Mossad’s new spymaster must track Iran, play complex regional role
Since David Ben-Gurion proclaimed Israel a state in 1948, Mossad has been led by 11 different men, six career spies and five army generals. As current chief Tamir Pardo (more…)
Since David Ben-Gurion proclaimed Israel a state in 1948, Mossad has been led by 11 different men, six career spies and five army generals. As current chief Tamir Pardo (more…)
With the jihadist juggernaut pressing a weakened Syrian military from several fronts, President Bashar Assad will look to staunch ally Iran to maintain his grip on power. Sources say (more…)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was said to be advancing in his effort to turn NATO’s second largest fighting force into what critics say is his private army. SUBSCRIBE (more…)
Writing in the London Review of Books, Seymour Hersh, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, claims the narrative spun by the Obama administration about the events leading up to the killing (more…)
More than 12 years after his overthrow, Saddam Hussein and his Baath party continue to wield heavy influence in Iraq. The rise of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (more…)
A major shakeup in the Saudi government on April 29 saw King Salman name his nephew, Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, as crown prince and likely successor to (more…)
Former arms control officials are raising questions about verification provisions of the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran while cyber security specialists said Iran could readily revive its past (more…)
A controversial internal security law passed by Turkey’s parliament last month has alarmed private media outlets in the country and has been denounced by the United States, the EU (more…)
Following the all-out White House push for a deal – any kind of deal – that could lead to a nuclear agreement with Iran, the end result was only (more…)