The Islamic Republic of Iran benefits from the war in Gaza because it distracts Israel and its allies from Iran’s nuclear weapons capability. The International Atomic Energy Agency recently reported that Iran has violated its nuclear commitments and has expanded its stockpile of enriched uranium, including uranium enriched to nearly weapons-grade purity. The regime has…
Iran’s IRGC Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami discussed the possibility of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, accusing the US of preventing it. Iran seeks to exploit the US role in the Middle East amid talk of a ceasefire and hostages being released. The BRICS summit was also mentioned in relation to the ceasefire, with no details…
The war between Israel and Hamas, following Hamas’s October 7 massacre of around 1,200 Israelis and the abduction of 240 more, has raised calls in the Middle East, particularly from OPEC member Iran, for using oil as a weapon to punish Israel. The conflict has led many analysts, oil market watchers, and politicians to draw…
The Houthi terrorist movement warned that it will continue attacks until the “demise of Israel” after seizing the Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea. Ali Al-Qahhoum, a member of the Houthi’s political bureau, stated that the Houthis have been using drones and ballistic missiles with ranges of up to 2,000 km. “We will not stand…
President Isaac Herzog stated that the Iran-backed Houthi militia’s seizure of a merchant ship in international waters is an attack on the international order. The militia, based in Yemen, captured the ship on November 19, with 25 crew members of different nationalities on board. The United States condemned the seizure as a breach of international…
Iran has unveiled a new version of its hypersonic missile, “Fattah-2”, despite the fact that the original Fattah 1 has not proven to be operational. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have invented the Fattah missile back in June. The concept of hypersonic missiles has become a focal point for countries like Russia,…
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated that the defense establishment has observed Iran’s increasing trend of pushing for militia attacks against Israel through its proxies in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. While Yemen and Syrian proxies have attacked Israel multiple times, Iraq has been relatively under the radar, with most proxy attacks targeting the US. Gallant warned…
The Shin Bet and the IDF on Sunday night revealed a video of Hamas returning two foreign hostages, a Thai man and a Nepalese man, to Al-Shifa Hospital on October 7. One video shows Hamas terrorists forcibly bringing a man into the hospital, and another video shows a wounded man on a stretcher. The IDF…
The Iranian-backed Houthis have openly threatened Israel numerous times since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. This is part of a wider campaign across the region by Iranian-backed proxies to threaten Israel. Iranian proxies in Iraq and Syria have attacked US forces 60 times. The Houthis have launched drones, cruise missiles, and a…
Iran’s Supreme Leader calls for ties cut with Israel Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Muslim states with political connections to Israel to temporarily sever them, as per state media on Sunday. The appeal comes after Khamenei previously called for an Islamic embargo on Israel’s oil and food. “Some Islamic governments have condemned Israeli…
