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Analysis

Iran burns as Khamenei reaches for proxies in Yemen and Lebanon

January 8, 2026

As protests spread and intensify in city streets, Iran's leaders are under pressure and warn of “preparations for an attack on Iran.” From the Houthis to Hezbollah, Tehran is trying to rebuild lost deterrence through its proxies.

Lebanon War

US gives Israel conditional green light for Lebanon military action

Danny Zaken

United States

Jewish politician to head New York City Council

Or Shaked

Iran & The Gulf

Israeli assets 'operating right now' in Iran, minister says

Bini Ashkenazi

Antisemitism

Holocaust survivor's memorial bench destroyed, dumped in lake

Tzach Cohen

Audrey Richardson/Getty Images

Jewish leaders insist on voice in choosing Bondi commission head

Miri Weissman

EPA/STRINGER

Calling Lebanon's bluff: Israel gears up for new Lebanon operation

Lilach Shoval

The Saudi deal: PA reforms in exchange for Gaza governance

Danny Zaken

Analysis

Iran burns as Khamenei reaches for proxies in Yemen and Lebanon

January 8, 2026

Explainer

Trump's list of foreign targets

The special US military operation in Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have upended the global chessboard. What is behind Donald Trump’s interest in Greenland, the mounting tension with Colombia, and the war on drugs flowing from Mexico?

January 8, 2026

The Venezuela model: The era of empty threats is over

Analysis

The Venezuela model: The era of empty threats is over

The extraction of Maduro is more than regime change; it is a calculated message to the Iranian axis. This display of American power is encouraging, illustrating that Trump's barrier of non-intervention policies has fallen – and that action against Iran is entirely within the realm of possibility.

January 4, 2026

Explainer

Maduro family's cocaine trafficking ring exposed

The document alleges that Maduro’s activities began long before he assumed the presidency. Detailed filing outlines partnership with FARC and Tren de Aragua to export massive cocaine shipments.

January 4, 2026

Explainer

How the CIA got everything it needed on Maduro

Maduro had been rotating between several locations, and the US often lacked confirmation of his whereabouts until late at night. Delta Force troops rehearsed the extraction in a Kentucky replica of Maduro's compound, practicing breaches of steel doors at high speeds.

January 4, 2026

Explainer

Was Maduro Jewish? All you need to know on the deposed despot

He has long claimed that he has Sephardi ancestry. How the former bus driver became Trump's archenemy.

January 4, 2026

Feature

The world's most dangerous flashpoints of 2026

2025 was saturated with conflict. From Southeast Asia through the Himalayas and the Middle East to Ukraine, there is little reason to believe the trend will ease in the coming year. Europe is rearming at an unprecedented pace, Russia is growing bolder, China more aggressive, and the US is massing forces in the Caribbean. And the Middle East? As always.

January 4, 2026

Magazine

Nobel prize laureate: 'If they find me, they'll disappear me'

Even in a secret hideout, María Corina Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, doesn't give up. "The transition to democracy has begun, truth defeated Maduro."

January 4, 2026