May 31, 2023
US slaps more sanctions on Syria
The move marks Washington’s first action targeting Damascus since its readmittance to the Arab League. By Erin Viner The US Treasury Department issued a statement accusing the two entities and…
May 30, 2023
Syria alleges IDF strike
Iranian and Hezbollah targets in the vicinity of Damascus came under attack. By Erin Viner The regime-run SANA news agency reported that Israeli missiles appeared over the skies of the…
May 23, 2023
Gallant: Iran building “floating terror bases”
The allegation by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant comes as tensions between the regional foes surge anew over Iran's nuclear advances, as well as the Islamic Republic’s support of its…
May 08, 2023
Israel hoping for Saudi breakthrough
This, as part of talks between Washington and Riyadh. By Erin Viner United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a visit to…
May 05, 2023
Iranian, Syrian leaders hold talks
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Damascus in the first visit by an Iranian head of state since Syria's civil war began in 2011, in move that…
May 03, 2023
Jordan hosts Arab League Nations
Arab Foreign Ministers held a landmark meeting with their Syrian counterpart in Amman to discuss a Jordanian plan to achieve normalization of ties with Syria as part of a broader…
May 02, 2023
IAF allegedly hits Aleppo, Homs
Syria has accused the Israeli Air Force (IAF) of carrying out several attacks over the past several days. By Erin Viner Syrian air defenses intercepted the Israeli missiles southeast of…
May 02, 2023
Iran, Saudis to reopen mutual embassies
The announcement follows a rapprochement between the regional rivals. By Erin Viner "During the last phone call between the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia on Eid al-Fitr, we…
Apr 27, 2023
CENTCOM Cmdr. visits Israel for security talks
The talks come amid rising tensions vis-à-vis the Islamic Republic of Iran. By Jonathan Hessen and Erin Viner Just three months after his last visit, United States Central Command (CENTCOM)…
Apr 25, 2023
IDF must prepare for preventive operations in the north
If Israel is to prevent Iran from constructing nuclear weapons it must first deal with the threat from the north. By Prof. Efraim Inbar, President of the Jerusalem Institute for…