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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 474

Anthony Cordesman

This picture taken on February 28, 2021 shows a view of the Israeli-owned Bahamian-flagged MV Helios Ray cargo ship docked in Dubai's Mina Rashid (Port Rashid) cruise terminal. (Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
March 4, 2021, 6:38 am
With ‘gray zone’ attack on cargo ship, Iran-Israel tensions enter murky waters
An alleged limpet mine explosion on the MV Helios Ray fits Tehran’s modus operandi, and may prove a challenge for Jerusalem to defend against
By Lazar Berman
Iraqi forces wait next to their vehicles in the al-Shura area, south of Mosul, October 28, 2016. (AFP/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
November 2, 2016, 12:13 pm
On Mosul’s southern front, fight against IS a slow grind
Jihadists leave small pockets of fighters in the path of advancing Iraqi army, take civilians captive as human shields
By SUSANNAH GEORGE
US President Barack Obama takes a question as he speaks to a town hall meeting at Lindley Hall, the Royal Horticultural Society, in London, Saturday, April 23, 2016 (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
April 24, 2016, 3:52 am
Overseas, Obama begins the long goodbye
As he winds up his term, president’s farewell tour is a chance to capitalize on his relatively resilient popularity abroad
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY
President Barack Obama (photo credit: AFP/Mandel Ngan)
December 2, 2014, 4:47 pm
Obama faces shrinking pool of Pentagon contenders
Following resignation of Chuck Hagel, the secretary of defense post has a dearth of willing candidates
By Julie Pace
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel addresses his Gulf counterparts in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday. (photo credit: AP/Mandel Ngan/Pool)
May 15, 2014, 4:03 am
Pentagon chief reassures Gulf allies on Iran
But Hagel makes no mention of US military aid to Syria, underlining Saudi concerns about Washington’s reluctance to counter Iranian influence
By AP
An SM-3 interceptor missile is fired from the USS Hopper, which is fitted with an Aegis early warning system (photo credit: CC BY US Missile Defense Agency, Flickr)
May 30, 2013, 8:31 am
US Navy ships form a first line of missile defense
With mounting threats from Iran and North Korea, Aegis radar system gets its day in the sun
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu draws a red line for Iran's nuclear program during his address to the UN General Assembly in September 2012 (photo credit: AP/Seth Wenig)
April 26, 2013, 12:11 pm
Iran, not Israel, faces an existential threat, says top US analyst
Anthony Cordesman claims all of Islamic Republic’s population centers now within range of Israeli missiles with thermonuclear warheads
By Yoel Goldman
Taylor Dinerman
October 18, 2012, 10:06 pm
Taylor Dinerman
An Iranian nuclear attack — how would it play out?
Thinking the unthinkable about Israel and Iran
From the WebFebruary 29, 2012, 5:56 pm
Iran nuclear sites deemed vulnerable to bunker-busters
Washington Post: Defying conventional wisdom, some US authorities say Iran’s sites could be destroyed
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