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US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Myrtle Beach, S.C., August 21, 2026. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
August 28, 2026, 8:41 am
Going all in on sanctions, Trump limits how much he can squeeze out of Iran
Without military pressure, a wide deal covering Iran’s nuclear program, missiles and more is out of reach, experts say, but financial penalties may still create enough leverage for accord on Hormuz
By Nava Freiberg
The crater from a rocket fired from Lebanon that landed in Shlomi, northern Israel, April 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
April 14, 2023, 10:55 am
With support of Iran and Hezbollah, experts believe Hamas well established in Lebanon
Rockets fired by Palestinian terror group at Israel last week likely originated from Iran; group may have significant firepower after at least five years of force buildup
By Emanuel Fabian
An interactive map created by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, or FDD, shows incidents of violence in the West Bank during 2022. (Courtesy)
December 14, 2022, 4:54 pm
Interactive map aims to show incidents of West Bank violence amid IDF operations
US think tank launches site that provides visual explanation of military raids, clashes, and terror attacks over the past year
By Emanuel Fabian
President Hassan Rouhani, second left, speaks during a ceremony to unveil the Iran-made Bavar-373, a long-range surface-to-air missile system, displayed at rear, as his Defense Minister Gen. Amir Hatami, second right, commander of army's air defense force Gen. Alireza Sabahifard, left, and the chairman of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Mojtaba Zolnour, listen, at an undisclosed location in Iran, August 22, 2019. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
November 6, 2019, 2:04 pm
Iran shaves weeks off breakout time, but isn’t tearing up nuclear pact yet
Halting uranium enrichment at the heavily fortified Fordo was a major victory for the 2015 nuke deal; its reopening is seen as a dramatic bid by Tehran to leverage sanctions relief
By Judah Ari Gross
A man walks over the rubble left after of the Argentinian Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) building in Buenos Aires after it was targeted in a deadly bombing, July 18, 1994 (Ali Burafi/AFP)
August 28, 2019, 2:35 am
As US-Iran tensions escalate, American Jews are warned they could be targeted
Communities across country told to be on the lookout for threats — from terror to cyberattacks — that could originate with Tehran or its proxies, like Hezbollah
By Ron Kampeas
Mark Dubowitz, the CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), speaks during the FDD's National Security Summit in Washington, October 19, 2017. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)
August 25, 2019, 9:56 am
Iran blacklists US-based think tank over ‘economic terrorism’
Tehran’s foreign ministry accuses Foundation for Defense of Democracies and its chief Mark Dubowitz of ‘launching a smear campaign’ against it
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Hamas's new deputy leader Salah al-Arouri (seated, left) and Fatah's Azzam al-Ahmad (seated, right) sign a reconciliation deal in Cairo on October 12, 2017, as the two rival Palestinian movements work to end their decade-long split following negotiations overseen by Egypt. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)
February 2, 2018, 10:38 am
Palestinian reconciliation deal dying slow death
Hamas remains firmly in charge in Gaza as it and Fatah miss February 1 deadline for merging civil services
By AFP and ToI Staff
A Yaser missile is displayed by the Iranian army in front of a portrait of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a parade marking National Army Day at the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini just outside Tehran, Iran, April 18, 2013. (AP/Vahid Salemi, File)
June 19, 2017, 10:43 pm
In Iranian strike on IS, the missile is the message
Iran’s barrage in Syria is seen as a warning to Israel, as well as a bid by Tehran to justify its ballistic missile program for ostensible self-defense
By Judah Ari Gross
The signing of the US-Israel military aid deal in the State Department on September 14, 2016 (Israeli Embassy, Washington)
September 16, 2016, 1:26 am
Does the US-Israel military aid deal really mean ‘AIPAC can retire’?
A clause in the new agreement prompted a light-hearted tweet from ex-ambassador Indyk. But key provisions of the massive package are prompting heavy debate
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media Saturday, July 16, 2016 in Istanbul, after a military coup against his government failed. (screen capture: YouTube)
July 16, 2016, 2:57 pm
What pushed the putsch against Erdogan — and what now?
Doomed coup attempt by small number of the military could shore up president’s power; some speculate it was a false flag operation for that exact goal
By Raziye AKKOC
Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party speaks at the opening of the Yedioth Aharonot conference at the Jerusalem Convention Center on March 28, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 18, 2016, 11:51 pm
From afar, Lapid bashes coalition talks as politics of self-interest
In Washington, Yesh Atid leader draws parallel between politics in Israel and US, saying leaders put themselves before national well-being
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Illustrative photo of signs calling for the boycott of Israel at an anti-Israel protest in San Francisco, April 2011. (CC BY-dignidadrebelde, Flickr)
April 20, 2016, 5:57 am
Ties between Hamas-linked charities and BDS highlighted in Congressional testimony
Terror finance expert describes ‘network’ of ex-fundraisers in organizations linked to Hamas and key pro-boycott organization
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew speaks with journalists in Hong Kong, March 1, 2016. (AP/Kin Cheung, File)
March 31, 2016, 1:26 pm
US official hints at letting Iran trade in dollars
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says overuse of sanctions could ‘undermine our leadership position in the global economy’
By Virginie MONTET
The Iranian Central Bank in Tehran. (CC BY-SA Ensie & Matthias, Flickr)
March 25, 2016, 3:08 am
Republicans worry Obama is opening door to new Iran relief
Washington could soon allow Iranian businesses to conduct transactions in dollars within the US, critics warn
By Bradley Klapper
Women hold placards that read 'Justice' and 'I Am Nisman' during a rally in front of the headquarters of the AMIA memorial in Buenos Aires on January 21, 2015, to protest against the death of Argentine public prosecutor Alberto Nisman. (photo credit: AFP/Alejandro PAGNI)
February 20, 2015, 9:11 am
Foundation for Defense of Democracies names award for Nisman
First recipient is Robert Morgenthau, a former district attorney in Manhattan
By JTA
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