Tag: Israel

The Israel-Iran War Exposes Beijing’s Limited Strategic Flexibility (Soufan Center)

The outbreak of war between Israel and Iran presents a profound geopolitical test for the People’s Republic of China (PRC), exposing the structural limits...

If diplomacy and Israel’s efforts fall short, Trump should bomb Fordow to end the war (Jonathan Panikoff – Atlantic Council)

The Israel-Iran war is coming down to a single question: What should be done about the hardened Iranian nuclear facility at Fordow? If Israel...

On Iran, US restraint could reduce risks (Jonathan M. Winer – Middle East Institute)

On June 17, President Donald Trump issued a statement declaring that the United States knows the precise whereabouts of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei,...

Khamenei postures and blinks at the same time (Alex Vatanka – Middle East Institute)

As the war between Iran and Israel continued, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a speech on June 17, framing the conflict as an...

The Israel-Iran war: Scenarios for the days — and years — ahead (Paul Salem – Middle East Institute)

Barely a week into Israel’s large-scale military campaign against Iran, the prospects for a diplomatic resolution are rapidly vanishing — if they have not...

Restraint Towards Iran Serves US Interests (Evan Cooper, Christopher Preble, Alessandro Perri – Stimson Center)

The United States faces a decision of utmost consequence: Does it join Israel in attacking Iran or instead continue to pursue talks to curb...

Does Trump Have the Authority to Strike Iran? (John B. Bellinger III – Council on Foreign Relations)

As Trump weighs whether to join Israel's bombing campaign of Iran, some have questioned if the president has the authority to involve the U.S....

Israel Considering Regime Change in Iran as U.S. Weighs Its Options (Soufan Center)

The situation between Israel and Iran has developed into a rapidly escalating conflict, with both sides aggressively attacking the other and each side sustaining...

With strikes on Iran, Netanyahu has diverted criticism of Israel’s Gaza operations (Ksenia Svetlova – Chatham House)

As the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) systematically degrade Iranian nuclear and military infrastructure, Israel faces a complex challenge: to what extent can it maintain...

Israeli actions in Palestinian territories constitute war crimes, Human Rights Council hears (UN News)

The ongoing crises in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Sudan are in the spotlight this week at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in...

Three Things Will Determine Iran’s Nuclear Future—Fordow Is Just One of Them (Heather Williams – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

Thus far, Israeli strikes on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility have been limited. At first glance, this might seem like a curious omission, given that...

Israel Strikes Iran, With Steven Cook (Council on Foreign Relations)

Steven Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss...

Conflict Continues to Rage Between Iran and Israel and Casualties Mount (Soufan Center)

The conflict between Israel and Iran has continued to escalate, with Israel now claiming complete aerial superiority over western Iran, including Tehran, after eliminating...

Pro-Israel hackers claim breach of Iranian bank amid military escalation (Daryna Antoniuk – The Record)

A hacking group known as Predatory Sparrow, believed to be linked to Israel, has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on an Iranian bank, saying...

Israel and Iran: A War with No Off-Ramp (Dalia Dassa Kaye – Just Security)

After several days of an intensifying Israel-Iran war, the death toll and destruction is mounting. Hundreds of Israeli strikes across Iran, beginning with a...

Russia’s Influence in Middle East Takes Hit From Israeli Strikes (Pavel K. Baev – The Jamestown Foundation)

Israel’s unexpected missile offensive on Iran on June 13 caught Moscow off guard, disrupting its assumptions about U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations and raising suspicions of...