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Operation Roaring Lion: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead

Three weeks into the campaign, a clear strategy is taking shape: demolition of Iran’s nuclear,...
March 16, 2026, Undisclosed Location, Undisclosed Location: A U.S. Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket System known as a HIMARS fires rockets in support of Operation Epic Fury against targets in Iran, March 2, 2026 at an Undisclosed Location. Undisclosed Location Undisclosed Location - ZUMAp138 20260316_zaa_p138_025 Copyright: xUsxArmy UsxArmyx

Influence Operations Disguised as Cyber Operations

The Handala Hacking Group as a Case Study of Iran’s Cyber Proxy Strategy During the...
Cyber illustration

Iran’s Mosaic Defense Faces Its Real Test

Shaped by the lessons of Iraq’s 2003 collapse, Tehran’s decentralized doctrine has kept the regime...
A member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) holds an AK-45 rifle and stands guard outside a police facility that is destroyed during a U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, on March 4, 2026.

New Delhi’s Strategic Caution on the Iran Crisis

While India’s opposition accuses Modi of abandoning the nation’s foundational foreign policy principles—notably through his...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Iran’s Minorities and Their Place in a Strategy for Bringing Down the Regime

Life Near Saqqez A woman sits in front of a traditional handloom at a home workshop near Saqqez, Iran, on June 3, 2025. Saqqez Kurdistan Province Iran Copyright: xBarbodxKhorshidix

The Energy Dimension of the Iran War

Iran’s effort to weaponize energy is raising costs across the Gulf, disrupting global markets, and...
Black smoke rise from the oil depot in Tehran targeted by the US and Israel TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 8: Black smoke rises after fires broke out following US-Israel attacks targeting some oil storage facilities targeted, including the Shehran oil depot, in Tehran, Iran on March 8, 2026. Explosions and ignited leaking petroleum from the depot caused severe damage to nearby vehicles as intense flames engulfed the area following the strike. Firefighting teams try to control the spreading fires and contain the damage in the heavily affected industrial zone. Fatemeh Bahrami Anadolu Tehran Iran. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxFatemehxBahramix

The Case for Legal Reform in the IDF

The war has exposed a troubling pattern of legal encroachment on the battlefield, with the...
פרקליטות צבאית, אילוסטרציה, נוצר באמצעות בינה מלאכותית.

From Friend to Foe: Is Qatar Changing its Approach To Iran Following Tehran’s Strikes Against It?

True to its traditional approach, Qatar has not burned its bridges with Iran; its anger...
NOVEMBER 18, 2025: Qatar s Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani attends the 24th expanded meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government at the Russia National Centre. Yevgeny Messman TASS Host Photo Agency 85769157

Operation “Roaring Lion” – An Interim Assessment

Iran’s future remains uncertain, and the assumption that the Iranian public could overthrow the ayatollahs...
Iran Tehran Explosions March Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, prompting Iranian retaliation with missile attacks across the region and intensifying concerns about disruption to global energy and transport. Tehran Tehran Iran Copyright: xSasanx

The IDF Needs to Return to Its Core Values

What soldiers need is a clear and simple compass rooted in the IDF’s original core...
IDF Soldier

Peace Through Strength: Israel’s Strategic Breakthrough Against Iran

Operation Roaring Lion mark a turning point in the regional balance of power, positioning Israel...
March 3, 2026, Palmachim Airbase, Israel: Israeli Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU (C) visits the Palmachim Airbase accompanied by Minister of Defense ISRAEL KATZ (R) and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. EYAL ZAMIR (L). The Prime Minister received an operational briefing and held a conversation with UAV operators and with the technical teams, praising them for their accomplishments in Operation Roaring Lion. Palmachim Airbase Israel - ZUMAi99_ 20260303_zip_i99_001 Copyright: xMaayanxToaf IsraelxGpox

Inside Israel’s final campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran

The war is being fought in exceptionally close cooperation between the IDF and US forces....
March 4, 2026, USS Gerald R Ford, International Waters: A U.S. Navy F A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, attached to the Ragin Bulls of Strike Fighter Squadron 37, approaches to land on the flight deck of the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford operating in support of Operation Epic Fury, in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Operation Epic Fury is the joint U.S-Israel attack on Iran. Uss Gerald R Ford International Waters - ZUMAp138 20260304_zaa_p138_033 Copyright: xUsxNavy U.SxNavyx

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