Despite its standoff with the US over the past two years, Iran’s regional power base has been substantially enhanced. Its “Shia crescent,” once aspirational, is now a reality. Having supported and developed the military capabilities of its proxies, Iran is now engaged in transferring to them advanced missile and drone capabilities, which it hopes will one day be unleashed on Israel.
Labor, the Democratic Union, and Yamina will all lose votes to either Blue and White or Likud, and there's nothing they can do about it, barring a miracle.
New developments have complicated the conflict on the Arabian Peninsula's southern flank. What compromise can there be between the Saudi-backed president of a united Yemen and the UAE-backed southern separatists and Iranian-supported Houthis?
While Israel has drawn clear red lines in the proverbial sand, it might not be enough to deter Hezbollah. It's more likely that Israel will soon have to face the same dilemma: Attack, knowing that doing so could perhaps ignite an immediate war, but significantly mitigate the damage of such a war down the road.
IDF declassifies names of top Quds Force commanders personally involved in the Shiite terrorist group's efforts to develop precision-guided projectiles. Israeli official says none of the production sites Hezbollah had hoped would be online by now are anywhere near being up and running, while its leadership is becoming increasingly vulnerable.
Now that the IDF has exposed Hezbollah's precision missile program, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah must decide whether to drag his organization and Lebanon into war, or fold on the matter for the time being and lower the flames.
Speculation abounds as to whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order to brief rival Benny Gantz on current security issues is a sign that the Jewish state is preparing for a major conflict on one or more fronts.
Tensions between the Jewish state and the Islamic republic are rising at a particularly fraught time: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is looking to project strength ahead of the Sept. 17 elections, while Iran has taken a series of provocative steps aimed at pressuring European nations to provide relief from crippling US sanctions.
As drone strikes become more frequent, the risk of unwanted escalation becomes greater.
In his desire to respond to the drone attack attributed to Israel, the Hezbollah leader revealed that his operatives are stationed on the Syrian Golan Heights. His confession granted Israel, which had pointed the finger at the Iranian Quds Force, an unexpected PR win. Paradoxically, Trump's possible meeting with Iran's president could calm the situation.
