb Tehran's ballistic missile program which Washington says…