Trump’s Secret Iran Weapon
Israelis talk about when, not if, they’ll fight Hezbollah again. Since the last war in 2006, they’ve repeatedly reinforced the border with Lebanon. Snaking through…
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The case for getting tough on Iran grows stronger
Iran is determined to terrorize and weaken American interests, whether it is helping proxies fire missiles at the Saudi Arabian capital, trying to kill Americans, attacking Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, and Syria,…
Is Israel Preparing to Strike Hezbollah?
Likely as a response to the effective Israeli interdiction of convoys delivering high-quality arms from Iran to Hezbollah, Tehran and Hezbollah have decided to build…
Why does Israel keep attacking Syria?
Over the weekend, cross-border violence between Israel and Syria set off an exchange of heated threats between the two countries. On Saturday, the neighbours traded…
Trump Isn’t Actually Doing Much to Curb Iran
In his speech last week laying out a new Iran strategy, President Trump focused less on the 2015 nuclear deal that he was decertifying (but not actually canceling),…
As Syrian war winds down, Israel sets sights on Hezbollah
PILON MILITARY BASE, Israel — With President Bashar Assad seemingly poised to survive the Syrian civil war, Israeli leaders are growing nervous about the intentions…
Iran Guard chief warns US against imposing new sanctions
TEHRAN, Iran — The chief of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard said Sunday the U.S. should move its military bases farther from Iran’s borders if it…
Lebanon says it arrested 3 spies working for Israel — report
Lebanese security services in recent days arrested three men who were allegedly spying for Israel, a local newspaper reported Saturday. According to Lebanon’s Al-Akhbar, the…
My Turn: Report from Israel
I spent Rosh Hashana with my wife’s family in Jerusalem. Her nonagenarian parents, who were participants in Israel’s emergence as a nation, sat at one…
Hezbollah says Israel pushing region to war
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Sunday of pushing the region to war in Syria, Lebanon and the…