The Iran-backed Houthis are seeking legitimacy for their increased attacks on ships in the Red Sea. On Tuesday their media arm, Al-Masirah, published several articles trying to highlight their actions. For instance, they claim that ships ignored their warnings, essentially blaming the victims of their attacks. The Houthis attacked three ships over the weekend and have attacked
The record is clear: Iran uses murder as a weapon of statecraft — and it does so, in part, via its commercial aviation sector, which Tehran has suborned to its goals of exporting revolution and sowing chaos. Iran arms Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, who threaten to open a second front with Israel on the Lebanon
The IDF continued to eliminate Hamas commanders in northern Gaza and increased operations in Khan Yunis on Wednesday. After 60 days of war, the IDF is also succeeding in a rapidly expanding offensive in the southern Gaza Strip. The multi-front war in Gaza has provided some of the most intense fighting and illustrated how the IDF can
Latest Developments The Israeli Air Force conducted airstrikes on December 5 against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in response to repeated attacks by the terrorist group. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Israeli fighter jets “struck Hezbollah launch posts, terror infrastructure, and a military compound.” In particular, Israel responded to rocket fire against the northern Israeli
Latest Developments The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen fired a ballistic missile and drones at three commercial vessels on December 3. Additionally, the USS Carney, a Navy destroyer, downed a drone headed in its direction, though the “specific target” of the attack was unclear, according to a United States Central Command (CENTCOM) statement. “The weapons here
James Carville coined one of the most quoted phrases in political discourse when he stated, “it’s the economy, stupid”—a reference to George Bush’s loss of the 1992 U.S. presidential election against his rival Bill Clinton. This also happens to be the very same reason why Erdogan is not serious about economically boycotting Israel. Since Hamas
Trend Overview By John Hardie Welcome back to the Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines of very positive, positive, neutral, negative, or very negative for the areas they watch. President Joe Biden initially offered emphatic support for Israel
On December 5 as Hamas continued to fire rockets at Israeli cities, the IDF expanded operations in Gaza to include Khan Younis, the hometown of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. The day, which included extreme thunderstorms across Israel, saw IDF troops fighting in two cities in the Gaza Strip: Gaza City in the north and Khan
Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi praised Cuba on Monday amid expanding ties between the two countries. Raiai was meeting with his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel. Iran and Cuba signed several new documents including various memorandums of understanding (MoUs). They also talked about expanding ties. The meeting comes as Iran is inflaming the Middle East, pushing its proxies to attack
Fighting between Israel and Hamas, the Iran-backed terror group, resumed on Dec. 1. The pause ended after Hamas failed to provide a list of hostages it was prepared to exchange with Israel and began firing rockets at Israeli communities shortly before the deadline to extend the pause. As Israel resumes the war, new messaging from Washington indicates that Israel